MISSION | On your mark… get set… GO! 🏁💥 Members of the 52nd Maintenance Squadron and 480th Fighter Generation Squadron went head-to-head during the 52nd Maintenance Group 4th quarter loading competition. 📸: Amn Sydney Franklin & A1C Albert Morel #ReadyAF USAFE-AFAFRICA

Mission | USAFE-AFAFRICA A6 visits Spangdahlem AB 📡 Last Wednesday, U.S. Air Force Col. Oscar Delgado, USAFE-AFAFRICA A6 director, visited #SaberNation. During the visit, he toured 52nd Communication Squadron facilities and spoke with personnel. USAFE-AFAFRICA

#FlightlineFriday! 🛩️ For this week's post, we have some awesome images taken during a flying training exercise RAF Lakenheath, England, July 2017. Eighteen F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and more than 260 Airmen from #SaberNation deployed in support of the exercise. #ReadyAF

MISSION | Maj. Gen. John Allen visits Spangdahlem AB U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Allen, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, visited units across #SaberNation to receive briefs on mission support topics and to view ongoing base projects. USAFE-AFAFRICA

Happy #FlightlineFriday! ✈️ This week's pictures are from the 480th Fighter Squadron’s deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan in April 2023. 📸: Senior Airman Tylir Meyer #ReadyAF #AgileCombatEmployment #SaberNation U.S. Indo-Pacific Command USAFE-AFAFRICA

Hey Sabers, it’s #FlightLineFriday!!!🛩️ This week, we’re throwing it back all the way to March of 2016 when the 480th Fighter Squadron deployed to Campia Turzii, Romania, in support of the Dacian Warhawk exercise. #StrongerTogether #ReadyAF #AlwaysReady USAFE-AFAFRICA NATO

MISSION | The Fighting Falcons have landed in Estonia 🇪🇪🤝🇺🇸 While practicing Agile Combat Employment, the 480th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s stopped in Estonia and interacted with Estonian Defense Forces on the ground. #StrongerTogether #ReadyAF USAFE-AFAFRICA | NATO

Mission | Bigger, Better, Faster 🏗️ The 726th AMS is broadening their role in U.S. Air Force global mobility network with the expansion of their passenger terminal. Check out the link below to learn more about this awesome expansion. bit.ly/4a2yJ7v USAFE-AFAFRICA

It’s #FlightlineFriday! 🛫 Last week, pilots assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron conducted Agile Combat Employment training in the Baltic region alongside NATO partners in Estonia and Poland. Read more about this in the link below ⏬ bit.ly/3V4VpzS USAFE-AFAFRICA

MISSION | The @ASAF_IE visits Spangdahlem AB 🫡 #SaberNation had the privilege of welcoming the honorable Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, along with SAF/IE leaders for a tour of Spangdahlem AB facilities and a look at several of 52 FW’s latest innovations. USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force

Hey #SaberNation, it’s #FlightLineFriday!!! ✈️ Here’s a throwback to the 480th Fighter Squadron aiding NATO air surveillance and policing at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, Oct. 22, 2023. A C-130J Super Hercules tactical aircraft also provided support. USAFE-AFAFRICA

MISSION | A Joint Effort 💪 Airmen from #SaberNation executed an ACE-based contingency operation exercise with Ramstein Air Base. The event included a wet-wing defuel and an integrated combat turn. Read more below!⏬ spangdahlem.af.mil/News/Article-D… USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force

MISSION | Radiant Falcon ⚡ Saber Airmen across the 52nd FW put their skills and teamwork to the test during Radiant Falcon, a training exercise focused on the health and safety of personnel during the recovery of potentially contaminated aircraft. USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force

MISSION | Origins of Legendary Airpower To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the F-16 and Tornado aircraft models' first flight, our base historian recounted the circumstances that gave rise to these famed aircraft: bit.ly/3yH3Bxa U.S. European Command USAFE-AFAFRICA

MISSION | New Commander at Detachment 1 🫡 We bid farewell to Lt. Col. Sean Murphy as he departs Detachment 1, and extend congratulations to Lt. Col. Peter Namyslowski as he takes command of Det 1, a geographically separated unit of the 52nd FW in Poland. USAFE-AFAFRICA

MISSION | New flight plan🟰smoother flying✈️ EUROCONTROL held a class at Spangdahlem AB on the new iOAT flight plan, which is designed to improve the ability of military aircraft to operate across airspaces of EUROCONTROL nations: bit.ly/4bcdHUl U.S. European Command USAFE-AFAFRICA

MISSION | 52nd OG, Det 1 leads the way in Poland🇵🇱 The 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1 is charged with supporting the operations of U.S. troops deploying in and out of Powidz and Lask Air Bases. Read more here: bit.ly/3xDHaZw USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force

MISSION | Yeehaw! It’s the IED Rodeo 🤠 What happens when Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from seven European countries, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force Reserves get together for training? They have a 💥BLAST💥 Get it? 😏 #EOD USAFE-AFAFRICA U.S. Air Force

Marching Together, #StrongerTogether 🥾🤝 In August, 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1 organized two Norwegian Foot marches for U.S. and NATO partner nation service members and U.S. Embassy Tallinn staff at Łask Air Base, Poland, and Amari AB, Estonia. U.S. European Command USAFE-AFAFRICA

You are not alone. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month is observed during September to bring awareness to suicide, prevention, and the importance of being a wingman. If you or anyone you know needs help, call the military crisis line at +1 (844)702-5495 #KnowTheSigns #BeThere