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  • Social media: The new crime scene

    How many times have you checked your newsfeed today?"The Internet is the crime scene of the future," said Cyrus Vance Jr., Manhattan District Attorney in October 2010.Social media such as Facebook and Twitter can be a very useful tool, but in the wrong hands, it can be a very dangerous weapon.Since

  • Greece, US plan for successful air training

    They had been in the room for nearly six hours.The planners scoured the map of Greece, searching for just the right area to place an enemy missile defense system. Or an enemy airfield. Or one of hundreds of other highly defended military targets.They evaluated the joint capabilities of the U.S. and

  • An Airman never quits: A fight to stay fit

    Editor's note: This is the second of a three- part series of an Airman's resiliency to become fit to fight."Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them." This inspiring quote by poet Vaibhav Shah is something U.S. Air Force Staff

  • What's the catch?

    There is no catch.   Reaching out for help is a sign of strength, and sometimes, Airmen just need to talk to somebody.    When uncertain about deployments or military life, Airmen and families can turn to the Military and Family Life Consultant Program. There are no records kept, and Airmen don't

  • German, US friendship par for course at tournament

    As the groups sank their last putt into the 18th hole, it quickly became apparent to the captains who had won the tournament. That wasn't the case earlier in the day. The American team knew the day would be a grind to win the title on their opponent's home course. But none of that mattered now as

  • 606th ACS role is air control

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Macri would normally be assigned to a base communication squadron with his fellow radio frequency transmission Airmen.But here at Spangdahlem, while he still works on radios, he is an essential part of the 606th Air Control Squadron. Like Macri, many Airmen in

  • Santa visits Spangdahlem for Operation Warm Heart

    It's a familiar lyric to a popular Christmas classic, "You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town." Although this may sound out of place in July, some families shopping at the Exchange were surprised to see Santa and his elves at

  • Cage the beast with education

    Let's face it: we get angry. Whether it's traffic jams, the dude ahead in line getting the last cappuccino or waiting weeks for that wrong item to be delivered, stuff gets to us. It's a fact of life that everyday events stress people out, and that stress may lead to anger. We all know the numerous

  • Ambassador: "Peace is only as strong as what stands behind it"

    Unless you're familiar with a map of Europe, you may be forgiven if you can't point out the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The tiny European country, with its nearly 500,000 citizens, is not even a thousand square miles in area. To put that in perspective, Rhode Island is both bigger in size AND

  • New commander brings passion to Spangdahlem

    U.S. Air Force Col. Pete Bilodeau assumed duties as the 52nd Fighter Wing commander here July 11, 2014.Bilodeau, pronounced bill-eh-doo, is a pilot of the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, commonly known the "Viper," and is rated as a command pilot with 3,000 flight hours, 450 of