Spokane welcomes new U.S. citizens

A Day at the Funspot

SERE Challenge tests skills of Air Force’s “Guardian Angels”

A pair of water survival instructors assigned here earned the Col. Bud Day trophy Thursday as winners of the 2007 SERE Challenge -- a physically grueling and mentally exhausting competition among some of the Air Force's elite special operators. Staff Sgt. Michael Garcia and Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmer

Fairchild Briefs

Pool re-opens Fairchild's indoor and outdoor pools are now open. Open swim at the outdoor pool is 1 - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Indoor pool hours are as follows: Lap Swim Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 6 - 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

MVP: Capt. Joe Garcia

This week's MVP isCapt. Joe Garcia Squadron93rd Air Refueling Squadron Position93rd ARS Romeo Flight Commander Service he provides to Team Fairchild KC-135 Instructor Pilot Interesting Fact I was awarded the Purple Heart for surviving the terrorist bomb attack in 1996 at Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia.

SERE Challenge

Congratulations, Fairchild promotees

Congratulations to the newly promoted Fairchild servicemembers! Below are the names of the Airmen who have been selected for Technical Sergeant and Master Sergeant. Promotions to Master Sergeant 92nd Air Refueling Wing Mickey Lipkea Michael Shaffer 92nd Comptroller Squadron Joshua Howdyshell, 92nd

Protect yourself from internet-based scams

You've all heard it 100 times... "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Yet every day intelligent people are bilked out of thousands of dollars from e-mail scams and fraudulent offers to make a quick and easy buck. The scams, which originated out of Nigeria in the 1980s, have been

Toning Butts & Guts

This Week in History

This Week in U.S. Air Force/Aerospace History, June 15 - 21. June 20, 1930 The Air Corps established Randolph Field at San Antonio, Texas, for primary and basic pilot training. The field became known as the "West Point of the Air." June 20, 1941 The War Department established the Army Air Forces