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  • The Boom Podcast, Dec. 12

    This week Staff Sgt. D.J. Ayres and Senior Airman Corrine Jones discuss the change of tobacco prices on military bases, the ceremonial end in the Afghan combat mission, bomber training area expansion and much more. This is Senior Airman Jones's last episode.YouTube:

  • Fairchild Airman selected for commission

    A Fairchild Airman was 1 of 10 candidates selected for commission Nov. 10 as part of the Biomedical Science Corp Direct Accession Program. Tech. Sgt. Vikas Kumar, the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and physiology flight NCO in charge, competed against enlisted, line officers and cadets

  • Operation Cookie Drop a success

    Spokane's Lilac Festival FAB 14 assisted the Officer's Spouses Club with Operation Cookie Drop Dec. 8 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.Operation Cookie Drop is an annual event where they drop distribute bags of cookies to the Airmen living in the dormitories here.

  • Asking for help is sign of strength not weakness

    Growing up I was a big fan of Muhammad Ali. He was the world heavyweight boxing champion and unashamedly referred to himself as "The Greatest." I vividly remember a reporter asking Ali, "When did you know that you were 'The Greatest?'" Before Ali could answer, the reporter offered, "Perhaps it was

  • Fairchild Airman convicted of indecent communication

    On Nov. 21, Staff Sgt. Julian S. Phillips, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, was found guilty at general court-martial of two allegations of wrongful communication, two allegations of making indecent remarks to female coworkers, and one charge of wrongfully using his government computer to send

  • The Boom Podcast, Dec. 5

    Check out the latest edition of Fairchild's The Boom Podcast on YouTube and iTunes.This week Staff Sgt. D.J. Ayres and Senior Airman Corrine Jones talk about military pay cuts, Fairchild airmen and the KC-46, the VFW view's on women veterans and much more.YouTube:

  • Airmen, families gather for annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony

    Members of Team Fairchild gather in front of the base chapel to witness the annual tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1.The ceremony marks the start of the holiday season. It included a singing performance from Michael Anderson Elementary School students and a visit from Santa.

  • McChord Field and Fairchild AFB Airmen conduct joint training

    In the early hours of the morning of Nov. 24, a McChord C-17 Globemaster III aircrew departed McChord Field for Fairchild Air Force Base in the hopes of conducting some joint Air Force training.Crewmembers from the 7th Air Squadron met just after 5 a.m. to conduct their mission briefing to discuss

  • Fairchild Airmen selected for KC-46 aircrew

    Three Airmen from Team Fairchild were selected as primary and alternate candidates for the KC-46 Pegasus initial operation test and evaluation aircrew.Tech. Sgt. Christopher Joyce, 92nd Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew training, and Senior Airman Joshua Ortega, 92nd Air Refueling