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  • Spangdahlem heats up

    As winter approaches, heating season is upon us. Conveniently, as we lead into heating season, October is Energy Action Month.The Air Force's theme for Energy Action Month is, "I am Air Force Energy," and it is the strategic intent of the Secretary of the Air Force to cultivate an energy-conscious

  • Children’s Walk-In Dental Clinic

    The 52nd Dental Squadron is hosting a Children's Walk-In Clinic Oct. 11, starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Spangdahlem dental clinic. No appointments are needed and children up to age thirteen can receive a dental exam and cleaning. It will be first come, first serve basis. In the meantime, here are some

  • Paying It Forward through Mentoring

    While we each pursue leadership opportunities and seek progression in professional skills and rank, we must also be mindful that it is our charge and responsibility, as leaders, to mentor others. It has been said that those who lead, mentor. Leaders in this role are critical as they seek out and tap

  • Buechel club re-opens doors

    The Tornado Tavern Club celebrated a Grand Re-Opening event Sept. 20 with refurbished rooms, an upgraded kitchen and new gaming consoles for the base community. All members of the base community, including military members and dependents, can use the facilities. Leadership hopes the re-opening of

  • You are the front line

    "Have you had any thoughts of hurting or killing yourself?"In my work as a mental health provider, I have asked that question hundreds of times to hundreds of clients and, without a doubt, it's the hardest question I ever have to ask. It never feels natural or comfortable to ask a client about

  • Know 'the signs' of a local election

    It's a typical day in Rhineland-Pfalz. You're driving home from work when you pass by a certain poster. It's written in German, just like an advertisement, but you're not sure what the product is. Thinking nothing of it, you see the same poster two minutes down the road, followed by several more

  • Overcoming Culture Shock

    Before I moved to Italy, I'd only heard of culture shock. I told myself I was too tough to be emotionally impacted by something as insignificant as a slightly-different culture. But as I sat there in my beat-up loaner car, out of gas, lost in a bad part of town, with thousands of euro in my pocket

  • Day of Days

    Like December 7, 1941 (the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) and November 22, 1963 (the assassination of John F. Kennedy) in past generations, most Americans of our generation remember vividly where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. I was finishing breakfast in

  • 66th Anniversary Air Force Ball strengthens camaraderie

    I never thought I would feel the way I did after that night. It changed everything.To go to an event like this was an honor and a privilege; its significance was not lost on me that night.The Air Force ball is a celebration that honors our service's past. This year's theme was "Shining stars ...