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  • Fairchild implements 100 percent ID checks

    The 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander has implemented a 24/7 100 percent ID card check at all installation entry control points effective Oct. 8 at 6 a.m.This new policy will require all occupants of a vehicle to have proper DOD identification. This includes DOD common access cards, dependent ID

  • Operation Cannonball: The rest of the story

    Four train cars sit forlornly across from the base's Heritage Airpark. Many have wondered why and how they ended up parked there.These Strategic Air Command simulator cars arrived at Fairchild in 1962 and have remained a permanent fixture for more than 50 years.Years ago, SAC officials decided it

  • Commissaries 'go pink' for breast cancer awareness

    Find big holiday savings at your commissaryOctober represents the unofficial start to the holiday season for commissary customers who want to save more than their usual 30 percent or more."We're offering daily specials throughout our stores and seasonal club packs at great savings for the upcoming

  • It's time for a power nap!

    $2,142,979.That's the amount Fairchild spent last year to power the installation.In light of this, let's take a stand--or maybe a nap! This month is Energy Action Month across the federal government and the Air Force leverages this opportunity to encourage Airmen to save energy while performing the

  • A tip for success: Know your color

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is now offering a course that teaches Team Fairchild to understand and adapt to their peers True Colors.The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers a True Colors course, based on a personality identification model, to help unit members understand

  • Fairchild crews participate in airstrikes against ISIL

    Fairchild aircrews are actively participating in support of the mission against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant known as ISIL.U.S. military forces and partner nations, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab

  • Enlisted Spouses Club steps up to keep Airman's Attic running

    Starting this month, Team Fairchild Enlisted Spouses Club members will be spending their free time as volunteers, keeping the Airman and Family Readiness Center's Airman's Attic up and running.Due to fiscal year budget changes, contracted positions are no longer being supported and the Airman's

  • Washington gets their money worth with the Guard

    Washington State Governor Jay Inslee hosted a group of approximately 50 Washington National Guardsmen and first responders at the Governor's Mansion in Olympia, Washington, Sept. 29, to honor them for their contribution to the State Route 530 slide.The formal ceremony started out with appetizers and

  • Army Rangers conduct two-week military exercise at JBLM, Fairchild

    Rangers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment stationed at JBLM will conduct a military training exercise Oct. 6-17 at JBLM and Fairchild AFB, Washington. Units from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field,

  • First Hispanic female general: Brig. Gen. Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti

    Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was a pioneer as the first Hispanic female to obtain the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force in 1985.She attended Regina School of Nursing and received a nursing diploma. Since she worked on the base and decided to join the Air Force in 1958. She began