Spangdahlem Air Base

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, shakes hands with a German citizen after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, listens to retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, gives a thumbs up gesture after the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Dozens of Germans and Americans gather for the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. The memorial, which features a corresponding tower in Berlin, Germany, commemorates the two launchpads for the humanitarian airlift conducted by the U.S. and British air forces to deliver food and supplies to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, smiles during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, visits with Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, prepares to present a chocolate bar to Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Halvorsen and his fellow pilots dropped 23 tons of candy with makeshift parachutes from his C-54 as part of the Berlin Airlift, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

Sweet Gratitude: Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt's Berlin Airlift Memorial

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, a C-52 Skymaster pilot also known as the Candy Bomber, hugs Gisela Rainare, a former civilian employee at the former Frankfurt an Main Air Base, Germany, before the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial outside Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016. Both Halvorsen and Rainare worked as part of the Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, which delivered more than two million tons of food to the blockaded citizens of West Berlin between June 1948 and September 1949. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

Members of Spangdahlem pose during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. Leadership and Commissary customers watched as contestants guessed food item prices, answered riddles and shopped against the clock, without exceeding their given allowance, to win Commissary groceries and gift cards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Willie Moore, left, 52nd Maintenance Squadron propulsion test cell supervisor, shows riddles to Ti Holzman, Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club volunteer, to announce over an intercom during the annual SSEMC Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. The event gave participants the opportunity to receive free groceries and Commissary gift cards ranging from $50 to $200. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Servick, 52nd Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, and his spouse Lauren Servick shop as contestants while racing against the clock during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. While competing, participants received higher limits for shopping by playing games, such as price estimation on food items and answering riddles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

Contestants race toward the aisles during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. During the event, Airmen and families guessed food item prices, answered riddles and shopped against the clock without exceeding their given allowance in order to win commissary gift cards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Gomez, 52nd Force Support Squadron training manager, races down an aisle during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. The event gave participants the opportunity to receive free groceries and Commissary gift cards ranging from $50 to $200. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Pectol, left, 52nd Maintenance Squadron munitions inspection production supervisor, Jamie Pectol, left center, 52nd Medical Group nurse specialist, and Erica Sansoti, right, 52nd Medical Group patient evaluation board liaison officer, guess prices on food items as contestants during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. The event gave participants the opportunity to receive free groceries and Commissary gift cards ranging from $50 to $200. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

Members of Spangdahlem estimate the total price of various food items during the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. Along with price estimation, participants answered riddles to compete for free groceries and commissary gift cards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

SSEMC hosts Commissary Sweep for Sabers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Willie Moore, left, 52nd Maintenance Squadron propulsion test cell supervisor, explains rules to contestants during the annual Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club Commissary Sweep at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2016. During the event, Airmen and families guessed food item prices, answered riddles and shopped against the clock without exceeding their given allowance in order to win various amounts of commissary gift cards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download

A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Guardsmen stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. The American Battle Monuments Commission administers the cemetery which serves as the final resting places of 5,076 American service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

Details Download

A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

Senior Airman Joshua Dewberry, 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, salutes along with fellow Airmen during a Veterans Day memorial ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. Dewberry and more than 40 Pitsenberger Airmen Leadership School students from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participated in the ceremony to honor the service and sacrifice of American veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

Details Download

A day to HONOR: Luxembourg, U.S. remember Veterans Day

A U.S. Air Force Airman walks among white marble crosses and stars marking the burial sites of American service members at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, Nov. 11, 2016. Approximately 5,076 U.S. service members who died during World War II are buried at this site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

Details Download

Ready, set, load! 52nd AMXS load crews compete

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Craig Brandenburg, left, 52nd Maintenance Group wing weapons manager, congratulates the winning Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew members during the quarterly weapons load competition in Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 10, 2016. The competition consisted of two teams, each with three load crew members, competing for a spot in the annual load competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)

Details Download