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  • STOMP workshop comes to Fairchild

    The staff from the Airman & Family Readiness Center hosts a two-day workshop called Specialized Training Of Military Parents.The class will be held Jan. 29 and 30 from 8:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. at the education center, room 104.STOMP provides military parents with individual assistance and information

  • Civilian wins AMC award second year in a row

    A civilian from the 92nd Medical Group was selected as the Air Mobility Command Biomedical Clinician Civilian of the Year recently.Garth Johnson, family advocacy treatment manager, received the award for the second year running.Johnson works with the prevention and treatment of family members who

  • 92nd ARW/CC holds town hall meetings

    The installation commander held two town hall meetings Monday and Tuesday to inform people about the way ahead for Team Fairchild.Col. Brian Newberry, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and his staff of subject matter experts also answered questions from the audience on a variety of topics,

  • Wing leadership establishes new spouse award

    The 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Col. Brian Newberry, handed out the first Blue Star Spouse Award Jan. 4.The award is a local honor established to recognize spouses and family members who go the extra mile for Fairchild families."After signing letters of appreciation for many spouses in

  • Fairchild's Finest: Tech. Sgt. Christopher Runge

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Christopher RungeUnit: 92nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty title: NCO in charge of instrument and flight control systems What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB? I manage the training, scheduling and personnel tasking of my shop. Sometimes it goes easy but other times I

  • Fairchild's Finest: Staff Sgt. Michael Stanforth

    Name: Staff Sgt. Michael StanforthUnit: 912th Air Refueling Squadron Duty title: Aircrew Flight Equipment JourneymenWhat do you do on a daily basis at March Air Reserve Base? While geographically separated at March ARB California, I guarantee the proper loading and operability of all aircrew

  • Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Ilya Demchuk

    Name: Senior Airman Ilya DemchukUnit: 92d Civil Engineer Squadron Duty title: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Journeyman What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB? Provide climate control measures for vital mission essential electronic equipment during hot

  • Fairchild selected as candidate to fly KC-46A

    Air Force officials announced Jan. 9 that Fairchild Air Force Base is a final candidate to be the first active duty-led main operating base for the new KC-46A air refueling tanker.Other candidate bases include Altus AFB, Okla.; McConnell AFB, Kan., and Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The Air Force will next

  • Jumping to conclusions

    Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists performed static line and free-fall jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 6, 2012. A static line is a cord attached at one end to an aircraft and the other to the parachutist. As they fall from the aircraft, it causes the line to deploy their

  • Wing commander presents Blue Star Spouse Award

    Megan Capelle was presented the Bluse Star Spouse Award by Col. Brian Newberry, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife, Jill, Jan. 4, 2013, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The colonel presents these awards as a special thanks to Fairchild spouses for their daily commitment to excellence