Sept. 13, 2007 Airmen receive Article 15, UCMJ punishments Ten Spangdahlem Airmen received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice in July: A senior airman assigned to the 704th Munitions Support Squadron violated Article 86 by failing to go at the time prescribed to his appointed place of duty. The commander
Sept. 13, 2007 AAFES announces fuel prices for Sept. 15 - 21 The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is adjusting gasoline prices effective Sept. 15 based on the current weekly U.S. Department of Energy average price plus incremental costs associated with providing gasoline overseas. For the week ending Sept. 10, 2007, the DoE average price for unleaded
Sept. 13, 2007 Air Force to transform financial services Air Force financial services are undergoing a major change that will save millions of dollars and return hundreds of Airmen to the fight, said a senior Air Force financial management official here Sept. 12. As part of a two-year plan, the Air Force Financial Services Center will open its doors Sept.
Sept. 12, 2007 Sabers take 11 awards at Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge Six Spangdahlem Air Base firefighters traveled to Berlin to compete in the first Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge against 65 fellow firefighters from Sweden, England, Poland, Russia, Germany and the United States Sept. 8. The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters began preparing for the
Sept. 11, 2007 USAFE summer safety campaign a success The Air Force marked one of its safest summers during this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe was among the few to reduce fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day. "While the numbers are improving from a statistical standpoint, unfortunately even one
Sept. 11, 2007 Officials release revised ABU wear policy Now that the Airman battle uniform is on the shelves of some military clothing sales stores, Air Force uniform officials here released a revised ABU wear policy message Sept. 5 to ensure Airmen are aware of the standards for the new uniform. The message is a follow up to the wear policy message
Sept. 10, 2007 Fighter squadron commander achieves milestone Lt. Col. Keith McBride accomplished a flying achievement when he reached 3,000 flying hours in the A/OA-10 fighter aircraft Sept. 6. Joining the 3,000 flying hours' club is no easy task, according to the colonel who relinquished command of the 81st Fighter Squadron Sept. 7. "I am proud and thrilled
Sept. 10, 2007 Bitburg police tour Spangddahlem AB Members of Spangdahlem Air Base opened their gates to 68 members of the Bitburg Police Station for a work outing to learn about some of the base's capabilities Sept. 4. During this two hour familiarization tour, Bitburg Police Station officers, employees and retirees visited the Military Working Dog
Sept. 10, 2007 Eifel community loses respected teacher, coach Bitburg High School's Cross Country Coach and Math Teacher died from a suspected heart attack while practicing with his team Friday afternoon. David E. Turner was pronounced dead at the scene by German emergency response teams after attempts to revive him failed. "Mr. Turner was a well-respected
Sept. 10, 2007 Longtime DoDDS educator and FEA leader dies The Department of Defense Education Activity regrets to announce the death of a longtime educator and leader with the Federal Education Association. Roseann Drydale died Aug. 29, 2007 after a long illness. She was buried next to her late husband, John, at the Fort Sam Houston National