First KC-135 returns home after almost one year: Runway reconstruction completed on schedule

More than 100 Team Fairchild Airmen watched the first KC-135 Stratotanker return to Fairchild, Nov 2.     Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander and Col. Richard Kelly, 141st ARW commander, each landed a KC-135 for a flight check to test the new 2.5 mile runway that reopened on

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

Total Force Integration: 92nd & 141st Air Refueling Wing maintainers work together to complete mission

In preparation to re-open Fairchild's new runway sometime in November, flight line and inspection maintainers, along with other Airmen who have been pulling duty at Moses Lake since January are ready to come home.     The 92nd Maintenance Squadron (inspection) and 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Nine people, two rescues, twelve hours: 36th Rescue Flight flexes its muscle

In two separate rescue missions, spanning nearly 12 hours, Fairchild Airmen rescued nine people in the mountains near Lewiston, Idaho Oct. 21. The first rescue occurred when Mike Webberley, a 57-year-old male, slipped while deer hunting and fell down a steep valley suffering from injuries that

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

Skils'kin employees make a 'visible' difference on base