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  • Fairchild HAWC promotes a better lifestyle

    Hidden in the fitness center is a haven for escaping stress, learning how to eat healthier and achieving a leaner body.Any Department of Defense identification card holder in need of current fitness or nutritional information is welcome to use the Health and Wellness Center. "Many people view the

  • Fairchild fire department 'If you call for help, we will come.'

    They operate 24/7 and are a vital asset to Fairchild's mission. They stand ready to respond to a wide variety of emergencies to protect people, aircraft, facilities and equipment.With an average of more than 600 calls per year, these unsung heroes effectively provide Team Fairchild service members

  • Fairchild pharmacy furnishes pharmaceuticals

    Many Airmen and retired veterans rely on the base's pharmacy to provide them with the medications they require. Safety is the number one goal of the pharmacy, as they fill an average of 700 prescriptions per day. Every order is double checked to ensure they are correct.View the slideshow.

  • Proud to be an American voter

    The 92nd Contracting Squadron superintendent drives around base with a Jamaican flag around his rear view mirror. When people ask what unit he is from, he says with his fading Jamaican accent "the 92nd Contractin' Squadron." There is no doubt about it, Senior Master Sgt. Ian Batchelor's diverse

  • Behind the scenes with Fairchild Protocol

    There's proper protocol behind any big ceremony or event and that holds nowhere more true than at Fairchild Air Force Base.This is where the 92nd Air Refueling Wing protocol office has a long-standing reputation of being one of the best at handling all the details preceding, during and after these

  • "676" Stratofortress static display stands proud

    There's a story behind everything, and it holds true to the B-52 Stratofortress static display in the Heritage Park near the entrance of the base. The B-52, serial number 56-0676, is a D model and has a long and impressive history. It was delivered to the Air Force in August 1957, and its first

  • Using common sense, courtesy at the new fitness center

    The new fitness center has been open for about two months now and, for the most part, patrons are using common sense and courtesy when it comes to cleanliness and upkeep of the facility, but the staff wants to ensure that it remains that way."A concern some of our users have is people not wiping

  • 92nd Vehicle Maintenance Keeps it Rollin'

    If it has wheels, an engine and uses gasoline, the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance crew here is more than likely responsible for all of its bumper to bumper maintenance."Big picture...we keep the mission going," said Master Sgt. Kenneth Lagerquist, 92nd Logistics Readiness

  • Retired Fairchild master sergeant now on-air TV meteorologist

    He can be seen 'live' most weekends and periodically throughout the week on KHQ 6 News delivering current and future weather forecasts for the Inland Northwest - meteorologist, Dave Law, owes a great deal of his success to his 23 years in the Air Force."My four years as the Chief of Weather

  • Fairchild's Fabrication Flight 'key' to Stratotanker's success

    The Air Force purchased its first KC-135 Stratotankers in 1954, that means Fairchild's fleet of roughly 37 aircraft is 58-years-old. One 'key' to the fleet's longevity is the 92nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight.The Fabrication Flight consists of three sections: Aircraft Structural