May 16, 2013 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.
May 14, 2013 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
May 9, 2013 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
May 9, 2013 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
Dec. 20, 2012 First sergeant shadow program starts in January Spangdahlem's first sergeants will accept applicants for the first sergeant shadow program Jan. 1, 2013.The new program aims to provide a hands-on experience for technical and master sergeants who would like to become a first sergeant but do not understand the role's specific duties."First sergeants
Dec. 7, 2012 EOD shares counter-IED operations with Hungarian army U.S. and Hungarian military members joined forces to teach awareness and identification of homemade explosive devices Dec. 4, 2012.The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight welcomed the NATO allies to join their awareness training to exchange techniques, ideas and methods.
Dec. 3, 2012 USAFE pilots new AF inspection process U.S. Air Force leaders continue to develop and refine the process in which service members maintain a high degree of job performance, military discipline and effective leadership.Specifically, revisions are being made to the force's ability to self inspect, evaluate findings and adhere to corrective