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  • Fairchild Varsity ball team takes championship

    Eighty well-played, heart-pounding minutes decided the fate of the Fairchild Varsity Basketball team July 31. The tournament, decidedly named the East Central Summer League, was held at the East Central Community Center and was comprised of various teams throughout the Spokane, Wash., area. The four

  • The Spokane Sun-God

    Long before there was an air refueling wing in this area -- long before there was even an Air Force Base here -- the Spokane, Wash., community was helping to pioneer the art and science of mid-air refuelings. In fact, Spokane will forever be known for one particularly significant air refueling

  • Extreme VPP in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    What do OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs, the U.S. Army and the global war on terrorism have to do with each other? Well, it's an interesting story... When I heard about a new position in the Army Reserve called a 'combat safety officer,' I wondered who would have to tell people in combat to be

  • Medical Group on track for major inspection Aug. 10 to 14

    The 92nd Medical Group will undergo a combined Health Services Inspection and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care inspection next week. The 12 inspectors (nine from HSI and three from AAAHC) will evaluate essentially every activity or service the medical group provides (in other

  • The IG System and How it Relates to Airmen

    Although I've been the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Inspector General for just a short period of time, I've had experience with the IG system for most of my U.S. Air Force career. The role of the IG has changed several times over the years, but the need for the IG has not. The IG system is based on the

  • Looking Back: Fairchild Airman once awarded highest honor

    As we approach the end of July, I'm reminded of a truly remarkable event in the heritage of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing that occurred July 26, 1943. The lineage and honors of the 92nd ARW date back to the 92nd Bombardment Group of World War II, a B-17 unit that displayed extraordinary heroism over

  • Outdoor Recreation offers rentals for summer fun

    Outdoor Recreation has a plethora of both outdoor adventures and equipment to make your summer more enjoyable and get the work done faster so you can get to the fun stuff quicker. We rent lawn and garden equipment from full size aerators and thatches to mini-rototillers and lawn mowers and

  • Combat Hapkido classes offered on Fairchild

    To combine, unite or join internal energy and life force within a system or method -- that is a conceptual translation of Hapkido, a system of martial arts that focuses on self-defense, deflection and discipline. Combat Hapkido classes are offered at the base gym by Staff Sgt. Thomas Locke, 66th

  • Race of the Ranks inspires competition, camaraderie on Team Fairchild

    The stage was set, the music was on, and Col. Scott Greene, 336th Training Group commander, gave some opening remarks kicking off the first Race of the Ranks Relay. The Race of the Ranks Relay took place April 22 on the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape side base. The relay was a half mile

  • Fairchild Airman competes with Air Force wrestling team

    An Airman from the 66th Training Squadron recently returned from competing with the Air Force wrestling team and travelling to Mountain Home, Idaho; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Las Vegas, Nevada. Senior Airman Eddie Fore, 66th TRS Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist water survival