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  • Teaching to lead

    The Chief's Group held a mentoring session on career progression at the education center Jan. 28. The session was open to all ranks with roughly 70 Airmen in attendance.During the session many topics were discussed to include the enlisted evaluation system, having a 20-year plan and the importance

  • Six maintainers earn Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals

    Six maintainers from the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron earned Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals Jan. 23 for their part in repairing a Navy E-6 Mercury during an exercise in October 2014.The award recipients were Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marks, Staff Sgt. Daniel Fraser, Senior Airman Garret

  • 92nd ARW team wins over-30 basketball championships

    The 92nd Air Refueling Wing Staff Agencies team defeated the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron to win the over-30 intramural basketball championship Jan. 23 here.Four teams from the 92nd ARW and one from the 141st ARW played in the league, with the 92nd ARW staff agencies team winning the championship.

  • Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Timothy Riley

    Fairchild's Finest is a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing Airmen.Rank/Name: Senior Airman Timothy RileyUnit of assignment: 92nd Security Forces SquadronDuty title: Police Services Program ManagerHometown and state: Orland Park, IllinoisWhat do you do on a daily basis at

  • Q&A: Tips to improve your child’s oral health

    February is Children's Dental Health month.Since parents often have questions for dental providers about caring for their child's developing teeth the Fairchild Dental Team would like to raise awareness to help parents establish habits that will ensure their child's oral health.There are often many

  • Spokane Chiefs host Military Appreciation Night

    Military members from each branch of service participated in the ceremonial faceoff at the Spokane Chief's hockey game Jan. 24 in Spokane, Washington.The Spokane Chiefs invited military members to attend as part of their military appreciation night.

  • Team Fairchild welcomes home London

    More than 100 students, friends and military families greeted London Bowater, as she returned home after a year of receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Seattle. This month, Bowater, a second grader at Michael Anderson Elementary School received her last treatment and was able to

  • 100-year-old Air Force veteran celebrated at the Spokane VA Medical Center

    The Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center hosted a 100th birthday celebration for a World War II veteran Jan. 21 here. During the event, three Pearl Harbor survivors were also recognized. George "Bud" Garvin is a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S. Air Force. Garvin

  • The 'daily flap' brings morale, leadership to Total Force team

    When reporting for the duty day, most maintainers go to their areas, prepare for their shift and begin the day's work. Yet the day begins a bit differently for some members in the 92nd Maintenance Squadron, where an Airman found a way to motivate, inspire and lead others with just a few words of

  • AMC command surgeon visits Fairchild Airmen

    Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, Air Mobility command surgeon, visited the base Jan.13, to tour the clinic and present command-level annual awards to Team Fairchild Airmen.Cornum visited a number of clinics including: physical therapy, public health, flight medicine and family health.During the visit,