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  • AMC command chief visits Fairchild

    "It's a blessing to be known as an Airmen," said Air Mobility Command's command chief during a visit to Fairchild Feb. 16-17. "I believe passionately as members of the United States Air Force we think of ourselves as Airmen first. As important as boom operators are, as important as medics are and as

  • Fairchild Military Saves Campaign 2012 kicks off next week

    Fairchild kicks off the sixth year of the Military Saves Campaign Sunday through Feb. 26. DoD conducts the Military Saves Campaign in cooperation with the Consumer Federation of America, a financial readiness non-profit, which runs the America Saves Campaign nationwide. The campaign's slogan, "Start

  • Master Resilience Course kicks off at FTAC

    As part of an Air Mobility Command-wide initiative, Resilience Development Training was provided to students at the First Term Airman Center last week. Based on the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Resilience development model, and part of AMC's Comprehensive Airman Fitness, what

  • Fairchild’s snow removal crews honored by AF for 6th time

    The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Operations Flight was named The Balchen-Post Award winners for the 2010-2011 winter, an honor bestowed on them for the sixth time. To battle record snowfall in November 2010 and more than 58 inches of seasonal snow, an arsenal of 12 different types of equipment, 35

  • Fairchild Maintenance Keeps Stratotankers in the Air

    With providing field-level maintenance support for more than 30 KC-135 aircraft as part of the everyday mission, Fairchild maintainers pour themselves into each task, which could go from a quick fix to being extremely complex.In late October 2011, Fairchild maintainers who were pulling the work load

  • Show respect for National Anthem, Colors

    On my way home, once again I watched the same trend I've noticed over the last several years: Fewer of us pull over and stop during the playing of our National Anthem and National Colors at the end of the duty day. On no particular day, I happened to stop at a vantage point where I could plainly see

  • New program at Fairchild assists victims of domestic abuse

    Fairchild has added a new tool for victims of domestic abuse. The 92nd Medical Group now has a new Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate whose responsibility is to provide base personnel, their family members or intimate partners who are victims of domestic violence assistance when requested. The DAVA