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  • BITBURG, Germany --- Cars pass through a street intersection marked by temporary yellow lanes and non-working traffic lights Sept. 26, 2013. The Bitburg city council recently enacted an inner-city circle to alleviate traffic congestion. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Joe W. McFadden / Released)

    Bitburg city traffic ring to end March 30

    The City of Bitburg will revert the flow of its one-way inner-city traffic ring back to two opposing lanes March 30.The council enacted the ring in 2013 as part of their effort to alleviate traffic flow ahead of planned construction projects.Traffic will now run in two directions with a two-lane system rather than having one-way roads that lead
  • Jacob Stegall, child of Amie Stegall and U.S Air Force Tech Sgt. Robert Stegall, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, receives face paint during the Exceptional Family Member Program Spring Fling at the Base Exchange at Spangdahlem Air Base, March 20, 2015. The Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted the event to raise awareness of the EFMP and the service it provides for families. Members of the base community volunteered to run various activities to ensure family members could experience the fair’s full potential. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

    Spring Fling brings wing together

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted a Spring Fling March 20 at the Base Exchange here to raise awareness for the Exceptional Family Member Program.The fair offered sensory activities that engaged the five human senses to introduce the community to the program that supports military families with a special needs.April Lucas, A&FRC EFMP

  • SES to relocate to Bitburg Annex

    Spangdahlem Elementary School students, staff and teachers will temporary relocate to Bitburg Elementary School starting the 2015/2016 school year.The relocation will allow contractors to remodel and develop new additions to the current facility as part of the 52nd Fighter Wing's effort to move all schools to Spangdahlem and transition Bitburg
  • The 52nd Fighter Wing award winners pose with 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Force and 52nd FW leadership after the 52nd FW 2014 Annual Awards Banquet at the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 7, 2015. Thirteen out of 62 nominees earned awards in 13 different categories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

    52nd FW presents 2014 Annual Award winners

    The 52nd Fighter Wing recognized 13 Sabers for excellence during the 2014 Annual Awards Banquet at the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center here Feb. 7, 2015.In line with the evening's "Tradition of Excellence" theme, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McFall,
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Hogan, fuels manager assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks for trash during a beach cleanup at Chania, Greece, Jan. 31, 2015. The Airmen participated in the cleanup during the downtime from a flying training deployment between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces at Souda Bay, Greece. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)

    US Airmen clean Greek beach during training deployment

    Fifteen Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, cleaned a beach near Chania, Greece, Jan. 30.The Airmen volunteered to clean up the beach during their downtime from a bilateral flying training deployment between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces at Souda Bay, Greece."One weekend, we came here, saw the water and
  • U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army Europe commander, left; Robert Mandell, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, center; and U.S. Air Force Gen. Frank Gorenc, U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, right, salute a wreath during the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge at the Luxembourg American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg, Dec. 16, 2014. The government of Luxembourg and the U.S. Embassy held the memorial in honor of the veterans and fallen service members of the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Kim/Released)

    Luxembourg, US leaders commemorate Battle of the Bulge

    Nearly 200 Luxembourgers and Americans observed the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during a commemorative ceremony at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg, Dec. 16, 2014.Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; Xavier Bettel, prime minister of Luxembourg; Robert Mandell, U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg; U.S. Air Force Gen.
  • Children from St. Martin School in Bitburg, Germany, perform a skit for Sankt Nikolaus and visitors from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2014. Nikolaus visited the school to meet with children and tell them Christmas stories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)

    Airmen help Santa deliver gifts to special needs school

  • A memorial stands on a hill outside of Wereth, Belgium, Dec. 10, 2014. The memorial is a reminder of the heroic acts of 11 African American U.S. Soldiers during World War II. They took refuge in the small town, and after the Germans captured them, they refused to divulge information about the family who housed them. The 11 Soldiers were led from the city and executed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)

    WWII veterans honor the Wereth 11

  • Base members escort Dr. Ulrich Kleemann, SGD-Nord president, on the flightline of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 20, 2014. SGD-Nord, the environmental protection organization for the Rhineland-Pfalz region, acts as a field agency that reports directly to the state ministries, and oversees regional project planning, environmental compliance issues, water drainage, nature conservation, land acquisition and compensation issues, building standards control and redevelopment of hazardous waste sites. Base leaders invited Kleemann on a tour to discuss the wing’s continuing commitment to responsible stewardship of the environment and prospects for partnering with SGD-Nord. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Warren/Released)

    Spangdahlem hosts state environmental official

    Base members hosted a local government environmental representative Nov. 20, 2014, to highlight programs and technology Spangdahlem has in place to ensure no hazardous chemicals are introduced into the environment.Dr. Ulrich Kleemann, President of SGD-Nord, the environmental protection organization for the Rhineland-Pfalz region, toured the base
  • More than 300 people attended the second annual Spangtacular Family Fall Festival Nov. 21, 2014, in the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The event offered the Spangdahlem community a chance to get together for free food, prizes and games to foster camaraderie and spiritual resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)

    Spangtacular reinforces spiritual resiliency

    The second annual Spangtacular Family Fall Festival took place Nov. 21, 2014, in the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The 52nd Fighter Wing Chapel office created the event last year with a goal of fostering spiritual resiliency through building community."Coming together like this creates a bigger variety of
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