Spangdahlem recognizes civilians' length of service

Recipients of the Civilian Length of Service award stand with U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Horton, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, after the ceremony in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2015. The 52nd FW recognized 20 civilian employees with a Length of Service Recognition ceremony for their dedication and continued efforts in support of Team Eifel. The recipients served 20-45 years of continued service to the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

Spangdahlem recognizes civilians' length of service

U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Horton, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, speaks during the Civilian Length of Service Recognition ceremony in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2015. Horton thanked Spangdahlem's civilian work force, congratulated each recipient and presented them with a certificate symbolizing the installation's gratitude. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

Spangdahlem recognizes civilians' length of service

Spangdahlem community members sit before the start of the Civilian Length of Service Recognition ceremony in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2015. Members of the recipients’ squadrons, including the 470th Air Base Squadron, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, 52nd Force Support Squadron, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 52nd Mission Support Group and the Defense Commissary Agency, attended the ceremony to support their recognized member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

Spangdahlem recognizes civilians' length of service

Published Nov. 24, 2015
By Staff Reports
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The 52nd Fighter Wing recognized 20 civilian employees with a Length of Service Recognition ceremony in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2015.

Spangdahlem rendered their gratitude to the civilian work force for their dedication and continued efforts in support of Team Eifel. Twenty recipients were awarded for their outstanding service to the installation. U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Horton, 52nd FW vice commander, congratulated each recipient and presented them with a certificate symbolizing Spangdahlem's gratitude to its civilian work force.

"What you do is critically important to our mission," Horton said. "The dedicated service that each of you provide is the critical continuity that ensures the success of our 52nd Fighter Wing. Our military and civilian Airmen benefit from your vast knowledge, your experience and your insight every day. You add diversity to your workforce, give your squadron leaders a valuable perspective and without you, we would not be as effective. We military Airmen recognize that we cannot do our jobs without the continued support of the local nation and U.S. civilian workforce."

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

470th Air Base Squadron
Carolin Durchleuchter, 30 years

52nd Civil Engineer Squadron
Stefan Selzner, 30 years
Werner Harenz, 30 years
Hans Peter Schmitt, 30 years
Erwin Tholl, 30 years
Doris Conrady-Decollibus, 35 years
Peter Gasper, 35 years
Hugo Hower, 40 years
Rudolf Schmitz, 40 years
Johann Bach, 40 years
Manuel Fernandez-Quiroga, 45 years

52nd Fighter Wing
Kornelia Pitsch, 35 years

52nd Force Support Squadron
Donald Hill, 20 years
Kornelia Baustert, 30 years
Alfred Bretz, 40 years

52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron
Stefan Flesch, 20 years
Kurt Muller, 40 years

52nd Mission Support Group
Wendy Foster, 20 years

Defense Commissary Agency
Thomas Hoffman, 25 years
Peter Pfluger, 30 years

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