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  • Fallen Air Force hero returns home

    A member of the Air Force team has finally returned home nearly 44 years after falling in combat. The remains of Maj. Larry Hanley arrived at the Spokane International Airport July 11 for a repatriation ceremony. Hanley, piloting an F-105D Thunderchief, crashed in Khammouan Province, Laos, while

  • Fairchild continues to be resilient

    Fairchild accepted the challenge of attaining 80 percent completion of resiliency training by December 2013. With over 50 percent of the base's active duty members completing the course, Fairchild is well on its way to attaining it's goal. Resiliency in plain terms is rebounding or springing back.

  • AETC commander sees bright future during visit to SERE facilities

    Gen. Edward Rice, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, visited the 336th Training Group on July 1 and 2. The general's speech at an all-call for the 336th at the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape supply warehouse concluded his 20-hour visit during which he overviewed the

  • Air Force implements iPads into emergency services

    Fairchild has been selected as one of three bases to test the use of iPads with our emergency services. Using the AtHoc system, an interactive warning system, these devices will integrate first responders, police services and the fire department with shared information across the iPads.While the

  • Moment in History

    On July 11, 1927 Maj. John "Jack" Fancher, 116th Observation Squadron commander, leaves for New York City in his biplane to formalize details of the upcoming National Air Races. On his way back, the major stopped by the summer home of the President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, in South