73 Team Fairchild Members honored with Commemorative knife

SERE fire circle: Students experience exotic locale in Tropics phase of training

Editor's note: The SERE fire circle is a time-honored tradition of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. The fire circle is typically beneath a parachute, an iconic visual of the SERE member in the woods, where they gather to learn and join in the camaraderie of the career after

Security Forces named Hometown Hero

Staff Sgt. Robert Jones, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, was named a Red Cross Hometown Hero for Fairchild and will be recognized in a ceremony downtown Nov. 12. During what started out as a normal day on gate-guard duty, a retiree pulled into Sergeant Jones' lane and informed him he had just been

Exercise, exercise, exercise

Fairchild Airmen participated in a Wing exercise Oct. 5 through 9. The exercise entailed Airmen deploying to an undisclosed location here simulating conditions and situations they would face if deployed. Airmen went through various pre-deployment processes including refresher training in military

Expeditionary Airmen; suppporting education

Tech. Sgt. Michelle Stokes, administrative sergeant for the counter improvised explosive device team out of Forward Operating Base Shank, helped the local children of Logar province start a new school year with new school supplies, recently. To American children, buying new school supplies is a

Security Forces Blotter

· 09 Oct: 92nd Security Forces Squadron was notified of an Eagle Eyes report. A suspicious person was taking pictures of the flight line from a nearby road off base. SF personnel made contact with the person and the response was terminated after determining all was in order. · 09 Oct: SFS was

'ICON' final competition tonight

One vocalist will emerge tonight with the title of AMC Icon. This year's contestants for the AMC Icon finals will sing along with a live band - AMC's own Starlifter from the Air Force Band of Mid America. The finals begin tonight at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, and the prospect of live

CES brings it!

Special Leave Accrual (SLA) for deployed and non-deployed members in Use or Lose status

The purpose of Special Leave Accrual is to prevent members from losing accrued leave if they are unable to take normal leave due to significant and unforeseen operational mission requirements. Members are ineligible for special leave accrual consideration if they returned from deployment and had the

Life saving education

Every year fire departments spanning the globe make it their mission to dedicate one week towards educating as many people as possible on fire safety and other fire related topics. This week is known as National Fire Prevention Week and will be held October 4 to 10. The National Fire Protection