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Yes, this was actually in the news...

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote><b>U.S. Air Force worried about its German bunkers</b>

Fri May 7,11:14 AM ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force needs to fix its bunkers at the Spangdahlem base in Germany -- because they are not up to U.S. Golf Association standards.

The base in the Eifel mountains, home to the Air Force's 53rd Fighter Squadron, boasts a nine-hole golf course for its 12,000 staff and their dependents.

But work to expand the air field has left the course in a sorry state, a spokeswoman said. "It's not up to par," she said.

A tender published by the air force this week asks for the course to be upgraded by May 31 so it can be "rated for handicap purposes".

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By the way, I know it is the <b>52nd</b> Fighter <b>Wing</b>, not the 53rd Fighter Squadron! I may just have to personally check out the conditions of those bunkers, I feel it is my duty!

Cheers! M2

The 53rd Fighter squadron was at Spang from 94 till 99 when it deactivated. They flew F15C's.

greetz

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>But work to expand the air field has left the course in a sorry state, a spokeswoman said. "It's not up to par," she said.

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Having 81-985 conclude its landing run on the course in '99 wouldnt have helped either.<img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>

That article is puntastic!!

~Thud

I thought at first they were talkign about the HAZs. Until they mentioned golf.

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>I thought at first they were talkign about the HAZs. Until they mentioned golf. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size=2 id=quote>

Me too!

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and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
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