Washington state Secretary of State visits Fairchild

Kim Wyman, Washington state Secretary of State, toured Fairchild Air Force Base to better understand the day-to-day mission March 14.Her visit included a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival class demonstration, a KC-135 Stratotanker static display tour and a drive around most of

Fairchild's Finest: Tech. Sgt. Bradley Barkhauer

Name: Tech. Sgt. Bradley BarkhauerUnit: 92nd Air Refueling Wing Chapel Duty title: NCO In-Charge of Administration and Readiness, Chaplain Assistant What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB? As a chaplain assistant I provide or support Unit visitation, Warrior Care, ASIST Suicide Prevention

Twining Street -- General Nathan F. Twining

For those who drive up to the Red Morgan Event Center, you might have noticed a street called "Twining Street." That street is named for General Nathan F. Twining. Twining had a long and distinguished career that spanned the eras of sputtering biplanes, roaring four-engine Flying Fortress bombers

Investigation board determines cause of KC-135 Crash in May

Air Mobility Command has released the results of an accident investigation that examined what caused the May 3, 2013, crash of a KC-135 in the Kyrgyz Republic. The crew of three, en route from the Transit Center at Manas to Afghanistan on a combat aerial refueling mission, perished in the

Team Fairchild celebrates Wingmanship

Members across Team Fairchild participated in the 92nd Air Refueling Wing's biannual Wingman day March 7 to reinforce good Wingman behaviors.Each unit or squadron attended to their own agendas, but discussed similar concepts across the base touching on each pillar or domain of comprehensive Airman

Fairchild releases partial roster for May-June SkyFest

Fairchild's Open House planning committee working to finalize its list of initial performers and static aircraft participating in the installation's SkyFest airshow scheduled for May 31 and June 1.Returning to Fairchild for the first time since 2010, the event will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force

TRICARE walk-in service ends April 1

Continental U.S. TRICARE Service Centers will discontinue walk-in service April 1, 2014. By eliminating walk-in customer service at TSCs, the Department of Defense estimates savings of approximately $250 million over five years. However, it is important for beneficiaries to know the change does not

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Fairchild kicks off its annual Air Force Assistance Fund

The annual Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off March 3 to raise funds and provide support to the Air Force family in need, including active duty, retirees, reservists, guard and their dependents as well as surviving spouses. The campaign is conducted at Air Force installations and runs for six

Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Jerry Bidal

Unit:  92nd Communications SquadronDuty title:  Knowledge ManagerHometown:  Lacey, Wash.What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?  Manage the Enterprise Information Management program (SharePoint, Task Management Tool (TMT) Program, Evaluation Management System (EMS) Program, and AF Portal)