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  • Command - The First Six Months

    I’m not one of those guys who had to be talked into competing for command. I knew I wanted to try for a squadron when I returned to active duty. Whether I am doing a good job of it is open for debate, but six months into command, I am happy with the decision…when not sitting in a meeting. True, I

  • POW/MIA Recognition Day: Son remembers father lost for 30 years

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Low clouds filled the winter, night sky in North Vietnam. A bombardier navigator and his pilot partner steered their A-6 Intruder aircraft through the hills and valleys of the region’s Hanoi province. At the time, the A-6 was a state-of-the-art, attack aircraft –

  • Base restores ROS process

    All Airmen use government-issued equipment, but not everyone may realize most of that equipment is tracked on a list. Equipment lists provide an inventory of what Air Force units already have and identifies what they need because an asset was lost or damaged. Delia Russell, the 52nd Fighter Wing

  • Sweet Feat: 701st MUNSS NCO sets record during Air Force 5K

    A year that began with adversity for one 52nd Fighter Wing NCO ended with a record-breaking triumph.   Staff Sgt. Anne Pennington, 701st Munitions Support Squadron NCO in charge of support at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, took home first prize in the Women’s 5K during the 20th annual U.S. Air

  • ALS: Setting up supervisors for success

    When it comes to leaders, Airmen fit the description with the values ingrained into them through words from the Airman’s creed: “Wingman; Leader; Warrior.” When it comes to leading first-term Airmen at Spangdahlem Air Base, that task primarily belongs to Pitsenbarger Airman Leadership School

  • 52 FW command chief: ‘Taking care of Airmen is my J-O-B’

    The two most memorable moments of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen’s, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief, military career oddly involved him exiting his father’s car. The first occurred when he parted ways with his father before boarding a bus in Spring Lake, North Carolina, headed to

  • Romanian soldier, U.S. continue NATO’s mission of peace

    The 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron hosted their first coalition forces partner student into their European Transportation Training Center’s aircraft deicer qualification training course on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, from May 30 to June 10, 2016. Romanian Land Forces Warrant Officer, Bogden

  • Air Control: A team effort

    In a building covered with countless antennae and surrounded by barbed wire, a group of Airmen work around the clock to provide radar surveillance, allowing for coordination of aircraft movements and airspace availability. The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron in Southwest Asia, also known as

  • ANG Airmen dish out healthy meals, resourcefulness during TSP

    “Lunch is ready!” shouted Staff Sgt. Justin Bonner, a munitions Airman assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.   Bonner and several fellow Airmen, currently deployed as part of the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, in

  • Rockets blaze new hope for young cadets

    Seventeen young boys and girls watch as their rockets soar into the sky, its screams still echoing across the plains.Seventeen young cadets watch as the rocket explodes - tiny orange embers highlighting the peak of the rockets' venture.Seventeen young potential leaders run to the fields, hearts