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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – A moviegoer holds her admittance ticket before entering the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater here April 4 after a reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony. The theater had been closed for nearly three months for a $925,850 renovation and upgrade project to the facility and its systems. The money came from shared financial contributions between the Exchange and Spangdahlem’s Commander in Chief’s 2011 Installation Excellence award. This is the first Exchange theater in the world to have 3-D capabilities and full digital audio and video. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Weggeman, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and U.S. Army Col. Fred Hannah, Exchange Europe commander, cut a ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater grand reopening here April 4. The two organizations jointly renovated and upgraded the facility through shared financial contributions. The 52nd FW spent $575,850 of the Commander in Chief’s 2011Installation Excellence award money for building renovations, and the Exchange spent $350,000 for system upgrades. This is the first Exchange theater in the world to have 3-D capabilities and full digital audio and video. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Moviegoers enter the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater here April 4 after a reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony. The theater had been closed for nearly three months for a $925,850 renovation and upgrade project to the facility and its systems. The money came from shared financial contributions between the Exchange and Spangdahlem’s Commander in Chief’s 2011 Installation Excellence award. This is the first Exchange theater in the world to have 3-D capabilities and full digital audio and video, and more than 400 people attended the first movie showing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – An Exchange theater employee hands a pair of 3-D glasses to a moviegoer at the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater here April 4 after a reopening ceremony. The theater had been closed for nearly three months for a $925,850 renovation and upgrade project to the facility and its systems. The money came from shared financial contributions between the Exchange and Spangdahlem’s Commander in Chief’s 2011 Installation Excellence award. This is the first Exchange theater in the world to have 3-D capabilities and full digital audio and video, and more than 400 people attended the first movie showing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Wayne Phillips, Cubic aircraft simulator manager and moviegoer, examines bags of popcorn at the “Reel Time Express” snack bar in the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater here April 4 after the theater’s reopening ceremony. The military Exchange contributed $350,000 to upgrade the facility’s systems, to include a newer self-service snack bar. The total cost for the project was $925,850, making this the first Exchange theater in the world to have 3-D capabilities and full digital audio and video. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Moviegoers prepare to catch T-shirts and hats that Exchange employees threw into the crowd at the Spangdahlem Skyline Theater reopening here April 4 before the start of the movie. More than 400 people attended the event, which was the first-ever 3-D movie showing at an Exchange theater. The theater had been closed for nearly three months for a $925,850 renovation and upgrade project to the facility and its systems. The money came from shared financial contributions between the Exchange and Spangdahlem’s Commander in Chief’s 2011 Installation Excellence award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)