Oct. 5, 2023 Spangdahlem conducts first ever Air Force-wide electric vehicle training The Department of Defense has mandated that all U.S. military branches convert their gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035. This will be a massive transition for the DoD, and it is in no small part because Air Force vehicle mechanics have never trained on EVs. It's a challenge that
Oct. 3, 2023 ITAF host static display at Spangdahlem AB U.S. Air Force members and civilians enter the back of an Italian HH-101A helicopter Sept. 20, 2023, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Italian Air Force has visited Spangdahlem Air Base three times now. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Imani West)
Aug. 3, 2021 U.S. Air Force F-16s arrive at Łask Air Base Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrived at the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Lask Air Base, Poland to participate in Aviation Detachment Rotation 21.3, a bilateral training exercise with the Polish to
June 7, 2021 Saber Nation Supports Saber Guardian 21 Airmen assigned to the 52nd Medical Group at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participated in the multinational exercise Saber Guardian 21 at Baumholder, Germany, May 24 to June 4.
May 4, 2021 52nd FW loads live assets Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing participated in an ADM-160C Miniature Air-Launched Decoy, or MALD, and AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface-Standoff-Missile, or JASSM, generation exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 27, 2021.
Aug. 8, 2018 Chaplains in training visit Spangdahlem Seminary students go through a lengthy process prior to becoming ministers, and the training is even more in-depth to become military chaplains.U.S. Air Force 2nd Lieutenants Madison Hayes and Lennox Vu, Readiness and Integration Organization Detachment 5 Chaplain Candidate Program candidates,
June 12, 2018 Spangdahlem ammo troops train for AFCOCOMP Throughout May, 2018, the 52nd Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, trained regularly for the upcoming Air Force Combat Operations Competition to be held at Beale Air Force Base, Cali., June 11 - 14, 2018.
Nov. 22, 2017 Spangdahlem Fire Trains with Local Emergency Personnel Members of the Spangdahlem Fire Department joined forces with local fire and Red Cross personnel during a large scale fire and medical response exercise in Speicher, Germany, Nov. 18, 2017.“The purpose of Saturday's exercise in Speicher was to provide an opportunity for us to train with our German
Oct. 31, 2016 AF takes initial steps to reduce training unrelated to primary missions The Air Force plans to reduce training not related to Airmen’s primary jobs in order to address concerns that excessive and non-mission related demands are impacting Airmen’s ability to focus on and accomplish their core duties, officials announced Oct. 31.