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  • 480th First Sergeant comes full circle

    Master Sergeant Michael Patrick has seen the 480th Fighter Squadron from two different perspectives - first as a new Airman during the early 1990s and now as its First Sergeant during a weapons training deployment called Operation Thracian Star.Sergeant Patrick was originally assigned to the 480th

  • U.S., Bulgarian airmen partner to control the skies

    High above the busy work of crew chiefs, security forces and ground equipment maintainers stands a familiar piece of landscape for Airmen all over the world - the tower.On Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria the tower is full of U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen working together to keep eyes on both

  • 'Walking dead' seen near Spangdahlem

    Large cities around the globe have been driven into chaos as rumors of a possible world-wide pandemic spread. Victims, often with bite wounds, have described their attackers as dead in appearance with pale skin and glazed-over, even 'zombie-like' eyes and an insatiable hunger for human flesh."It was

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Airman 1st Class John AlldredgeUnit: 52nd Operations GroupDuty Title: Current intelligence analystHometown: Evansville, Ind.Years in Service: Two yearsWhy Joined: The military is important, and I wanted to be a part of it.Family: Two daughters, Alison and Evelyne, and son, Christian Hobbies:

  • Putting the spotlight on energy waste

    October not only marks drops in the temperature here in the Eifel, but also the beginning of Energy Awareness Month. As people reach for office thermostats to warm things up, the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Energy Program Office educates the base on responsible energy use. In 1991, the Department

  • NCO goes above and beyond

    There's a lot more to being a member in the U.S. Air Force than just working an eight to 12 hour shift and going home, and Tech. Sgt. Erick J. Matos, 480th Fighter Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment, is one of many Sabers that spends extra time volunteering in the community.Sergeant

  • Have a spooky good time

    The fall season is upon us as leaves change color and fall from trees. The temperatures are starting to dip lower, as people pull out their coats, hats and gloves. You only have to walk through the commissary or base exchange and view all the black and orange decorations to see that it is October -

  • SFS Airmen train to handle active shooter threats

    "Bang bang!" The shouts were heard back and forth as the two Security Forces Airmen shuffled quickly onto another floor of the building, looking down the sights of their M9's. "Bang bang!" Now, the occupants of the finance building were just a little bit safer than they had been only minutes ago.

  • 5 things contracting squadron does for you

    In the hustle and bustle of our mission-oriented Air Force, it is easy to take for granted all the work happening behind the scenes to keep operations going - much of this work is accomplished by the 52nd Contracting Squadron."There are a lot of things we do behind the scenes that nobody knows

  • Two Spangdahlem teams take AF level awards

    Nine members from Spangdahlem Air Base teams took trophies home from Washington Sept. 14. They were selected as winners of the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award for finding creative ways to enhance mission capabilities, improve operational performance and create sustained results, according to