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  • CFC-O an opportunity to give

    The Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas will officially begin Oct. 5 and run for nine weeks. The CFC, which began in the early 1960s, offers people the opportunity to give to a charity of their choice located on the CFC charity list. According to the CFC-O Web site, the list includes national,

  • Youth sports: Sabers take to the soccer field

    Few things are more exciting to children on the soccer field than hearing the roar of fans on the sidelines cheering them on. Sabers have the opportunity to cheer on the youth soccer here until Oct. 24. With some playing for the first time and others with more experience, seven teams gather Tuesdays

  • Spangdahlem to host Fire Prevention Week activities

    More than 200 people died in a massive fire about 130 years ago that also left many devastated and homeless. The massive blaze that left a once-booming city in ruins is now commonly known as the Great Chicago Fire. The fire burnt from Oct. 8-10, 1871, destroying homes, offices, public buildings and

  • Zumba provides alternative work out

    About 80 people came to the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center to experience Zumba, a new fitness dance craze, Sept. 25. Zumba is a mixture of Latin, hip-hop and reggaeton. It incorporates dancing and fitness, allowing its users to burn between 700 to 800 calories an hour. Zumba began about seven years

  • Active-duty Sabers to receive flu vaccination

    Active-duty Sabers who missed the Sept. 29 mass flu vaccination in building 103 will have another chance to get immunized between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 6-7 at the same location. While this round of vaccinations is for active-duty members only, additional Department of Defense ID cardholders may

  • Tricare Entitlement Program: How to make it work for you

    It is important for you and your family to have the best health possible. Health Benefits Awareness month has ended, but with a final note, there are some important things for you and your family to know about your health care entitlements. As servicemembers residing in Germany, it is possible that

  • Going virtual with PRDA

    A new way of keeping track of unit records has crept into Spangdahlem Air Base. The Personnel Records Display Application is currently taking over as the electronic version of the Automated Records Management System. While PRDA has been available to all U.S. Air Force users since April, said Master

  • First ever Battle of the Dorms a success

    The 52nd Fighter Wing First Sergeants and First IV sponsored the first ever Battle of the Dorms competition as well as a barbecue for all Airmen during the annual Airmen's block party Sept. 19. Live disc jockey, DJ Coada, hosted the event that included free food, prizes and many activities. The

  • Hush houses receive $800,000 renovation

    The 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron Hush Houses are being renovated. Three Vital Link Inc. contractors began renovations here in mid-August and will complete $800,000 worth of work by mid-November. Hush House three is finished. The contractors began work the second week of August and the 52nd