Snow barn reacts as snow flies

Master Sgt. Bryna Kelm pours salt over the sidewalks around the wing headquarters building at Fairchild Air Force Base Wash., Nov. 9, 2012. The snow depth reached three inches during the morning. Kelm is the military personnel section NCO-in charge with the 141st Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Snow barn reacts as snow flies

Members of the 92nd Contracting Squadron play a game of football during the first snowfall on Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 9, 2012. The snow depth reached three inches during the morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Championship Game

The 92nd Maintenance Squadron football team members pose for a photo after winning the intramural football season championship game against the 336th Training Group team, Nov. 7, 2012. The game was tied up by the end of the fourth quarter; the maintenance team kicked a field goal to win. The final score ended at 17-14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Fairchild spouses experience mission first-hand

Senior Airman Jonathan Mellon shows Ann Gottlieb and Amy Reeves how to refuel a KC-10 Extender from a 93rd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a spouses orientation flight over Washington and Oregon Nov. 7, 2012. Fairchild spouses flew as part of an ongoing program designed to orient them with what it means to be an Airman here. Participants wore their respective husband’s flight suits adding to the overall realness of the experience. Mellon is a 93rd ARS boom operator. Gottlieb is the wife of Capt. Derek Gottlieb and Reeves is the wife of 1st Lt. Cary Reeves, both 93rd ARS pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

Fairchild spouses experience mission first-hand

Senior Airman Jonathan Mellon shows Ann Greer how to operate the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a spouses orientation flight over Washington and Oregon Nov. 7, 2012. Fairchild spouses flew as part of an ongoing program designed to orient them with what it means to be an Airman here. Participants wore their respective husband’s flight suits adding to the overall realness of the experience. Mellon is a 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and Greer is the wife of Capt. Adam Greer also from the 93rd ARS and a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

Fairchild spouses experience mission first-hand

Lt. Col. Patrick O’Brien addresses Fairchild spouses before their orientation flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 7, 2012. Fairchild spouses flew in a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of an ongoing program designed to orient them with what it means to be an Airman here. Participants wore their respective husband’s flight suits adding to the overall realness of the experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)