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  • 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

  • New allotment rule protects troops from lending scams

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed a policy change in new paycheck allotments to prevent unscrupulous commercial lenders from taking advantage of troops and their families, Pentagon officials said Nov. 21.According to a Defense Department news release, effective Jan. 1, 2015, the change in

  • Leaving a legacy of knowledge

    336th Training Group Airmen are given a tour inside of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft Nov. 20, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. There are 12 different variations of the Lockheed Martin four prop aircraft. Each model differs depending on the mission from air-sea rescue, tactical airlift,

  • Hard times build strong Airmen, families

    Deployments, temporary duty assignments, permanent change of stations and long work hours, are just some of the unique challenges that military families worldwide may encounter, the McElroys are no exception.Tech. Sgt. Myron McElroy has worked in the aircraft maintenance career field since he

  • First Sergeants spread holiday cheer

    Fairchild's First Sergeant Council and Team Fairchild members assembled 100 boxes with completed Thanksgiving meals during the annual Turkey Drive in support of Operation Warm Heart, Nov. 24.Operation Warm Heart is a First Sergeant Council outreach program designed to support Airmen during the

  • First sergeants to supervisors: Here are 5 things you should know

    There are approximately 2,600 active-duty Airmen assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base and nine fully trained, diamond-wearing first sergeants on duty.That's a little more than 280 Airmen to one first shirt. This proportion is not uncommon at most bases around the command and the Air Force.Acting and

  • Programs available to families, Airmen affected by deployments

    Sometime in their career, perhaps more than once, there is a good chance an Airmen will deploy. While this can be hard for military families, there are resources that help make a deployment easier.The Airman and Family Readiness center offers several different resources for military families, such