Sept. 17, 2007 DOD announces change to annual pay increase for some NSPS employees In a step towards a more robust pay for performance system, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday to grant one-half of the January 2008 government-wide increase to adjust base salaries for 110,000 National Security Personnel System spiral one employees. NSPS is the Department's pay for
Sept. 17, 2007 126th ARS supports NATO AWACS operations Twenty-eight thousand feet in the skies above Hamburg, Germany and more than 4,200 miles from home, a crew from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling squadron supports a NATO AWACS. The 126th Air Refueling Squadron from the Wisconsin Air National Guard stationed at Gen. Mitchell International Airport in
Sept. 14, 2007 23rd AMU claims best weapon loader title The weapon load from the three aircraft maintenance units at Spangdahlem went head-to-head in competition fighting for the opportunity to be named the best team on base Sept. 11. After preparing and loading an A1M 9 missile, an MK-82 low drag general purpose bomb and a CBU-87 cluster bomb in 35
Sept. 13, 2007 Airman narrowly avoids head-on-collison A day of sightseeing quickly turned into a whirlwind of chaos as an Airman and his family on their way to a resort in Germany witnessed and were almost part of a terrible car crash recently. Tech. Sgt. Vincent Bess and his family had just spent the day at Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles in
Sept. 13, 2007 Airlift Tanker Association Special Mission Award. Captain Miller is a flight nurse who accumulated approximately 400 flight hours in 2006, providing aeromedical evacuation and care for 1,345 servicemembers. During the same year, Captain Miller completed a trauma nurse course and was one of three selected from 35 students to upgrade to an
Sept. 12, 2007 Sabers take 11 awards at Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge Six Spangdahlem Air Base firefighters traveled to Berlin to compete in the first Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge against 65 fellow firefighters from Sweden, England, Poland, Russia, Germany and the United States Sept. 8. The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters began preparing for the
Sept. 11, 2007 Stop to refuel Fighter pilots of the 494th Fighter Squadron,RAF Lakenheath,England, stop at Ramstein Aug. 24 for a quick refuel before continuing on to Spangdahlem.
Sept. 11, 2007 USAFE summer safety campaign a success The Air Force marked one of its safest summers during this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe was among the few to reduce fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day. "While the numbers are improving from a statistical standpoint, unfortunately even one
Sept. 10, 2007 Fighter squadron commander achieves milestone Lt. Col. Keith McBride accomplished a flying achievement when he reached 3,000 flying hours in the A/OA-10 fighter aircraft Sept. 6. Joining the 3,000 flying hours club is no easy task, according to the colonel who relinquished command of the 81st Fighter Squadron Sept. 7. "I am proud and thrilled
Sept. 10, 2007 Bitburg police tour Spangddahlem AB Members of Spangdahlem Air Base opened their gates to 68 members of the Bitburg Police Station for a work outing to learn about some of the base's capabilities Sept. 4. During this two hour familiarization tour, Bitburg Police Station officers, employees and retirees visited the Military Working Dog