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  • 120 Airmen go bald to support cancer patient

    For a few hours on April 25, the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center was transformed into a makeshift barber shop as more than 100 Spangdahlem Airmen flooded the gym to shave their heads in support of a young boy battling cancer.Military members from around the world decided to "Go Bald for Brayden"

  • An Airman never quits: A fight to fitness

    Editor's note: This is the first of a three part series of an Airman's resilincey to become fit to fight.Tim Allen said in a movie once "never give up, never surrender." For an Airman, that statement holds true to the Air Force core values. Staff Sgt. India Smith, a 372nd Training Squadron

  • Man retires after 57 years of U.S. service

    A retirement ceremony was held April 25 to honor Robert Keffer, a man who gave 57 years of service to the United States. Until his retirement, Keffer was the Plans Programs and Resources chief for the 86th Communications Squadron, the largest communications squadron within the U.S. Air Force. He

  • Forward, Ready, Now: Stepping Up Despite Sequestration (Part III)

    Our Airmen are innovative and mission-oriented...and despite the hard-hitting sequestration and budget cuts over the last two years, they still complete the mission through creative and effective ways. It isn't ideal, they said, but when America asks them to sacrifice and step up to the plate,

  • Creating access, delivering hope, saving lives

    At Ramstein Air Base, Germany a promise was made; a powerful vow comprised of three simple words capable of impacting the lives of countless men, women and children around the world; "Depend on Us."This short phrase ingrained in the hearts and minds of the 521st Air Mobility Wing Airmen pushing them

  • 86th AMXS Airmen maintain aircraft safety

    Aerospace propulsion technicians and a crew chief with the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on repairing multiple C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2014. The maintainers were responsible for preparing the wing of one C-130 for a safety inspection and another for a

  • Incirlik Readiness: Providing global reach one bed at a time

    Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles designed to highlight mission readiness at Incirlik Air Base.Incirlik Air Base has been described as a place that's not quite like being deployed, and yet not quite like being at home station. This is in large part because of the

  • Forward, Ready, Now: Stepping Up Despite Sequestration (Part II)

    Our Airmen are innovative and mission-oriented...and despite the hard-hitting sequestration and budget cuts over the last two years, they still complete the mission through creative and effective ways. It isn't ideal, they said, but when America asks them to sacrifice and step up to the plate,

  • Volleyball --bigger than just a game

    Music plays as groups of athletes marched into the gymnasium. Competitors from six nations gathered as their respective national anthems played to mark the beginning of the Headquarters Allied Air Command Inter-Nation Sports Programme Volleyball Championships March 25, 2014.With every passing

  • Spangdahlem community focuses on professional development

    The U.S. Air Force continues to provide America with airpower capable of global vigilance, reach and power.Operating in today's fiscally constrained environment has taken its toll on the Airmen and daily operations across the force. Air Force leadership must maintain and sustain a force that can