Military Spouse Appreciation Day: SNCO couple reflects on experiences during COVID-19

Military Spouse Appreciation Day is celebrated every year on May 8 to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices spouses make for their loved ones in the Armed Forces. Military spouses are the “glue” that holds families together when their family member must report for duty at a moment’s notice.

702nd MUNSS Airman shows resiliency during global pandemic

Being in the military during the COVID-19 pandemic is all about quickly adapting to whatever challenge presents itself. There is a consistent worry of the unknown, however for the 52nd Fighter Wing’s geographically separated units, or GSU’s, it is critical that service members know how to respond

52d OSS ensures pilot safety, positive outcome after F-16 crash

“The first moment I knew that everybody had my back was when I pulled the ejection handle,” said Capt. Stuart Wilson, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, whose aircraft lost partial power during routine training in the fall of 2019.Wilson went home that day to his wife and children because U.S Air Force

A Day in the Life: 52nd Aerospace Medical Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering

On the third floor of building 175 on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, 17 members of the 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering flight work to ensure the long-term safety and health of members of the 52nd Fighter Wing.

52d FW innovation team betters workflow, quality of life

People have strived to make life just a little bit better since the beginning of mankind. These days, inconveniences are much smaller. For instance, a broken phone screen could jokingly be called a “first-world problem.”However, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Connelly, 52nd Maintenance Squadron

Birds of prey, base falconer keep skies clear

LaFlamme brothers: Identical twins, identical Air Force careers

Growing up, they were known around their small town as “the twins.” Their mother dressed them in matching outfits as infants, and they participated in the same school activities. Although they gained their own identity as they got older, they now have the same job and wear the same uniform.U.S. Air

Sister of Medal of Honor recipient, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, recounts brother’s heroism

When one reads about war and hears the stories told by those who were there, they seem like just that: a story. The events, places and people may be real, but if you haven’t been directly touched by that event it’s easy to distance yourself from it. “That’s quite a story and I’m sure it was scary to

Easter traditions in the Eifel

Easter is approaching - although children must wait a bit longer for the Easter Bunny to arrive at their homes and surprise them with gifts and coloured eggs, the bunny has long appeared as a chocolate figure on the shelves of Germany’s grocery stores. A few days prior to the Easter Feast, our

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 –