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F-16 at Spangdahlem first in Europe to hit 10,000 flight hours
Apr 24, 2020 - An F-16 combat jet at Spangdahlem Air Base achieved a landmark 10,000 flight hours on Thursday, nearly 27 years after it rolled off the production line and began flying for the 52nd Fighter Wing. [Read more...]
US F-16 crashes in Germany, pilot ejects safely
Oct 08, 2019 - A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Tuesday afternoon near the German town of Zemmer-Rodt, Air Force and German officials said. [Read more...]
480th FS commander surpasses 2,000 flying hours
Oct 31, 2018 - Lt Col Mike Richard, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, surpassed 2,000 flying hours on October 18th, 2018, in the airspace around Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. [Read more...]
480th FS completes U.K. FTD
Jul 31, 2017 - Eighteen F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and more than 260 Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, completed a three-week flying training deployment on July 31. [Read more...]
480th FS returns from Operation Inherent Resolve
Oct 12, 2016 - Hundreds of families reunited with Airmen assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during the squadron’s return to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, October 12, 2016. [Read more...]
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