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

Taking care of retirees and veterans through Capstone

In September 2013, Fairchild's Airman and Family Readiness Center launched a process, in addition to the Transition Assistance Program, called Capstone for service members who are preparing for their separation or retirement.Capstone is a culminating process that Department of Defense established to

SERE school hosts haunted house

Fairchild's Finest: Staff Sgt. James Kendall

Name: Staff Sgt. James KendallUnit: 92nd Air Refueling Wing Judge AdvocateDuty title: Military Justice ParalegalWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base?Process courts-martial and Article 15s.  I coordinate with first sergeants and commanders on justice-related issues.What do you