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  • Fairchild to celebrate 75th anniversary

    Before the 92nd Air Refueling Wing existed, the 92nd Bombardment Group was created, beginning the revolution of air refueling. On March 1, 1942, the 92nd BG was activated at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, existing only on paper before ultimately moving to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and then to

  • Instructor pilot awarded AF Col. Joe Jackson Award

    Capt. Deborah Gaddis is the 509th Weapons Squadron training flight commander, a Weapons Instructor Course instructor and a certified KC-135 Stratotanker instructor pilot. She has been at Fairchild Air Force Base since 2010; first as a pilot with the 92nd Operations Group and in 2015 she became an

  • Fairchild’s Finest Senior Airman Brandon Johnson

    Rank and Name: Senior Airman Brandon JohnsonUnit of assignment: 92nd Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: Materiel handling and equipment journeymanHome town and state: Moreno Valley, CaliforniaWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?I inspect, maintain and repair vehicles that are vital

  • Fairchild secretary retires after 58 years

    Born on May 26, 1937, in Eureka, Montana, Jerald “Smitty” Smith, the oldest of four, grew up in a family of loggers. Not wanting to be a logger himself, at 18 years old Smitty, the first on his father’s side, joined the U.S. Navy on Jan. 2, 1956 and headed to six weeks of basic training.

  • LRS prepares for first snowfall

    Washington winters can cause issues for vehicles on the roadways and in the skies. At Fairchild, the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Maintenance shop begins preparing for the unpredictable winter months and the weather they bring, eight months prior to the anticipated first snowfall.

  • MFLCs integrate into units

    When you break a bone, you are rushed to the nearest hospital where you’re poked, prodded and wrapped in a cast by doctors and specialists who will ensure your broken bones heal properly. When experiencing troubles or stress in an individual’s personal or work life, the Military Family Life

  • Fairchild’s Finest Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rosciglione

    Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rosciglione, 22nd Training Squadron Water Survival Training flight chief, poses for a photo Sept. 13, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Five days-a-week Rosciglione manages three separate Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Water Survival Courses at the indoor pool.

  • Fairchild youth’s wish granted

    On the outside, Caitlin Butcher is just a normal 11-year-old girl with a passion for reading and acting in Christian Youth Theater classes. However on the inside, Caitlin is battling a condition no doctor or specialist has been able to identify.

  • Fairchild’s Finest: Airman 1st Class Megan Hatch

    Rank and name: Airman 1st Class Megan HatchUnit of assignment: 93rd Air Refueling SquadronNominee’s duty title: Boom operatorHome town and state: Orlando, FloridaWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?Prior to deploying, I was mainly just learning my job and completing mission