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  • 2 Spangdahlem Airmen Killed, one Injured in Autobahn crash

    Two Airmen were killed and one was injured in an automobile crash that occurred on the A60 Autobahn between Bitburg and Spangdahlem at approximately 3:30 p.m. today.The Injured Airman received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.The names of the deceased and

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Robert S. Ervin Unit: 52nd Operations Support SquadronDuty title: Air traffic controllerHometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.Years in Service: 4 yearsWhy joined: I joined to serve my country.Family: Wife, Jennifer, and daughter, AutumnHobbies: Reading, weight lifting and video

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Mark LipumanoUnit: 726th Air Mobility SquadronDuty title: Aircraft electrical and environmental systems journeymanHometown: Virginia Beach, Va.Years in Service: 4 yearsWhy joined: Wanted to serve my country and travel the worldFamily: SingleHobbies: Snowboarding,

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Chuck WortmanUnit: 606th Air Control SquadronDuty title: Independent duty medical technicianHometown: Cortez, Colo.Years in Service: 13 yearsWhy joined: I wanted a career and the ability to pay for collegeFamily: Married for 12 years to Jennifer; 1-year-old daughter, Marti and

  • Beat the heat … cool off in Germany’s outdoor pools

    The following public pools can be found in the immediate neighborhood of Spangdahlem Air Base as well as in the Kaiserslautern and Saarbruecken areas. The pools are open now until the end of summer for the 2010 season. Opening times and entry prices vary. WittlichWittlich has a nice medium-size

  • Top Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Benjamin WilsonUnit: 52nd Fighter Wing Public AffairsDuty title: Still photographerHometown: Irondale, OhioYears in Service: Four yearsWhy joined: I wanted to work in a visual communications career without attending years of college.Family: Father, Donald; mother, Sharon;

  • UDMs essential to deploying Airmen

    Spending several months away from familiar faces can be difficult to adjust to. The final familiar face often seen by deploying Airmen before departure is that of the unit deployment manager.Unit deployment managers do exactly what their job title implies, and every major organization has at least