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  • 52nd FW Airmen claim USAFE, AF level awards

    Congratulations to the following U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Force Level annual award winners: USAFE Surgeon General Award · 470th Air Base Squadron USAFE Outstanding Contracting Officer · Capt. Richard Barnhart, 52nd Contracting Squadron USAFE Outstanding Contracting Support · Tracey Davis,

  • Give a Valentine’s gift that keeps on giving

    Everyone has heard people claim that Saint Valentine's Day is holiday invented by greeting card companies, but the truth is that this famously romantic day has real historical roots. According to early Catholic Church records, three men by the name of Valentine were killed by Roman authorities

  • Troops, families can access free tax-filing services

    Rather than paying a tax specialist, servicemembers and their families can obtain free assistance to prepare and file their annual tax returns through a special military program, a Defense Department tax advisor said here Jan. 30. The military's tax assistance program processes more than 200,000

  • Wing seeks career advisor

    Master and senior master sergeants who are interested in venturing outside of their careerfield for a few years should consider applying for the 52nd Fighter Wing career assistance advisor position. "The career assistance advisor is the primary advisor to commanders and supervisors on retention

  • Airman serves as Piesport Prince of Carnival

    As a child Senior Airman Vito Cipolla discovered the village of Piesport on a wine label at age seven, something that he always remembered. Fast-forward 21 years to the day he landed in Germany in 2006. He asked his sponsor if he knew where Piesport was and, within two hours of arriving there he

  • Troops to receive retroactive pay next month

    Active duty troops will receive retroactive earnings next month, followed weeks later by a supplemental payday for non-active personnel, a Pentagon official said today. The National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 28 by President Bush stipulates a 3.5 percent military pay raise. This

  • Buechel Airman participate in German shooting festival

    Four expert shooters from the 702nd Munitions Support Squadron at Buechel Air Base represented the Air Force in a German Schutzenfest or "Shooting Festival" in Ulmen, Jan. 12, 2008. "Despite the cold and drizzly Saturday, it did not hamper our spirits or capabilities," said the 702nd MUNSS

  • 52nd DS offers parents oral hygiene tips

    Parents often wonder how best to approach home oral hygiene care with their children. Home oral hygiene care is not just brushing teeth, but a more encompassing subject including diet, fluoride use and parental involvement. These three areas are critical for the prevention of dental-related problems