Team Fairchild donates to save lives

Once a month, members of Team Fairchild have the opportunity to give back to those in need. The Inland Northwest Blood Center collects blood donations on base and provides blood and services to support transfusion and transplantation medicine in the Inland Northwest.Since 1945, INBC has been

Chiefs help prepare meals for mission essential personnel

Fairchild's Finest: Airman 1st Class Jaron Wooten

Name: Airman 1st Class Jaron WootenUnit: 92nd Communications SquadronDuty title: Cyber Operations TechnicianWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base?Update time compliance network orders for the base; work on any trouble tickets assigned to the shop.What do you enjoy about your

Pumpkin Patrol keeping it safe for trick-or-treaters

Fairchild announced as Installation Excellence Award selectee

Fairchild Air Force Base was one of two Air Mobility Command bases recently selected for AMC's 2014 Commander-In-Chief's Installation Excellence Award. Due to this accomplishment, AMC will award the base $100,000 to support Airmen and their families to make the installation even better. Gen. Paul

Be an official Key Spouse member through Key Spouse Training

The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers several programs to help spouses through hard times. One in particular is the Key Spouses Club, which is composed of appointed and volunteer military spouses who help communicate between unit leaders and spouses of unit members. Before joining, spouses

Local retired major received French Legion of Honor Medal, named a hero

After conducting countless missions during World War II, surviving a nearly fatal plane crash and overcoming cancer, 92-year old retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Clarence Grimes was honored with the French Legion of Honor Medal, the highest recognition by the French government.Mr. Jack Cowan, Honorary

Be ready to save a life

The base chapel hosted Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Oct. 24 to 25, to instruct members of Team Fairchild to look for signs and to help someone who may be suicidal. The two-day course is a highly interactive, practical and practice-oriented workshop to help caregivers look for signs

Quitting Tobacco: You can do it!

Do you smoke or use chewing tobacco? Rarely a day goes by without a magazine, newspaper, or TV news report carrying a message about tobacco related medical problems regarding the dangers of lung disease, cancer, heart problems and low birth weight babies. Perhaps you even tune out those messages

Michael Anderson students learn about National Disability Employment Awareness Month