HomeNews

ARTICLE SEARCH

Results:
Category: SkyFest
Clear
  • Fire fighters from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron spray water onto a simulated fire June 5, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fairchild and local emergency personnel responded to simulated airplane crashes in preparation for Fairchild’s upcoming 2017 SkyFest Air Show. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Ryan Lackey)

    Fairchild prepares for 2017 SkyFest

    Fairchild prepared for the upcoming 2017 Inland Northwest SkyFest Air Show and open house by conducting a Major Accident Response Exercise June 5 and 6.
  • KHQ 6 reporter, Leslie Lowe, thanks U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crew chiefs for their service before her orientation flight as part of SkyFest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 29, 2014. The Thunderbirds is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots, including six demonstration pilots, four support officers, three civilians and more than 130 enlisted personnel performing in 25 career fields. SkyFest is Fairchild’s air show and open house, giving the local and regional community the opportunity to view Airmen and our resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Local media flies with Air Force Thunderbirds

  • The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares for take off from the flightline at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 30, 2014. The flight was an orientation flight for Robyn Nance, KXLY news anchor, the day prior to SkyFest 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica Montes)

    KXLY News anchor flies high with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

  • A Fairchild color guard marches as part of the 75th Annual Lilac Festival Armed Forced Torchlight Parade in Spokane, Wash., May 17, 2014. The parade is the largest armed forces torchlight parade in the nation and is made to honor service members of both the past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Annual torchlight parade honors armed forces

  • Media attending SkyFest use Graham Gate Road

    All media members attending SkyFest are required to fill out the these ground rules in order to receive media access. Only media members with clearance prior to May 31 will be allowed access, be able to use the Graham Road Gate to get on base and park in media specified parking May 31 and June 1.All media must check in at the Media Tent prior to
  • (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Fairchild announces final list of SkyFest performers

    Fairchild's Open House planning committee has finalized its list of performers and static aircraft participating in SkyFest 2014 scheduled May 31 and June 1. Returning to Fairchild for the first time since 2010, the event will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team. The airfield opens to visitors
  • (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Civilian acts, vendors team up with SkyFest performers

    SkyFest 2014 is only weeks away and excitement is building in anticipation of the high-flying fun to be held the weekend of May 31 and June 1.The USAF Thunderbirds are headlining the event as well as the US Army's Golden Knights, however many civilian aircrews are joining in on the action.Civilians flying acts to look forward to include:· Jacquie B
  • Members of Team Fairchild transport a simulated patient during an exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 22, 2014. The installation's emergency responders worked alongside partnering agencies from around the community to ensure seamless operations, especially during a crisis. This exercise was held in preparation for the upcoming Skyfest open house and air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary O'Dell/Released)

    Major accident response exercise prepares Fairchild for SkyFest

    Fairchild Airmen practiced emergency response procedures during a major accident response exercise preparing the base for the upcoming SkyFest open house and air show here April 22 to 24.There isn't any expectation for an accident to occur, but practicing for various emergency scenarios allows those response agencies the opportunity to be ready, to
  • Laminated papers describing the life of fallen Airman, Capt. Tyler Voss, are taped to the wing of an RV-8 aircraft being rebuilt by Staff Sgt. Matthew Perroux in Voss’s memory at a maintenance hangar at Felts Field in Spokane, Wash., Feb. 22, 2014. Perroux is a 373rd detachment aircraft maintenance instructor and Voss was a 93rd Air Refueling Squadron crew member who lost his life in a tragic KC-135 Stratotanker crash May 3, 2013, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary O’Dell/Released)

    Building a legacy: Capt. Tyler Voss

    The memory of a fallen Airman will live on with the help of the friendship, dedication and loyalty of one Fairchild Air Force Base staff sergeant. Capt. Tyler Voss of the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron was one of three Airmen who perished in an aircraft accident nearly one year ago, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Perroux, a 373rd detachment aircraft
  • (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Safety preps base for SkyFest

    While guests attending SkyFest 2014 enjoy the premiere performers, numerous static displays and vendors at Fairchild Air Force Base May 31 to June 1, base members will be working hard to ensure the safety of its event patrons. In the rare event a safety mishap or medical emergency occurs, base medical technicians and members from the base's safety
RSS