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  • Sabers honor first CMSAF

    Members of the 52nd Fighter Wing gathered together to mourn the passing of the first chief master sergeant of the Air Force March 27, 2009. The chilly afternoon did not deter those who wanted to pay their respects to Chief Master Sgt. Paul Airey who served as the CMSAF from April 1967 to July 1969.

  • FSS captures back-to-back Eubank award

    The 31st Force Support Squadron was awarded the prestigious Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank award at the Air Force-level. The Eubank award recognizes the best Force Support Squadron in the Air Force. This is the second year in a row the 31st FSS, known then as the 31st Services Squadron, has won the Air

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month - April 2009

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases are taking part in an awareness campaign in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month . This year's theme is "My Strength is for Defending." It's the fifth consecutive year that April has been designated for the campaign by DoD and the National Sexual Violence Resource

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month - April 2009

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases are taking part in an awareness campaign in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year's theme is "My Strength is for Defending." It's the fifth consecutive year that April has been designated for the campaign by DoD and the National Sexual Violence

  • GIG facility proves dedication hard to beat

    Striving for excellence is a standard for the Global Information Grid facility here -- they have placed no lower than runner-up in the Europe Defense Information Systems Agency annual awards since 2001. They garnered a first place finish once again, capturing the DISA Outstanding GIG Facility of the

  • Air Force delivers first C-130 to Poles

    U.S. Air Force active duty and Reserve Airmen and a Polish aircrew delivered the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts Tuesday to the Polish Air Force at Powidz Air Base. "It's a great day for them to celebrate the arrival of the Hercules. It's vital to

  • Spangdahlem AB first 'hub' in global net to support Canadian troops

    The Canadians are coming to Spangdahlem -- after accepting a U.S. Air Force offer to use the base as the springboard in Canada's intensive global search for strategic hub locations offering operational support to its deployed troops. Under an agreement with close allies Germany and the U.S., Canada