Red Cross serves Fairchild personnel, families

The Fairchild Red Cross is ready, more than willing and able to assist base military and their families in times of need.Their local mission is to provide worldwide emergency communications services to military families, as well as outreach to community-based military, veterans and family

SFS celebrates Police Week

Team Fairchild celebrated Police Week May 15-20 with several events, displays and demonstrations by members of the 92nd Security Forces Squadron.Police Week has been around since 1962 when President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15 of each year as Peace Officer's Memorial

By the numbers

On May 13, service members of the 92nd medical squadron, mental health clinic were at the Base Exchange to give servicemembers, retirees and civilians here the opportunity to discover if they had any signs regarding the four areas of mental health - bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety, depression

Fairchild kicks off 101 Critical Days of Summer

During the Fairchild 101 Critical Days of Summer kickoff May 20, Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, announced the base would celebrate a family day if their safety goals were met for the season."This means no Class A or B mishaps and no more than five Class C mishaps," said the

8th CMSAF shares his experience and advice

     The eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited Fairchild, speaking at an enlisted call and at the Airman Leadership School May 13.     Chief Master Sgt. Sam E. Parish, who served as CMSAF from 1983-1986, spoke of the evolution of the Air Force since his time-in-service and how being

Base hosting Caring for People Forum

     In 2009, the idea for an Air Force Caring for People Forum began and has evolved as a preferred means for AF leaders to receive input to enhance our Air Force communities.      This event takes place annually in Washington, D.C. during April, but this year the event will include forums at each

Legal assistance professionals save Fairchild Airmen $600k+ per year

If Fairchild's Total Force Airmen, retirees and their family members living across the Inland Northwest had to pay for the legal advice received and documents prepared for them last year, it would be more than $600K. "People deal with their personal lives every day. When we're able to help a client

Air Force wife, two kids evacuate to Spokane following Japan earthquake

March 11, 2011 will never be forgotten. It was the day a massive, 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, and a day that started the motions for this Air Force family to make a decision - to evacuate to Spokane or stay and risk their newborn baby's health.The choice for them was relatively easy, they

92nd CES train like they fight

Moses Lake community thanks Fairchild Airmen

Dennis L. Clay, an author who organizes luncheons for Airmen who are stationed at Moses Lake, Wash. for temporary duty, along with 30 other civilians of Moses Lake, invited Airmen to their third community luncheon April 19, which they host once per-month. "After a reception a couple months ago down