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  • Here comes the BOOM!

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 191st Air Refueling Squadron from Salt Lake City, Utah, awaits civil leader guests to board before a refueling mission at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 26, 2016. The tanker arrived Sept. 17th to train with Spangdahlem’s F-16 Fighting Falcons,

  • Spangdahlem employee dies

    A civilian employee assigned to the 52nd Force Support Squadron passed away at his home in Spangdahlem, Germany, Sept. 14.Kevin Bett, 29, was a 52nd FSS custodial worker at the Eifel Arms Inn, where he had worked since 2013."Kevin was a dedicated and valuable member of the FSS team," said Lt. Col.

  • Iceland hosts Northern Challenge 16 for EOD community

    Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are participating in Exercise Northern Challenge 2016, more commonly called NOCH 16, which began here Sept. 12. NOCH 16 is an Icelandic-hosted, multinational, explosive ordnance disposal,

  • Octoberfest festival season

    Festival season continues in Germany this month with October festivals taking place, both in the Eifel area and in Munich over the next few weeks.

  • 52nd EOD participates in Northern Challenge 16

    Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are participating in Exercise Northern Challenge 2016, more commonly called NOCH 16, which began here Sept. 12.NOCH 16 is an Icelandic-hosted, multinational, explosive ordnance disposal,

  • Sabers have a ball

    Airmen attend the Air Force Ball at Club Eifel on Spagdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 17, 2016. The event celebrated the 69th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, which formed as a separate branch of the U.S. military Sept. 18, 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry/Released)

  • Together We Stand: Sabers hold 9/11 memorial

    Local German community leaders and Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing pause to reflect during the 9/11 memorial service at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 9, 2016. Airmen around the world participated in 9/11 remembrance ceremonies to honor the victims of the attacks.

  • Bulgaria, US commence joint air policing

    The United States and Bulgarian air forces will conduct the first ever joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria, Sept. 9-16. The air policing mission enables on-demand response capabilities, which serve to mitigate and deter violations and infringements on Bulgarian sovereign airspace. Working

  • Leadership “Out and About”: Parachute Shop

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Clark-Parrick, 52nd Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight operations main shop, left, speaks to Col. Joseph McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen, 52nd FW command chief, center, during a Saber

  • F-16s arrive at Lask Air Base

    Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing arrived here Sept. 3.More than 100 members of the unit are deployed in support of Aviation Detachment 16-4, a bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Polish forces, aimed at fostering defense ties between