92nd ARW commander stresses importance of Wingman intervention

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent out to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations among their Airmen, which senior leaders say is paramount to eliminating sexual crimes in the

Artists needed to help create display for SARC

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office here needs artists to design T-shirts for Sexual Assault Awareness Month coming up in April.The Clothesline Project, which according to the base Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Jessica Bradshaw, was created to give victims of violent crimes a

Group commander assists Airmen with mission

The 92nd Mission Support Group commander assisted his logistics Airmen with their mission here March 15 as he participated in the refueling of a KC-135 Stratotanker.Col. Mike Hill, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, used the opportunity to better understand the effort put into the mission from

McConnell Air Force Base jets takeoff from Fairchild

Saving maintenance, miles, money -- Fairchild Vanpool paying off in many ways

Do the math: From Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to Fairchild Air Force Base roundtrip it's about 100 miles; times that by five days per-week and that's 500 miles; times that by 52 weeks per-year and that's nearly 26,000 miles; times that by 11 years and that's roughly 280,000 miles saved on his personal

Airmen plan peer-to-peer engagements to prevent mishaps

Members of the 2012 Airman-to-Airman Safety Advisory Council convened Feb. 14-16 at the Air Force Safety Center to plan communication strategies to share the consequences of their experiences and help others avoid repeating the same mistakes. A2A began in 2010 and gives young Airmen the opportunity

AF officials announce manpower force structure changes

Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000 with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air

AF Chief of Chaplains visits Fairchild for luncheon

More than 300 people attended the 92nd Air Refueling Wing's 2012 National Prayer Luncheon March 2 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, where Team Fairchild members broke bread and enjoyed Spokane Valley's East Valley High School's "The Strolling Strings."Keynote speaker, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil

Fairchild Weather Ops

Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Fairchild Airmen’s Running Team

In its second year now, the Fairchild Running Team is going strong, but with spring just around the corner, they are seeking to increase participation in the coming months.The idea stemmed from a tradition that O'Doherty's Irish Grille, in downtown Spokane has, known as the "Flying Irish Running