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  • Air Force celebrates 60 years of the KC-135

    On Aug. 31 of this year, the Air Force celebrates the 60th birthday of the KC-135 Stratotanker. The first aircraft flew in August of 1956 and was later delivered to the Air Force in June 1957.

  • Fairchild Falcons battle JBLM

    Fairchild Air Force Base’s hockey team, The Falcons, played in their first Veteran’s Hockey Game against Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 27, at the Eastern Washington University Recreational Center in Cheney, Wash.The purpose of the game was to build relationships with other varsity hockey teams in

  • Education center welcomes new university

    Team Fairchild welcomed Bellevue University as the fourth school to join the Fairchild Education Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 25.Bellevue University is a private, regionally accredited, non-profit school nationally recognized as a military-friendly institution. Col. Ryan Samuelson,

  • Promotees celebrate during Senior NCO Recognition Ceremony

    Team Fairchild, family and friends joined in celebration during the annual Senior NCO Recognition Ceremony to recognize thirty-eight technical sergeants selected for promotion July 29 at the Red Morgan Center.Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, 18th Air Force command chief, spoke at the event,

  • Team Fairchild welcomes KC-46A Site Survey Team

    The Secretary of the Air Force announced candidate bases for the next active duty KC-46A basing action June 23. To support the next phase of the Air Force Strategic Basing Process, narrowing the candidates to preferred and reasonable alternatives, a site survey is being conducted at Fairchild AFB

  • KC-46 completes required flight tests

    The KC-46 Pegasus program completed all flight tests required for the Milestone C production decision July 15 by offloading 1,500 pounds of fuel to an A-10 Thunderbolt II.The successful A-10 mission was the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required before the tanker program can request

  • ALS distinguished graduates

    Congratulations to the following Airmen of Airman Leadership School Class 16 Echo, who earned top honors during their recent ALS graduation ceremony:John L. Levitow Award:Senior Airman Micah Gillette, 66th Training SquadronCommandant Award:Senior Airman Jesse Liethen, 66th TRS Academic Achievement

  • Fairchild First Sergeant Council named AMC Council of the Year

    Every year, Air Mobility Command recognizes outstanding Airmen across the command in an annual ceremony. Earlier this year, the Fairchild Air Force Base First Sergeant Council was recognized as the First Sergeant Council of the Year.Airmen recognized in the annual ceremony include AMC’s Outstanding