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  • Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

    On Nov. 11 2009, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act was passed into law. This new law allows a spouse of a service member on military orders to be exempt from paying state income taxes in a state to which he or she moved solely to live with that service member. In layman's terms, this law

  • 92nd Security Forces Blotter Jan. 1 - 27

    · Jan. 1: 92nd Security Forces Squadron was notified of a military member who was arrested downtown for disorderly conduct. · Jan. 1: SFS responded to housing for a loud noise complaint and curfew violation. · Jan. 4: SFS responded to housing for a domestic assault. Spokane County Sheriff's Office

  • Command announces 2009 AMC Communication Excellence Awards

    Air Mobility Command Public Affairs recently announced the winners of the 2009 AMC Communication Excellence Awards. These annual awards recognize both organizations and individuals who have shown excellence in communication, outstanding achievement and innovation through Public Affairs, Band and

  • Active-shooter excercise Tuesday

    Fairchild will be holding an active-shooter exercise Tuesday. This exercise is to help prepare those on base for what to do in the event a shooting takes place within the confines of base. Those who are on base that are not involved in the scenario are reminded this is simply an exercise and not to

  • Fairchild fights global warming with new "alternative fuel"

    As the threat of global warming keeps our climate on thin ice, every effort to cut emissions and "go green" helps reduce our carbon footprint.With that in mind, Team Fairchild has taken action and opened an E85 pump for use by certain government vehicles Wednesday on base. Col. Timothy Bush, 92nd

  • Shooter excercise set for Jan. 26

    The threat of violence is ever-present in today's society - in the workplace, school system and even random acts of violence affect many people in one way or another. The shooting that took place at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009 is an example of something that impacts all of us, whether or not we

  • Fairchild and Air Force History (Jan. 30 - Feb. 4)

    Listed below are significant historical events that occurred during the week of 29 Jan - 4 Feb at Fairchild Air Force Base.Jan. 31, 1998: In support of U.S. national security objectives in the Persian Gulf, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing deployed personnel for Operation Phoenix Scorpion II.Feb. 1,

  • Sippy Cups and Your Child’s Teeth

    As soon as teeth appear in the mouth, decay can occur. One of the risk factors for early childhood caries (sometimes called baby bottle tooth decay or nursing mouth syndrome) is frequent and prolonged exposure of a baby's teeth to liquids, such as fruit juice, milk or formula, which all contain

  • 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