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  • Polish air force identifies strategic need for US Av-Det

    The commander of the Polish air force visited U.S. service members here as part of an operations tour of Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group July 17, 2013.Lt. Gen. Lech Majewski met and spoke with aviation detachment leadership and Aviano Air Base, Italy, Airmen who are the third overall aircraft

  • Joint training validates NATO peace commitment

    Poland and the United States continue their aerial training at Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group here as they move into the operational aspect of the flying program.The training is catered to create a realistic wartime environment, and the mission planning is a collaboration between the leadership

  • Air control squadron trains to deploy

    Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron recently attended an intense combat readiness training course.Skills learned from this training enable the squadron to deploy and maintain a bare base site completely self-sufficient. "We have radar guys, we have radio frequency transmission guys,

  • Vienna Document tour encourages transparency

    More than 60 delegates from nearly 60 countries will visit Spangdahlem Air Base June 27, 2013, to gain an understanding of the daily maintenance and operations of a combat air base.The visit is part of the Vienna Document 11 agreement, which is a politically binding measure designed to enhance

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Phillip ThrelkeldUnit: 52nd Operations Support SquadronDuty title: Air traffic control journeymanHometown: Huntsville, Ala.Years in Service: Three yearsWhy joined: I joined the Air Force to support my family, serve my country and see the world.Family: My wife, Amber, and my

  • 115th FW Airmen train with Polish air force

    Nearly 100 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, arrived at Lask Air Base, Poland, to train in a joint theater security cooperation event with the Polish air force. This event, hosted by the U.S. Aviation Detachment 1, is geared toward enhancing the skills of U.S.

  • Spangdahlem launches final A-10 sortie in Europe

    The U.S. Air Force launched the final A-10 Thunderbolt II tactical sortie in Europe at Spangdahlem AB May 14, 2013.The airframe belongs to the 52nd Fighter Wing's 81st Fighter Squadron, which inactivates in June."I'm proud to be a part of the last sortie," said Lt. Col. Jeff Hogan, 81st director of

  • Av-Det partners with Poland as first F-16 rotation arrives

    The first rotation of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, departs for the U.S Aviation Detachment, Lask Air Base, Poland, this week. More than 90 men and women from the 115th FW will train and integrate with

  • Air Force MOSs inactivate, better career requirements

    In order to better align field and company grade officer authorizations with operational requirements, Air Force maintenance operations squadrons, excluding ballistic missile maintenance, are inactivating before the end of this fiscal year. "This will preserve the mission while eliminating the field