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  • Financial Services Center challenges reflected at Spangdahlem

    The shift to processing pay and travel transactions at the newly established Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., has caused some delays for travel voucher reimbursements and other transactions. "We no longer fully process military pay and entitlements, and this

  • Trick or treat!

    It's almost Halloween, and that means children are ready to transform into ghouls and goblins and will be starving for candy. Protect your little witches, princesses and ninjas this year and be sure to follow some of the basic safety principles. Most parents will be preparing children's costumes,

  • Weapons Airmen: A key part of the Air Force mission

    If you've heard the saying "without weapons, it's just another airline," then you might have spent some time around a weapons loader. These words reflect what every weapons loader feels - that they have the best job in the U.S. Air Force. There are many positions within the career field including

  • Instilling core values helps achieve mission accomplishment

    "You may talk of gin and beer when you're quartered way out here," wrote Rudyard Kipling many years ago when referring to the doldrums of battle when day-to-day life is so far removed from the battlefield. Complacency and boredom go hand in hand when the enemy seems distant and local conditions seem

  • Integrated virtual exercise success

    Nearly 20 years of vision and planning brought "The Matrix" -like training capabilities to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and other Air Force locations around the globe during a recent virtual flying competition. F-16 pilots here competed in a cyber-Turkey Shoot with pilots at flying squadrons from

  • Honoring the American flag

    As members of the armed forces, we are taught from day one when and how to pay respect to our nation's flag -- in and out of uniform. Most of us grew up knowing the American flag was an important part of our country's pride and heritage. No doubt people all around the world recognize our flag and

  • A visit from the Washington Redskin Cheerleaders

    Short shorts and long legs filled the Brick House stage recently as the Washington Redskin Cheerleaders came for a visit. Spangdahlem was the second stop on a 10-day tour of European Air Force bases. This was the 27th overall tour for the WRC and the 25th for the Director of Entertainment and

  • Royal Air Force members train on Spangdahlem's flightline

    A portion of Spangdahlem's flightline was a temporary home for a group of British Tornado GR4 Bombers for a two-week exercise, continuing the bases tradition of cooperating with international allies. The jets came from the 9th Bomber Squadron at Royal Air Force Marham in Norfolk , one of the RAF's

  • Off-base dental care made easy

    Many changes have occurred at the 52nd Medical Group and Dental Squadron over the last year. Although the DS is committed to the highest levels of care for all members of the 52nd Fighter Wing community, some of the changes have limited access to dental care that is available to family members. But

  • National radiologic technologist week

    The National Radiologic Technology Week was created by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists to highlight the value and contributions of medical imaging professionals. Each year, radiologic technologists celebrate the day Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered the X-ray, Nov. 8, 1895. This