Resiliency: Military Family Life Consultant Program available at Fairchild

There are only three of them, rotating in and out of Fairchild every three months, but they provide wide-ranging services to Fairchild from everything like teaching resiliency lessons to conflict resolution.Integrated into the Airman & Family Readiness Center and the Child Development Center, the

SECDEF announces initiatives targeting sexual assault; Fairchild taking proactive approach to this DOD-wide issue

Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday, calling the crime "a stain on the good honor of the great majority of our troops and their families."Panetta announced four initiatives today designed to aid victims and strengthen prosecution of

New Fairchild Fitness Center opening soon

After sixteen months of construction and an average daily work force of 65 people, Fairchild's new fitness center is nearly complete.On Feb. 7, users will begin moving equipment and furniture into the new facility. The old fitness center is projected to close the last week of Febuary to move the

Fairchild Frame Shop saves people green, creates works of art

Their shop has 54 years of combined framing experience, has state-of-the-art equipment to create framing projects, and has a staff ready and willing to assist customers in creating those projects.The Fairchild Frame Shop offers a total line of custom framing moldings with hundreds of samples to

Team Fairchild performs cold weather ops

Winter accident prevention: Slips, trips, falls

Slips, trips, and falls compose the majority of general accidents. Winter weather can increase the chances unless due diligence is paid to prevention.In many instances, winter weather leaves snow, ice and water in its wake led to the loss of balance that resulted in broken wrists, ankles, bruises

Tenacious: An Airman's journey to serve her country

On Dec 28, 2011, then Staff Sgt. Jennifer Wallace, 92nd Force Support Squadron NCOIC of manpower and organization, reenlisted into the United States Air Force for six years and was promoted to technical sergeant on Jan 1. Seems pretty typical, but in reality, Wallace underwent an excruciatingly long

Comprehensive Airman Fitness: Peer-to-Peer Program available at Fairchild

The Peer-to-Peer Support Program at Fairchild has one mission: To provide Fairchild personnel with the opportunity to receive emotional and tangible peer support through times of personal or professional crises and to help anticipate and address potential difficulties.It is comprised of more than 25

Fairchild loses three positions in civilian restructuring

Base officials announced Thursday that three civilian personnel positions will be eliminated here as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Wednesday.Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.Air Force officials announced 4,500

Fairchild security forces to carry Tasers soon

In the coming weeks, 92nd Security Forces Squadron patrol members and installation entry controllers will be outfitted with Tasers in addition to their 9MMs and M4s.In an effort to have additional less than lethal force options, the 92nd SFS have planned the implementation of the Taser for more than