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  • Fairchild briefs

    Exercise child care update Through Aug. 3, the Youth Center and CDC are open 5:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. The centers will also have these hours Aug. 6-7. If you have questions or concerns about child care during the wing exercise, contact Stacy Compton, chief of family member programs flight, at 247-2005.

  • MVP: Senior Airman Philip DuChene

    This week's MVP is:Senior Airman Philip DuChene Squadron 92nd Maintenance Squadron Position Survival Equipment Journeyman Service he provides to Team Fairchild I maintain all life-sustaining equipment associated with the KC-135 refueling aircraft, such as the 20-man life rafts, one-man life rafts,

  • Gen. Fogleman visits Fairchild, praises AMC

     "The primary purpose of the United States Air Force is to fight and win America's wars." With this statement, Gen. Ronald Fogleman (ret.), former Air Force Chief of Staff, summed up an address on the history of the Air Mobility Command and the Air Force during his meeting with more than 400 Airmen

  • Get out of that hole you’ve been digging for years

    "Debt" is one of those words that can make your skin crawl. If you're in debt, it may seem as though getting out of the hole is an impossible task. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but there are blockades all around you driving you further and further back. There is hope if you can at

  • Some TRICARE Beneficiary Data Put At Risk

    Data for nearly 600,000 households enrolled in TRICARE stored on a government contractor's unprotected computer server could have been exposed to hackers, defense officials announced July 20. "We take this potential data compromise very seriously," said Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, deputy director,

  • Education Briefs

    Study skills class This seminar is designed for military, civilians and dependents returning to college after a long absence. The primary focus of study skills is to introduce individuals to time management in order to balance the demands of school and working life. Other modules include memory,

  • Upcoming Movies

    Fairchild Theater schedule July 27 @ 7 p.m. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Rated PG 1 hr. 59 min. July 28 @ 7 p.m. Nancy Drew Rated PG 1 hr. 39 min. Aug. 3 @ 7 p.m. Evan Almighty Rated PG 1 hr. 30 min. Aug. 4 @ 7 p.m. Ratatouille Rated G 1 hr. 32 min. Aug. 10 @ 7 p.m. Live Free or Die

  • Fairchild briefs

    UCI and exercise child care update The Child Development Center and Youth Center will not be open July 28 -29, but those in need of child care resources can take advantage of a number of Family Child Care providers that are willing and able to provide care over the weekend. Contact the FCC office at

  • Maintainers excel at Rodeo

    Just after the wheels touched down July 21, following a short KC-135 flight from Fairchild Air Force Base to McChord Air Force Base, outside Tacoma, Wash., it was time for Team Fairchild to compete in Rodeo 2007 - Air Mobility Command's premiere readiness competition. Aboard the aircraft was