Airmen Against Drunk Driving program saving lives Published March 9, 2007 By Airman Bradley Kasch Detachment 9, Air Force News SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNEWS) -- Airmen Against Drunk Driving program, or AADD, and programs similar to it are potentially saving military members' lives. Every Friday and Saturday night, Airmen volunteer their time here to ensure other Airmen who have been drinking make it home from bars, restaurants, and parties safe. Since January, Spangdahlem Air Base's AADD program, in place for more than six years, has brought more than 200 Airmen safely home. The heart of this program is in the volunteers' hands, said Master Sergeant Benjamin Ernst, Spangdahlem's AADD's president . "Thanks to those volunteers that consistently help and keep the program running, because it would exist without them," Segeant Ernst said. The program is free to all military members who chose not to get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol. With the times, the volunteers change. Men and Women of every rank and persuasion fill these slots and take care of their extended Air Force family. They all have one thing in common though and that is their ability to save lives and make sure the mission keeps going. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page