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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tori Watts, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution driver and 67th Special Operations Squadron Forward Arming and Refueling Point team member, packs a fuel hose for a FARP mission at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 11, 2018. The team puts readiness into reality, constantly training to provide for the mission anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Lee)

    Female FARP member – Fuels gas and breaks barriers

    Under complete darkness noises coming from every direction whirling around her, she focuses through the haze of her night vision goggles as she pulls more than 760 feet of heavy refueling hoses from one aircraft to another. Her face is full of sweat and her heart pounds, as a CV-22 Osprey hovers as it prepares to land before her.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Angelina Urbina, 52nd Force Support Squadron Operations officer, left, and Staff Sgt. Victoria Negrete, 52nd FSS Mortuary Affairs NCO in charge, right, conduct unit control center duties at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2018, during a base-wide readiness exercise. The week-long event required Airmen to wear mission-oriented protective posture gear in order to be ready for any possible scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye)

    Airmen participate in base readiness exercise

    Saber Nation’s usual operations came to a halt as personnel donned bulky suits, heavy helmets, and gas masks, transforming the base into a simulated wartime training environment.
  • Family Child Care provider Emily Horn reads to (left to right) Alden Von Thaden, Kendall Finley and Benjamin Brown Oct. 5 during playtime at her on-base, FCC home.

    Expanded childcare options support deployed, remote Airmen

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is expanding the number of hours it will provide free child care for families of military members deployed or on remote assignment starting April 1. The change provides 16 hours of pre-deployment, 16 hours each month during deployment or remote assignment, and 16 hours of post-deployment care
  • Airmen from the wing headquarters area were evacuated during the simulated fire.

    Spangdahlem wraps up successful two-week readiness exercise

    The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a two-week exercise here March 5-15, testing the base population’s response to a variety of potential scenarios. The exercise was about readiness, assurance, and deterrence, said Lt. Col. Oliver Lause, 52nd FW Inspector General.
  • First of monthly planned NATO exercises considered success at Spangdahlem

    First of monthly planned NATO exercises considered success at Spangdahlem

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- The 52nd Fighter Wing hosted a multinational, large-force exercise Feb. 22-23, 2018, involving participants from several NATO countries.
  • Air Force leaders recently released new Air Force priorities.

    Air Force senior leaders unveil new priorities

    In a recent letter to the Total Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright released their new priorities and addressed issues Airmen face day to day.
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