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  • Record numbers attend Kaiserslautern's College Night

    Friends had told Col. Tina Harvey, with the 3rd Air Force on Ramstein Air Base, about how big of deal College Night was here. Still, it took her by surprise. "Unbelievable," said Colonel Harvey, who was there with her two teenage sons. "What diversity - all the service academies were represented as

  • Followership

    We begin our careers learning that leadership is the bedrock foundation to build upon. Whether it's basic military training or a commissioning source, leadership stands out as the fundamental difference that makes our military life unique from most other professions in the world. Regardless of our

  • Enjoying the German-Luxembourg Nature Preserve

    Spangdahlem Sabers can take in the beautiful scenery, hike through the woods along rocks and gorges or enjoy the popular German-Luxembourg Nature Preserve located 45 minutes from the base. The preserve starts in Irrel, a town located near the Luxembourg border. To get to Irrel, drive toward

  • 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

  • October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    Millions of Americans live their entire lives with disabilities while others become disabled at some point in their lives. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to raise the American public's awareness of the contributions these individuals make. Furthermore, it helps

  • Combined Federal Campaign

    How many of you have been involved with the Combined Federal Campaign in the past - either as a donor or a volunteer? I am sure almost everyone is familiar with the CFC. What you may not know is just how long the CFC has been around and how it came to be. The CFC as we know it today has its roots in

  • Learning leadership through baseball

    As a 23-year Air Force veteran, I thought I had learned almost everything there is to know about leadership. Then I volunteered to coach 16 teenagers in the American pastime of baseball. I found out there is still a lot to learn about leadership. Though time was scarce, this past spring was the last

  • Coming soon - improved housing for Sabers

    So what's with all this construction in housing? Over the last two years, Spangdahlem Air Base's military family housing layout has drastically changed as old housing units were demolished and construction efforts to build 139 new homes has progressed. Design and execution of these two projects has

  • Eifel Arms Inn offers holiday specials to authorized personnel

    The holidays are a time for family, but finding a place for guests to stay can be frustrating. The Eifel Arms Inn's Home for the Holidays program helps alleviate the stress of finding comfortable and convenient lodging for visiting family and friends. Previous space-available policies allowed guests

  • Scott Stapp Rocks Sabers

    Scott Stapp packed the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center Oct. 10 performing hits from his former band Creed like "With Arms Wide Open" and "My Own Prison" as well as his solo hit "Broken." "It was a really good time," said Tech. Sgt. James Bucholz, 52nd Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School