When the weather is clear, you can see the US Airbase Spangdahlem in the distance. The 52nd Fighter Squadron is stationed at the US Airbase Spangdahlem: It comprises an F16 fighter jet squadron with around 20 aircraft. The US base includes around 4,000 US soldiers. Including their relatives, around 10,000 people live and work at the base. The US Air Force has had a presence in Spangdahlem since the mid-1950s. Source: swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/us-militaer-verlegated-kampfjets-nach-spangdahlem-ukraine-eisre-100.html

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The airbase covers an area of approx. 660 ha and was opened in 1953. See e.g. de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spangdahlem_Air_Base

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