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  • 480th FS Warhawks redeploy from Kadena AB

    A U.S. Airman with the 480th Fighter Squadron out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, returns from a deployment to Kadena AB, Japan, April 8, 2023. The 480th FS deployed to Kadena AB to ensure a steady U.S. Air Force presence in the region to support the ongoing return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15 Eagles

  • Operation European Assure, Deter, Reinforce at Spangdahlem AB

    U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Peachey, assigned to Chaos Company, 3-501st Assault Helicopter Battalion, First Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade, right, speaks with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Smith Heath, 52nd Operations Support Squadron radar airfield weather systems supervisor, shortly after a U.S.

  • 52 FW Airmen maintain readiness, perform hot-pit refuel

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron participate in a hot-pit refueling at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 13, 2023. Hot-pit refuels save time by allowing the aircraft to be refueled without shutting down the engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyl

  • RAF Lakenheath, Spangdahlem AB support ACE mission

    A U.S. Airmen load live munitions onto an F-15E Strike Eagle, continuing the normalization of Agile Combat Employment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 29, 2023. The operation highlighted the key role and importance that Spangdahlem AB plays in the NATO alliance, mission readiness and

  • 52nd FW command team "roll up sleeves," visits MDG

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kamal Defreitas, 52nd Medical Group biomedical equipment repair technician, turns on a defibrillator while explaining the finer points of the equipment to Col. Leslie Hauck, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Toby Roach, 52nd FW command chief, at

  • 52 FW hosts annual load competition

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paetyn Werner, 52nd Aircraft maintenance Squadron weapons standardization evaluator, examines Airmen participating in the 52nd Fighter Wing Annual Weapons Load Crew of the Year Competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 6, 2023. As part of the competition,

  • 92nd ARW refuels aircraft in Europe

    Airman 1st Class Jayden Shines, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to refuel an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft over Romania Dec. 9, 2022. Members of the air refueling wing are

  • Wing leadership keep with tradition

    Wing leadership serve Airmen a holiday meal at the Mosel Dining Facility at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 24, 2022. Wing leadership took turns serving Thanksgiving meals to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler)

  • F-22 Raptor Hot Pit refuel at Spangdahlem

    Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Airmen the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducted a hot-pit refuel of an F-22 Raptor at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 27, 2022. The aircraft is currently deployed to the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Łask, Poland to increase the

  • 52nd FW jets first active-duty F-16s to receive AESA radars

    The 480th Fighter Squadron is now the first active-duty Air Force F-16CM fighter squadron to bring their fleet of fighter jets into a new era of aerial dominance with the completion of its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system upgrades, which provides a massive leap in combat