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  • Fairchild AFB affected by civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Thursday that 34 civilian personnel positions will be eliminated here as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Wednesday, Nov. 2 .Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.In response to direction from

  • Tips to keeping military marriages strong, healthy

    I spoke to a spouse last year about dealing with deployments and keeping military marriages strong. Her husband had just returned from a yearlong deployment in Iraq.She cited an example of the types of issues that can arise when communication falls to the wayside. As the primary disciplinarian while

  • Airman & Family Readiness Center helps spouses seek employment, build careers

    Moving from one assignment to another the military member usually has a desk or locker and duty title waiting for them, but their spouse more than likely doesn't have a job that transfers so easily.That's why the Airman & Family Readiness Center has programs to assist spouses with seeking employment

  • New Public Health officer here to promote resiliency

    In addition to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the Coast Guard, there are also two less-known branches of the Federal Service - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. At Fairchild, there is now a member of the Public Health Service whose sole

  • Fairchild hosts landmark military family caucus

    In the first-ever Congressional Military Family Caucus event held outside the nation's capital, Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Georgia Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., co-chairs of the caucus, listened to Eastern Washington military families, service members and veterans at Fairchild Air

  • Splash into fall: Babies, parents enjoy water aerobics too

    Pregnant women, parents, babies and toddlers through age 3 have been enjoying aerobics of their own for the last seven years at the base aquatics center.      Mary Puffet Cook, a registered nurse and new parent program coordinator, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron, works to offer opportunities for