Structural maintainers keep jets flying

Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

Team Fairchild launched seven KC-135R Stratotankers within minutes at the conclusion of a weeklong operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22.The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test

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Fairchild blasts through Color Run 5k

Wings of Hope -- The 92nd Bombardment Group and the Green Project

Even though the fighting in Europe ended when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, the 92nd Bombardment Group still had much work to do. Now that the fighting was over, the hundreds of thousands of troops still in Europe just wanted to go home. The only way to avoid a mutiny was to get those troops

U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West coming to Spokane region

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West is slated to present free concerts in northern Idaho and eastern Washington by the "Wild West Winds" clarinet quartet. The only active duty Air Force band west of the Rockies, the Band of the Golden West is comprised of 51 talented and versatile

Fairchild Airman court-martialed, sentenced for larceny, failure to obey

On June 21, 2014, Senior Airman Kenneth L. Shown from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron was tried at a special court-martial and pled guilty to one charge and specification of larceny. He was found guilty of one charge and specification of the wrongful possession of an intoxicating substance with the

CMSAF, Congressional Reps. discuss issues concerning military families

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody participated in a Congressional Military Family Caucus at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 14, affording more than one hundred military family members the opportunity to discuss various issues with congressional representatives and Air Force

Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Jared Thomas

Name: Senior Airman Jared ThomasUnit: 92nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Integrated Flight Control Systems SpecialistHome town: Glendora, CaliforniaWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB? Maintain guidance and control systems on the KC-135 Stratotanker.What do you enjoy about

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