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  • Lock it or lose it

    An increasing number of Sabers are becoming victims of larceny, the wrongful taking of another's personal goods without authorization, a statistic which is gaining the attention of base leadership. The number of reports of larceny jumped substantially to from three last May to 16 this May, a

  • COMFORT COMMITMENT: USO at CASF

    There was no better justification for the upgrades than the sight of 25 patients, gaming, eating, and laughing late into the night, said Katie Niebes. She could tell, that first night, that the renovation was a success. Mrs. Niebes, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility USO manager, along with

  • WWII veteran celebrates Memorial Day with Sabers

    Memorial Day weekend is not just for barbecues. This year, Spangdahlem hosted a distinguished visitor to help kick-off the spirit of the weekend. World War II veteran 1st Lt. Frank Towers spoke to Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members at Bitburg High School, and then to the public and a

  • 52nd MXG hosts AFSO21 follow-up event

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is on everyone's minds these days. The Airmen of the 52nd Maintenance Group have been reevaluating their resources to make planning and scheduling sorties a more efficient process. This AFSO21 event is a follow-up to the last event that took place in

  • Spangdahlem pilot hits 3,000 hours

    Lt. Col. Steve Bowen, 52nd Operations Support Squadron commander, flew his 3,000th hour Tuesday. Fellow Airmen and pilots celebrated by spraying him with water, a time-honored tradition. Colonel Bowen said that this has never really been a goal for him. He has just always wanted to fly for the Air

  • Airmen prepare for battle

    The Creek Defender exercise held in Baumholder, Germany, helps prepare Airmen for the sights, sounds, and adrenaline rush that they may face while deployed in support of the Global War on Terror. Using after-action reports received from Afghanistan and Iraq, the Creek Defender Cadre developed their