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  • Secretary Gates cancels air-refueling solicitation

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has cancelled the competition for the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract. Secretary Gates told the House Armed Services Committee Sept. 10 that he decided the contract cannot be awarded by January, and that rather than award a contract that will be contested, the

  • AF Financial Services Center: Working through the challenges

    Last fall, Financial Management implemented its largest change in its 60-plus year history with the establishment of Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Back shop military pay and travel processes for your installation migrated to the AFFSC with the goal of saving

  • General McNabb assumes command of USTRANSCOM

    Gen. Duncan J. McNabb assumed command of U.S. Transportation Command here in a ceremony Sept. 5. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates presided at the ceremony in which General McNabb became the ninth USTRANSCOM commander. Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the first

  • Upcoming Movies

    Fairchild Theater schedule This is a night out with the Officers and Enlisted Spouses Clubs - everyone is invited; admission and the combo meal are $4.50. Sept. 12 @ 7 p.m. Step Brothers Rated R 1 hr. 35 min. Sept. 13 @ 2 p.m. Wall-E Rated G 1 hr. 37 min. Wall-E is a free movie sponsored by the

  • Volunteer Opportunities

    Below is a list of volunteer opportunities at Fairchild and within the local community. Friend to Friend of Spokane Friend to Friend of Spokane is seeking recruits from the community who can make a commitment to regularly visit residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, particularly

  • Fairchild Briefs

    The following is a list of upcoming Fairchild events and other pertinent 92nd Air Refueling Wing information. Upcoming Events: Sept. 13: Operation Home Front event at Miller Park The Airman & Family Readiness Center will be sponsoring its quarterly Operation Home Front event at noon Sept. 13 at

  • Air Force Chief of Staff defines standard of excellence

    Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, came to Air Force Space Command for a series of briefings and then visited with Peterson AFB personnel at an open forum at the base theater. His comments included what he called "vital things," the foremost of which is the need for the Air Force to go