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  • The eyes in the Northwest skies

    "I knew everything was going to be alright when I heard the sound of the Huey coming--it is still the sound of freedom," rescue 637 survivor said. Survivor 637 was rescued by the Fairchild 36th Rescue Flight in Hope, Idaho. The 71-year-old Vietnam Veteran suffered injuries from an all-terrain

  • A day in the life of a fire fighter

    It's a process created by a series of actions and changes. When sufficient amounts of fuel, oxygen, and heat exist simultaneously, a chemical reaction ignites an uncontrolled combustion more commonly known as fire. The color and intensity of a fire's flame, which is a mixture of reacting gases and

  • Behind the apron: One chow hall member trades the spatula for the stage

    During the day he can be found making wraps and grilling chicken to order at the 92nd Force Support Squadron's Warrior Dining Facility. But at the end of the day, Senior Airman Matt Baumann returns home to his guitar and performs his music all over the Spokane area. The musician, who has been

  • A day in the life: The culinary warriors

    Total Force Integration is an entity that is a fairly new practice for some units and organizations on practically every Air Force base. The Fairchild Air Force Base Dining Facility has been exercising this practice long before the title of TFI was applied to the long lived practice, said Tech. Sgt.

  • SERE fire circle: Remaining mobile through the mountains

    Editor's note: The SERE fire circle is a time-honored tradition of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. The fire circle is typically beneath a parachute, an iconic visual of the SERE member in the woods, where they gather to learn and join in the camaraderie of the career after

  • Year of the Air Force Family

    Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, and General Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, announced July 2009 to July 2010 as the Year of the Air Force Family. "Members of our Air Force Family truly are our greatest assets and this year of observance provides the perfect

  • SERE fire circle: Getting familiar with survival

    Editor's note: The SERE fire circle is a time-honored tradition of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. The fire circle is typically beneath a parachute, an iconic visual of the SERE member in the woods, where they gather to learn and join in the camaraderie of the career after

  • THANK YOU TEAM FAIRCHILD

    Fairchild's base agencies and organizations work together everyday to support our Airmen and keep our tankers flying - last week was no exception. The 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron lost one of their own and I can't tell you how impressed I was at everyone who came out. It was a true team effort

  • A place for Airmen

    Twelve Airmen and a supervisor from various squadrons here arrived at the Clark Fork River in Montana, July 8. They suited up in their vests and helmets and loaded the bus en route to their adventure. The Airmen departed the bus to meet their river guides then entered their large yellow rafts. The