Fairchild celebrates Police Week

The 92nd Security Forces Squadron hosted an event during Police Week at Michael Anderson Elementary School.May 13, children from Michael Anderson Elementary School received a tour of various police vehicles and viewed a military working dog demonstration.

Fairchild hosts 2013 Clergy Tour

Experimental Aircraft Association remembers fallen heroes

The local Experimental Aircraft Association performed a flyover of biplanes in the "missing man" formation May 10 in honor of the members killed in the recent KC-135 Stratotanker crash in Kyrgyzstan on May 3. Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss was a member of the chapter and was working on an experimental

Key spouses go above and beyond

What's better on a hot day than some free ice cream?! An ice cream social was held at the base chapel for members of the Key Spouse Program and their families at Fairchild Air Force Base, May 1, 2013.Col. Brian Newberry, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander and his wife, Mrs. Newberry, 92 ARW key

Stuffed animal slumber party at the base library

Motorcycle safety: high priority at Fairchild

The snow is gone. The sun is shining. It is time to bring the motorcycles out again.Motorcycle safety is a serious matter and should always be a top priority for all riders on base. There are specific requirements for all riders to wear safety equipment when riding on and off base, in and out of

Transit Center honors fallen heroes

Friend and colleague. Mentor and role model. Son and daughter. Husband and wife. Mother and father. Airman and hero. These were just some of the words used to describe three fallen warriors. Service members gathered for a memorial service May 9, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas to honor and pay

141st ARW changes command

Maj. Gen. Gary T. Magonigle, Assistant Adjutant General, Washington Air National Guard presides over the 141st Air Refueling Wing Change of Command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wa. May 4, 2013. Col. Richard W. Kelly relinquished command to Col. Daniel J. Swain during the ceremony.

Three Fairchild Airmen perish in KC-135 crash Never Forgotten: Base remembers fallen Airmen

Three Airmen from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron tragically perished May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft.The crew and aircraft were assigned to the Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The deceased are: Tech. Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, hometown of

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

Col. Brian Newberry, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife, Jill, hosted an ice cream social for the Key Spouse Program to thank everybody for their sacrifice and support for Team Fairchild."We truly celebrate our Key Spouses -- they link family to mission and make us stronger," Col.