Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.08.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, left, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, looks at an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft engine with U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Skyler Eriks, 52nd Maintenance Squadron central repair facility expediter, during Lutmer’s immersion tour of the 52nd Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 8, 2025. The immersion highlighted how 52 MXS Airmen deliver......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Airman Monet Smallbrock, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 assistant dedicated crew chief, prepares to marshall Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, as he returns from his first flight as the wing commander at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. The flight was Lutmer’s first since leaving Aviano Air Base, Italy, where he commanded the 31st Operations Group.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Airman Monet Smallbrock, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 assistant dedicated crew chief, prepares to marshall Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, as he returns from his first flight as the wing commander at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. The flight was Lutmer’s first since leaving Aviano Air Base, Italy, where he commanded the 31st Operations Group.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, performs an operational check of the flight controls in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before his first flight as the wing commander at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. Lutmer has over 20 years of experience as an F-16 fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, prepares to shut down his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft after conducting his first flight as the wing commander at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. Lutmer has logged over 2,700 hours of flight time as an F-16 fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, attends a pre-step briefing before conducting a training flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. The flight marked Lutmer’s first since taking command of the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.07.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, prepares to start his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to his first flight as the wing commander at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, August 7, 2025. The routine training flight marked Lutmer’s first since arriving at Spangdahlem AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gretchen McCarty)...
Photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman | 52nd Fighter Wing | 08.05.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. William Lutmer, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, explores virtual reality equipment for maintenance training for the 726th Air Mobility Squadron during an immersion tour at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2025. The 52nd FW command team gained firsthand insight into how the 726th AMS supports U.S. Air Force operations through precision airlift and agile logistics......
