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  • Fairchild celebrates 20 years as “Tree City USA” on Arbor Day

    Over the past 20 years, more than 2,500 trees and shrubs have been planted in the base's parks and along streets in order to make the community a more pleasant place to live leading to Team Fairchild being recognized for 20 years as a Tree City USA community during the base's annual Arbor Day

  • Team Fairchild runs supporting Sexual Assault Awareness

    Every April marks the Air Force's continued commitment to preventing sexual assault and uses the month as an opportunity to renew the service's vow to treat others with dignity and respect. This mentality, while reinforced during April, is something Team Fairchild Airmen say they carry with them

  • Building a legacy: Capt. Tyler Voss

    The memory of a fallen Airman will live on with the help of the friendship, dedication and loyalty of one Fairchild Air Force Base staff sergeant. Capt. Tyler Voss of the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron was one of three Airmen who perished in an aircraft accident nearly one year ago, and Staff Sgt.

  • Michael Anderson students learn weather science with Katie Boer

    Katie Boer visited Michael Anderson Elementary at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., to teach children the science of weather and the importance of following their dreams April 21, 2014. Boer is a KREM 2 News weather anchor for the Inland Northwest Region.

  • Altus, McConnell selected to receive KC-46A

    Air Force officials announced April 23 that McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., is the first active duty-led main operating base for the KC-46A Pegasus and Altus AFB, Okla., is the Air Force's KC-46A formal training unit. This final selection announcement follows the completion of the environmental

  • Cancer survivor leads Air Force survival school

    "I'm thankful that it was me and not my wife or kids," said Col. William "Bill" Thomas, on his diagnosis with throat cancer while studying at the Air War College in February 2011. According to the Mayo Clinic, throat cancer refers to cancerous tumors that develop in the throat, larynx or tonsils.

  • Holocaust remembrance teaches Airmen of duty to intervene

    Holocaust Remembrance week approaches, April 27 to May 4, and this year's theme, "Confronting the Holocaust: American Responses," raises questions about the responses of the United States to the widespread persecution and mass murder of the Jews in Europe. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum asks

  • Team Fairchild implements motorcycle safety

    It's that time of year again when motorcyclists are back on the roads, and Team Fairchild safety officials want to remind everyone to be safe this season and inform bikers on the newest policy changes. In the Air Force there were 79 fatalities from fiscal year 2009 to 2013, and 63 percent involved

  • Spring fire safety tips

    Spring has sprung and that means lots of grilling, lots of entertaining, and unfortunately, lots of opportunities for residential fires to occur. Spring is also the time to ensure your own safety by changing out your smoke detector batteries. Fairchild AFB Fire and Emergency Services urges everyone

  • The Justice Files: March 2014

    During the month of March 2014, 10 Fairchild Airmen received nonjudicial punishment for offenses under Article 15, UCMJ. Two Airmen were involuntarily separated for misconduct. Nonjudicial punishment actions (otherwise known as Articles 15) are administrative actions used by commanders as a means of