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  • Blue Tail Flies demonstrate flexibility in response to humanitarian crisis

    The men and women of the 37th Airlift Squadron perform approximately 2,500 training and real-world missions annually in support of military operations all over the world. And on occasion, the "Blue Tail Flies" are asked to show their flexibility and ability to respond with little or no notice in

  • 52 FW honors Saber Athletes of the Year

    Every year, each U.S. Air Forces in Europe base nominates a male and female athlete based on squadron contribution, exceptional physical fitness and sports participation. The 2010 Spangdahlem Athletes of the Year are Senior Airman Ryann Werner, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron precision guided

  • Proper nutrition, exercise is essential to mission success

    Like an aircraft needs jet fuel, your body needs proper nutrition to replenish itself and function at peak performance. In today's military environment with increased deployments and new physical testing requirements, it even more imperative that Airmen know the importance nutrition can play in

  • Don't 'bank' on COLA

    Living overseas can be expensive. However, things like the Cost of Living Allowance, or COLA, are designed to help offset expenses occurred from the local economy. But officials stress that Airmen should not view COLA as a reliable source of income, and encourage them to save it where possible for

  • FOD fighters: keeping the flightline clean

    Two Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base's 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron were recently sent to Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria, to support Operation Thracian Star by keeping a serious enemy of the 480th Fighter Squadron's F-16 Fighting Falcons off the flightline. The enemy is foreign object

  • Father meets daughter for first time after deployment

    He was anxious; excited actually. He gazed at the crowd across the tarmac to look for someone familiar, his wife, and someone he had never met, his baby girl. He had seen the baby only through photos and webcam. Then, he found them. He looked at his now four-month-old baby for the first time in

  • Training to be heroes

    For the past week, the 56th Rescue Squadron has been conducting subsurface search, rescue and recovery training here. The pararescuemen trained in a controlled environment allowing them to focus on their curriculum without being disturbed. The cove, far removed from the unpredictable English

  • Olympic Marathon hopefuls train in Turkey

    When U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Sandy and his wife Angie ran the half-marathon event at the 2010 U.S. Air Force Marathon, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, recently, the results were impressive. Out of 4,302 participants, Capt. Sandy finished in 1:12:15 hours: placing 6th overall,

  • Fitness class makes Airmen sit up

    The 1.5-mile run might be worth the most points on the Air Force Physical Training test, but the sit-up and push-up portions can cause Airmen the most problems.To help Airmen improve their scores, the 48th Force Support Squadron Fitness & Sports Center has begun a sit-up and push-up class Mondays

  • Preparing for Pedro: Snake eaters' new training proves valuable

    The sun was just starting to set on the desert sky as a convoy of Royal Air Force Regiment infantrymen made their way back from a long and draining patrol to Bastian International Airport, Iraq.As the convoy approached the airport, Sgt. Chris Perrio-Stone, 15 Squadron RAF Regiment combat medic