Fairchild aids in Hurricane Sandy recovery

A BPA utility vehicle weighing about 50,000 pounds and stretching about 35 feet is slowly backed into the mouth of at Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy on the flightline at Fairchild AFB, Wash., Nov. 3. The wooden ramp allows the vehicles to enter without the top scraping against the roof of the aircraft. The C-5 departed with 19 BPA employee volunteers and five of their 14 vehicles at about 11 a.m. for Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst. The rest of the vehicles are being flown to the East Coast by two C-17 Globemasters assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. BPA will make their way to Long Island, New York to help restore power that was knocked out by Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Fairchild aids in Hurricane Sandy recovery

Staff Sgt. Saul Buenrostro, left, and Master Sgt. Jason Nipar, both C-5 loadmasters, 60th Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., lay the first board down to enhance the ramp of the C-5 on the Fairchild AFB flightline Nov. 3. Two of the largest utility vehicles weighed about 50,000 pounds and were more than 35 feet in length. A wooden ramp allowed these larger vehicles to enter the aircraft at a shallower angle. The C-5 departed with 19 BPA employee volunteers and five of their 14 vehicles at about 11 a.m. for Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst. The rest of the vehicles are being flown to the East Coast by two C-17 Globemasters assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. BPA will make their way to Long Island, New York to help restore power that was knocked out by Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Fairchild aids in Hurricane Sandy recovery

Volunteer employees from Bonneville Power Administration pose for a group photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 2, 2012. Nineteen BPA members left Fairchild on a C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., at about 11 a.m. Nov. 3 for Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, N.J. Their final destination will be Long Island, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

Fairchild celebrates Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated with the theme “The Best Me is Drug Free,” in communities all across the United States. This year’s campaign ran from Oct. 23 - 31. (Courtesy graphic)

Commissary scraps paper coupons for “Rewards Card”

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Envision: Relocates to Glasshouse

An exterior view of the “Glasshouse” at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 16, 2012. The entrance to the Envision Store, now currently located inside the “Glasshouse” is located on the north side of the building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)