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  • Military and third-party health insurance carriers

    The 1991 National Defense Appropriation Act enables military treatment facilities to bill third-party health insurance carriers for the cost of medical care furnished to retirees and family members covered by civilian health insurance, except Medicare and TRICARE. As a result, public law requires

  • General Schwartz assumes command of Air Force

    The Air Force's 19th chief of staff spoke of mending fences and earning trust in his speech after assuming command of the service during a ceremony here Aug. 12. "Without trust, we are nothing," Gen. Norton A. Schwartz said to the crowd of about 600 people on the base's ceremonial lawn. "Trust must

  • General Schwartz to Airmen: Be proud

    On his first day after being sworn in as the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz wasted no time in getting his message out to Airmen. "The key thing we need to do is achieve stability," General Schwartz said. "At the same time, we need to focus on those things that are most important,

  • Airmen feedback essential to additional duty study

    Airmen may now take advantage of a free-form text questionnaire, readily identifying additional duties they believe are non-value added or need redesigning. The Air Force Manpower Agency here will use this feedback to assist in the Air Force's drive to reduce additional duty demands in order to free

  • Retraining gives NCOs opportunity to shape their careers

    The Air Force is seeking volunteers to accept jobs in more than 1,077 shortage career field and special duty positions during the 2009 non-commissioned Officer Retraining Program which began Aug. 1. The Air Force especially needs NCOs to choose opportunities to conduct investigative work in the

  • Volunteer Opportunities

    Below is a list of volunteer opportunities at Fairchild and within the local community. Hope House for homeless woman Volunteers are desperately needed at Hope House, an emergency shelter for homeless women. Evening and daytime hours are available. Please contact Michelle at 455-2886 for more

  • Upcoming Movies

    Fairchild Theater schedule Aug. 15 @ 7 p.m. Hancock Rated PG-13 1 hr. 32 min. Aug. 16 @ 7 p.m. Wall-E Rated G 1 hr. 37 min. Aug. 22 @ 7 p.m. Hellboy II: The Golden Army Rated PG-13 1 hr. 50 min. Aug. 23 @ 7 p.m. Journey to the Center of the Earth Rated PG 1 hr. 32 min. Children 5 and under are

  • Fairchild Briefs

    The following is a list of upcoming Fairchild events and other pertinent 92nd Air Refueling Wing information. Upcoming Events: Aug. 15: Commander's Challenge The annual Commander's Challenge on Aug. 15 will include a 5K run, volleyball, dodge ball, an obstacle course relay, tug of war and a trophy

  • Fairchild ANG and active duty Airmen combine forces

    For the second time within a month, the 141st Air Refueling Wing and the 92nd Air Refueling Wing (both located at Fairchild) are working together during a periodic aircraft inspection that began Aug. 12, proving once more their ability to forge a growing relationship since the first ever Air