New era in food service coming to Fairchild AFB

A new look and feel is coming to the Air Force dining experience here through the Air Force Services Agency's Food Transformation Initiative.Fairchild has been selected as a pilot base for the services initiative that is designed to offer greater variety, availability, and flexibility in food and

Military W2 ready Jan. 20

All W2s will be provided electronically via myPay by the end of January (to include student loan and DITY W2s). All members will receive a direct notification from the myPay system as their W2s become available. Retirees, separated members, or members requesting previous year tax history need to

‘Game On!’ alerts commissary patrons to savings blitz

As football fans prepare for their big game viewing events, the Defense Commissary Agency is launching a promotion blitz for authorized customers who want to grab all their snacks and party food at savings approaching 50-60 percent.Under a campaign titled "Game On!" DeCA is reminding its customers

Get your game on with good nutrition

Children love to play Internet games, and promoting healthy choices through gaming is a great way to teach them. With childhood obesity continuing to rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a contest to accept fully developed Web-based games in the spring of 2010. This challenge is open

Aircraft Association and Technology

As the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings are associating operations by flying and maintaining the same aircraft, the two communication units are merging computer networks into one.Association takes a lot of work and it is important to keep in mind there is a wide variance of viable ways to move

Farewell Chief Nordel

Team Fairchild's top enlisted leader will be packing up and shipping out to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, at the end of the month to take up a position as Chief of the Air Logistics Center there, as well as Command Chief for the 75th Air Base Wing. While Hill will be gaining a valuable asset in Chief

Ringing up the holidays

The holiday season consists of many nostalgic elements that help make the season bright: chestnuts roasting on an open fire, carolers, food, family, gifts, and not only the sound sleigh bells ringing, but credit cards ringing up debt, too.This piece of plastic is like a shovel as it digs people into

Former Fairchild commander passes away Dec. 19

Col. Donald L. Keplinger, United States Air Force (retired) passed away Dec. 19, 2009, in Mesa, Ariz., surrounded by his family and listening to Sinatra's Come Fly with Me. Colonel Keplinger was the 92nd Bombardment Wing commander at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., from June 1971 to April 1973. He

House approves 79,000 square foot fitness facility

The House Appropriations Committee has approved funding for a new fitness facility here. The new gymnasium is slated to be a 79,000 square-foot facility that includes a gymnasium, locker rooms, cardio area, weight room, group exercise area, aquatics center, indoor running track, Health and Wellness

Air Force family loses all belongings and Christmas presents days before holiday