Master Sgt. welcomes his son to Fairchild

The phone text read: How would you like me to come home permanently? When he received the text, his first concern was if his son was hurt, then he wondered if he got kicked out. He was relieved when neither was the case, then the text read: I'm coming to Fairchild with you... As of two weeks ago,

Fairchild beats time limit by 32 secs during maintenance skills competition

Fairchild receives refueling team award at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

Fairchild Air Force Base's Rodeo team represented the 92nd Air Refueling Wing well, most notably earning the 2011 Air Mobility Rodeo Best Refueling Team along with the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla."I couldn't be more proud of you," said Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd ARW commander just before

Fairchild makes strong showing at Air Mobility Rodeo’s KC-135 load competition

Three umpires from Air Mobility Command's Standards and Evaluations KC-135 branch confirmed July 26 what Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., crews already knew - they rock.The third team of the day to compete in the KC-135 load challenge at the Air Mobility Rodeo, the Fairchild team earned 2,344 points

Fairchild amongst first financial specialists’ debut at Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

Three finance specialist from the 92nd Comptroller Squadron helped make Air Mobility Rodeo history when the financial management community joined the competition for the first time.Tech. Sgt. Adrienne Johnson, Staff Sgt. Christie Bates and Senior Airman Lyndell Bouie had a rigorous schedule that

92nd SFS team contender at Air Mobility Rodeo

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - The Fairchild Air Force Base security forces Rodeo team received 382 of 400 points during the first of three Air Mobility Rodeo security forces challenges July 25. The four-man team assigned to the 92nd Security Forces Squadron was the final team of the day to

Fairchild to compete at Air Mobility Command-wide, biennial competition

A KC-135R Stratotanker flight crew of four, along with 13 of the tanker's maintenance specialists, four security forces Airmen and three finance specialists made up the competing team for Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., who departed the Spokane International Airport and arrived at the joint base

Fairchild Airman passes away after motor vehicle accident

     Senior Master Sgt. Gary Gonzalez, a 92nd Air Refueling Wing Airman assigned to the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, died Saturday as a result of a single-vehicle accident in Medical Lake, Wash.     "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy," said Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing

New Fitness Center steadily progressing

Construction of the new Fairchild Fitness Center started in September 2010 and has been steadily coming to life ever since. It is scheduled to be completed and open for patrons in early 2012. The $19.7 million project was necessary because the current fitness center was originally constructed as an

F-101 relocated at Air Park maintenance applies hard work, ingenuity

In an effort to make the Air Park near the base entrance more aesthetically pleasing and functional, aircraft have been repositioned utilizing the skills of the 92nd Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair shop.The overall tasking to move the C-47 and the F-101 aircraft was assigned to the 92nd MXS Aero