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  • Super Saber Performer

    Rank / Name: Tech. Sgt. Mario RaingeUnit: 52nd Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Fire Prevention NCO in chargeHometown: Glendale, Ariz.Years in Service: 14 yearsWhy joined: For personal and professional development and to make a difference.Family: My wife Sid and my five-year-old daughter Chaz.

  • Unit Spotlight: 52nd Contracting Squadron

    "The 52nd Contracting Squadron is an organization made up of not just military personnel, but also U.S. civilians and local national personnel, all working together to support or enable all the other unit's or agencies' missions," said Maj. David Zimmerman, 52nd CONS commander from Lincoln, Neb. "In

  • German Labor Day to be celebrated this week with May poles, parties and dances

    Thursday, May 1, is German Labor Day, a federal German holiday celebrating the working class and associated with annual May Day traditions, including a 'witches' night.'German businesses may be closed, and German people will be out with families and friends, participating in walks and outings. Some

  • Unit Spotlight: Dental keeps Sabers smiling

    The 52nd Fighter Wing has more than 30 units assigned, working day in and day out to fulfill the mission of defending American and allied interests while building partnership capacity. Throughout the year, 52nd FW Public Affairs will spotlight each of the wing's units, as together they serve a

  • Forward, Ready, Now: Stepping Up Despite Sequestration (Part III)

    Our Airmen are innovative and mission-oriented...and despite the hard-hitting sequestration and budget cuts over the last two years, they still complete the mission through creative and effective ways. It isn't ideal, they said, but when America asks them to sacrifice and step up to the plate,

  • Unit Spotlight: 52nd Medical Operations Squadron

    Each of the 52nd Medical Group's squadrons serve a purpose, and work congruently to help accomplish the group's mission. The Airmen of the 52nd Medical Operations Squadron provide the nucleus of the medical group."We really are the heartbeat of the medical treatment facility, because we provide all

  • 'Here comes the boom'

    Although it is a job that has been glorified by Hollywood in recent years, the men and women who have earned the right to call themselves Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians know that the job is anything but. It's flat out hard work.With temperatures reaching into the mid-90s on a supposedly

  • Recycling center celebrates Earth Day everyday

    While people may observe Earth Day on only April 22, the Spangdahlem Recycling Center works everyday to effectively dispose of material for the smallest footprint on the environment.The base recycling center circulates more than 600 cubic meters of recyclable goods and 1,100 cubic meters of trash

  • 703rd MUNSS Airman goes above and beyond

    In the profession of arms, weapons and weapon proficiency take a central role. No matter which career field one holds, armed combat serves at the historical core of all military service. At Volkel Air Base, the Netherlands, one security forces Airman goes above and beyond the call of duty to ensure

  • 701st MUNSS Airman uses football to strengthen partnership

    Football is a way of life for most Americans. Whether playing the game, watching it on TV or hearing about it in the news, most people living in the U.S. are exposed to the sport from childhood. One Airman from the 701st Munitions Support Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 52nd Fighter