28 Feb 2012

Operations desk gets pilots 'stepping'

28 Feb 2012

Airmen depart for US, Turkish training exercise

22 Feb 2012

Hot pits fuel active Falcons

27 Jan 2012

'A-Team' A-10s, Apaches hone CSAR, CAS skills

A joint close air support and combat search and rescue exercise involving U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots took place for the first time at the Baumholder Major Training Area here Jan. 23 - 26. A-10 pilots who participated in this joint training are assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base's 81st

15 Dec 2011

F-16 pilot reaches 4,000 flight hours, inspires others

Only 33 pilots in the 20-year history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon have reached 4,000 flying hours in the aircraft until Dec. 14.Lt. Col. Brian Egger, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, became the 34th pilot to do so Dec. 14 reaching more than 4,000 flight hours in the aircraft. "This is very rare," said Lt. Col Aaron Piepkorn, 480th FS director of

5 Oct 2011

480th supports Operation New Dawn

4 May 2011

480th Fighter Squadron deploys in support of Operation New Dawn

14 Apr 2011

726th AMS Airmen prep aircraft for flight

30 Dec 2010

Spangdahlem hosts Load Crew of the Year and Jammer Driver of the Year competitions

26 Apr 2010

F-16 drawdown to begin

Six F-16 Fighting Falcons will depart Spangdahlem Air Base April 27, the first step for the 52nd Fighter Wing in the Combat Air Forces Restructuring plan that is expected to save the Air Force approximately $355 million in fiscal year 2010 and $3.5 billion during the next five fiscal years.An additional six aircraft are scheduled to depart the base