U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bane Spitzer, 52nd Maintenance Squadron precision-guided munitions controller, speaks about his deployment experience at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. Squadrons from the 52nd Fighter Wing deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to demonstrate the United States’ commitment of peace through strength by partnering with allies, reinforcing deterrence, and enhancing regional capabilities. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Maria Umanzor Guzman and Senior Airman Darius Frazier)
On Dec. 16, planners will host an open house allowing members of Saber Nation to learn about the Community District Plan and share ideas that could help shape a long-term effort to guide installation development over the next two decades.
A quarterly load competition had just begun, the goal to be the first to load three weapons onto their respective F-16. Winning requires near-perfect coordination, teamwork, and communication in a loud, chaotic, high-stakes environment. Teams are scored not only by how fast they load the weapons, but also by how few errors were present in their work.
Staffed by three Airmen, the 52nd Maintenance Squadron Air Force Repair and Enhance Program shop restores unserviceable or condemned parts from across the base such as aircraft parts, communications equipment and audiovisual equipment that would otherwise be discarded or sent to depot-level maintenance.
U.S. Airmen from the 52nd Maintenance Group recently coordinated a comprehensive inspection and repair of Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable Unit containers, ensuring sustained mission readiness for rapid deployment operations.
