USAFE units attend Spangdahlem's first CDDAR training
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen pull on guide lines attached to an A-10 Thunderbolt II to help maintain its position while it is being lifted by a crane here Oct. 14. The first Spangdahlem Crash-Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Course was hosted by the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron and it qualifies crash-recovery Airmen to team-chief the process of lifting damaged aircraft for repairs and transportation. The training included Airmen from Spangdahlem, Lajes Field, Azores; Incirlik Air Base, Turkey; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England; Chievres Garrison, Belgium; and Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)