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  • Final rule puts more teeth Into Military Lending Act

    The Defense Department today closed loopholes to protect U.S. men and women in uniform from predatory lending practices, President Barack Obama said July 21 at the 116th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Pittsburgh.The heightened level of financial and consumer-rights protection

  • Logistics Airman hikes for fallen EOD brothers

    Tech. Sgt. Stacy Trosine, the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron flight service center NCO in charge, has been training nearly every day for her 36-day, 710-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail on behalf of the EOD Warrior Foundation and her fallen brothers in arms.She has deployed seven times in

  • Spokane Shock host military appreciation night

    The Spokane Shock put on a military appreciation night July 17 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.Fairchild Air Force Base Airmen helped to put on the event, Col. Brian McDaniel, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, was honorary captain, Tech. Sgt. Lloyd Kelly, the 92nd Communications Squadron

  • Have fun, cook healthy

    Fairchild's Health Promotions Flight hosts a healthy cooking class every first and third Wednesday and is hosted by the base's dietician, Alyson Kresser."So the cooking classes are a great opportunity to learn some valuable life skills, prepare healthy meals for yourself or your family members, make

  • Fairchild Airman receives Spirit of Service award

    Airman 1st Class Ariana Cunningham, 92nd Medical Group dental assistant, received the Spirit of Service award from the American Legion for volunteering more than 300 hours in her community.The American Legion is the nation's largest organization of wartime veterans. Each year they hold a convention

  • AF releases first-term Airman retraining quotas

    Eligible first-term enlisted Airmen interested in retraining opportunities can review the fiscal year 2016 online retraining advisory on myPers. Air Force officials approved 1,599 fiscal 2016 first-term Airman retraining quotas in 45 Air Force specialty codes.Airmen can retrain into a variety of

  • Weapons squadron loads new leadership

    Lt. Col. John Kelley took the reins as the 509th Weapons Squadron commander from Lt. Col. Brian Eberling here July 17.Kelley previously served as the operations officer for the squadron.The change of command ceremony is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military's way of bestowing

  • AF generals testify for their future positions

    Two Air Force generals testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee during their nomination hearing as the next U.S. Transportation Command commander and new vice chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff July 14.Both were nominated by President Barack Obama and expressed their gratitude for the

  • Prescription drug abuse harms military careers

    With the shifting legal statuses of various controlled substances across the nation, it may be confusing for Airmen to keep things straight when it comes to prescription medications, legalized recreational substances and outlawed drugs. Particularly with the advent of statewide marijuana

  • Defenders welcome new commander

    Maj. Kevin A. McMahon took the reins from Maj. Eric M. Horst as the 92nd Security Forces Squadron commander here July 10.The change of command ceremony is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military's way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit from one officer to another. This