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April 15, 2022
MARE prepares FAFB for SkyFest 2022

Team Fairchild Airmen and other local agencies conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise on April 12, 2022, in preparation for Fairchild SkyFest Airshow and Open House, May 14 and 15.
April 6, 2022
Advanced training keeps KC-135 weapons squadron Airmen agile

Tucked away in the middle of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, resides a small contingent of professional KC-135 pilots, navigators and in-flight refueling specialists responsible for developing advanced tactics training used for the one of the Air Force’s oldest aircraft.
April 6, 2022
92nd ARW completes multi-day endurance mission, empowers Airmen through Mission Type Orders

The 92nd Air Refueling Wing engaged in a 40-hour endurance flight validating key planning assumptions on the KC-135 Stratotanker, March 29-30, 2022.The 92nd ARW is leading the way on the development and implementation of these advanced capabilities for Air Mobility Command as well as shaping U.S.
April 1, 2022
First Employment Empowerment Summit enhances job opportunities for military spouses, Fairchild community

The first-ever Employment Empowerment Summit was a free event organized by the 92nd Force Support Squadron that hosted a variety of employment resources geared toward helping military spouses and open to separating active duty members and veterans, March 29, 2022.The summit featured networking
March 9, 2022
Fairchild refueling wing deploys Airmen, KC-135s to Germany

Approximately 150 personnel from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing here deployed four KC-135 Stratotankers to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The aircraft arrived at Spangdahlem today to augment existing U.S. forces in theater, improve readiness, enhance NATO's collective defense posture, and further
March 3, 2022
Fairchild Innovation Cell propels Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition to the next level

Team Fairchild’s annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition hosted by the brand new Innovation Cell was held on February 24, 2022.The competition is designed to ignite and empower Airmen to foster new ideas that will create a more efficient, lethal, and combat-ready force and to fund those
Feb. 23, 2022
Fairchild Food Pantry celebrates one year of support to the base community

The process to a permanent change of station with family, especially in the middle of a pandemic, can be an arduous one, including the usual stressors of housing, childcare, and spousal employment. The last thing any family wants to worry about is where their next meal is coming from.“On the heels
Feb. 19, 2022
Team Fairchild Hosts Military International World Cup

Team Fairchild was selected to host the 2022 13th Conseil International Du Sport Militaire (CISM) Women’s Soccer World Cup at Mead School District's Union Stadium, July 11-21, 2022.
Feb. 15, 2022
SERE cadre innovate to overcome class COVID-19 eruption

Instructors for the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school were given a new challenge in 2022 -- educate a class where nearly half the students were COVID-19 positive. Approximately 30 students and a handful of cadre tested positive for COVID-19, setting off a flurry of concern on how the
Feb. 10, 2022
Military Child Care Fee Assistance Expands to Washington

Beginning Feb. 7, the Defense Department will partner with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to expand the military child care fee assistance program, Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN). The Defense Department and DCYF know how important access to

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