The b-roll highlights 52nd Dental Clinic dental assistants working with the Spangdahlem Veterinary Treatment Facility at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov. 3, 2025. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Sydney Franklin)
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.
