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  • New lawschool program for Airmen

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1, 2010. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad

  • AMC commander talks on AF history at Fairchild

    Former commander of the 92nd Air Refueling wing Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, and his wife Christine Lichte will be here in support of the Air Force Ball and the 80th anniversary of the flight of the Spokane Sun-God. Distinguished visitor General Lichte is a command pilot

  • Making Safety an Opportunity

    Reprinted from The 141st Air Refueling Wing's The Jet Gazette, June 2008 Have you ever noticed that we often see safety discussed in the context of an issue, i.e., this is a safety issue? The word "issue" is given a number of definitions in Webster's dictionary but two in particular are noteworthy.

  • Leadership expert develops Fairchild Airmen

    The base theater auditorium seats filled at approximately 10 a.m. July 7 with Airmen of assorted ranks. After 42 years since being on an Air Force base, Dr. Howard Haller took his place on stage to give his first seminar to the military on leadership development. Dr. Haller has more than 30 years of

  • AMC commander receives Order of the Sword

    Arriving at the Scott Club in a horse-drawn carriage while a bagpipe melody filled the air, Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. Arthur J. Lichte and his wife Chris were about to become a part of military history. The carriage ride, which arrived under security forces escort, was just the start of a

  • 18th Air Force welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Winfield W. Scott III in a change-of-command ceremony today at the Scott Club. "Thank you for the opportunity," said General Allardice. I feel like today we stand on the shoulders of giants, fellow airmen who