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  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Henry AndinoUnit: 52nd Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: NCO in charge of equipment accountability element Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.Years in Service: 10 years and six monthsWhy I joined: To travel the world and serve my countryFamily: My beautiful wife, Kimberly, and

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The first races

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles about Spangdahlem firefighters competing in BerlinAfter months of preparation, six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base woke up early in Berlin, not to see the sights and relax in this culturally rich city, but to compete in the fourth

  • U.S. supports Canadian post in Germany

    American Airmen aren't the only North Americans stationed here executing missions that support NATO partners downrange.Bordering the outskirts of the base nearly at the edge of the 52nd Fighter Wing and 726th Air Mobility Squadron's flightline, four Canadian military and two civilians serve as

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Steve ZareckiUnit: 372nd Training Squadron/Detachment 17Duty title: Micro-miniature circuit board repair instructorHometown: Plymouth, Ind.Years in Service: 14 yearsWhy I joined: After a seven-year break in service, the September 11 attacks occurred; I wanted to serve my country

  • Ammo Airmen support explosive mission

    Building bombs is what they do - a job some might take for granted, or a thought that will never even cross the mind of others."Most people seem to think that bombs actually come preassembled, but these Airmen are out here building them with their hands," said Master Sgt. Robert Brown, a munitions

  • 451st AEW receives quilts to comfort wounded

    Stitch by stitch, piece by piece, people back home are showing their warm and caring support for wounded American troops through Quilts of Valor."Each one takes approximately three weeks to finish and can cost up to $130," said Susan Seay, president of the South Carolina Quilts of Valor. "These are

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Angela LuedkeUnit: 704th Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: Independent Duty Medical TechnicianHometown: Lake Ridge, Va.Years in Service: NineWhy joined: To serve my country like my parents and grandparents before me.Family: My parents, Charles and Marie, and my younger sister,

  • Veterans encouraged to submit claims for retroactive stop loss

    In working closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff on a congressional action involving veterans submitting claims for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, major command and wing level officials are working to inform veterans who were affected by stop loss. Eligible Airmen include