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  • Spangdahlem Airmen begin Fire Prevention Week 2018

    Spangdahlem Air Base will observe Fire Prevention Week here, Oct. 7-13, 2018, to highlight the importance of fire safety.The annual event will be held in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history, which sparked the start of building standards,

  • Airmen conduct CBRN training

    Capt. Logan Mitchell, 52nd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight commander, goes through decontamination training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 23, 2018. This training was designed to simulate pilots landing in a potentially contaminated environment. (U.S. Air Force

  • Chaplains in training visit Spangdahlem

    Seminary students go through a lengthy process prior to becoming ministers, and the training is even more in-depth to become military chaplains.U.S. Air Force 2nd Lieutenants Madison Hayes and Lennox Vu, Readiness and Integration Organization Detachment 5 Chaplain Candidate Program candidates,

  • Spangdahlem wraps up successful two-week readiness exercise

    The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a two-week exercise here March 5-15, testing the base population’s response to a variety of potential scenarios.The exercise was about readiness, assurance, and deterrence, said Lt. Col. Oliver Lause, 52nd FW Inspector General.

  • First of monthly planned NATO exercises considered success at Spangdahlem

    The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a multinational, large-force exercise Feb. 22-23, 2018, involving participants from several NATO countries.French, Dutch, German and Belgian aircrews flew multiple scenarios alongside American forces in what is planned to be a monthly undertaking designed to improve

  • Load Crew of the Year competition teams showcase their skills

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Shoulta, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, drives a MJ15 jammer to load a dummy missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon in Hangar 1 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2018. The jammer is used to transfer missiles and bombs more

  • Spangdahlem Fire Trains with Local Emergency Personnel

    Members of the Spangdahlem Fire Department joined forces with local fire and Red Cross personnel during a large scale fire and medical response exercise in Speicher, Germany, Nov. 18, 2017.“The purpose of Saturday's exercise in Speicher was to provide an opportunity for us to train with our German

  • US/Romanians train to strengthen NATO alliance

    Airmen from the 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are conducting training in Romania as part of the European Theater Security Package, a rotational deployment meant to ensure regional stability and increase interoperability with NATO allies.  The unit arrived in Romania in late June from

  • Iceland hosts Northern Challenge 16 for EOD community

    Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are participating in Exercise Northern Challenge 2016, more commonly called NOCH 16, which began here Sept. 12. NOCH 16 is an Icelandic-hosted, multinational, explosive ordnance disposal,