Story by Airman 1st Class Albert Morel | 52nd Fighter Wing | 01.11.2024
As 480th Fighter Squadron F-16s accumulate flight hours, the aircraft suffer wear and tear deep within their frames. It’s a team of 480th Fighter Generation Squadron Phase maintainers who dive into the systems of the aircraft to repair the ravages of flight and time....
Story by Staff Sgt. Preston Cherry | 52nd Fighter Wing | 04.13.2020
The 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight, also known as Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants, provides, stores, tests and distributes fuel used at Spangdahlem Air Base Germany, and is essential in the 52nd Fighter Wing’s mission of providing full-spectrum airpower to joint and allied commanders....
Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber | 52nd Fighter Wing | 12.07.2018
Since its start in Sept. 1950, the U.S. Army Ranger School is among the toughest training courses throughout the U.S. military branches. Ranger cadets train continuously for 61 days to the point of exhaustion, pushing the limits of their minds and bodies. A few years after its conception, the Army began to accept the applications of U.S. Airmen. In 2018, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Dallas......
Story by Senior Airman Preston Cherry | 52nd Fighter Wing | 07.13.2018
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into World War I, 52nd Fighter Wing Honor Guard members from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participated in a Bastille Day ceremony in Metz, France, July 13, 2018....
Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber | 52nd Fighter Wing | 06.26.2018
American, German, British and French citizens gathered at the former Rhein-Main Air Base to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift....
Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber | 52nd Fighter Wing | 03.28.2018
Recently the deputy inspector of the Royal Moroccan Air Force, along with key members of the RMAF, made their first visit to the 52nd Fighter Wing....
Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber | 52nd Fighter Wing | 03.19.2018
In an effort to advance combat readiness the 52nd Fighter Wing conducted a base-wide readiness exercise March 6 – 16.
Story by Senior Airman Dawn Weber | 52nd Fighter Wing | 02.22.2018
A three-man team of Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen worked together to refine the programming process of an F-16 Fighting Falcon missile launcher, improving capabilities and saving man hours....
