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  • Special Agent Duran Smith practices collecting evidence with a test kit used to process crime scenes. Special Agent Smith is assigned to Fairchild’s Office of Special Investigation Detachment 322. The unit was recognized as the 2005 Air Force OSI Small Detachment of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan.)

    Case Closed: Office of Special Investigation takes top Air Force honors

    The Office of Special Investigation here walked away with the “2005 Air Force OSI Small Detachment of the Year” award March 16. The detachment competed for the award against more than 200 other small detachments world wide. “The key to our success was our balanced approach to all of our core mission areas,” said Casey Fitzpatrick, Special Agent in
  • Chief Bill Nowlin, Fairchild fire chief, communicates with his team who is working inside the burning building. Fairchild teamed with local departments to extinguish the flames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan.)

    Fire injures 2, evacuates 250

    Two people were injured and nobody died after a civil engineering work center caught fire Monday at approximately 1:35 p.m. A civilian contractor was taken to a downtown hospital for treatment for singed facial hair and a firefighter was taken to the on-base optometry clinic for treatment of a scratched cornea. Firefighters from the 92nd Civil
  • Staff Sgt. Matthew Walrod

    Family, friends will miss Medical Group Airman

    As the white-gloved-hands of a lone honor guard member delicately placed a red, blue and white wreath on the altar, many stood in somber silence to pay their final respects to a fallen hero during a memorial service on Tuesday at the Base Chapel here. Staff Sgt. Matthew Walrod, 25, aerospace medical service specialist, assigned to the 92nd Medical
  • Flight Lieutenant Craig Chaseling, Royal Australian Air Force exchange pilot, debriefs his crew after returning from a refueling trip from Alaska. “He is always in the squadron working really hard trying to get everybody up-to-date on their training requirements,” said 1st Lieutenant Jocelyn Smith, the mission’s co-pilot. “He is very efficient at his job, and it’s obvious why he has been selected as the instructor pilot of the quarter.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Shadi May.)

    Exchanging with down under

    The mission of U.S. Air Force’s refueling aircraft is to carry out global air refueling, airlift and humanitarian assignments. Here at Fairchild, that mission isn’t accomplished only by U.S. pilots. Foreign exchange pilots from Australia assigned to Fairchild help their U.S. counterparts achieve that mission. The exchange program selects the best
  • Master Sgt. Daniel Kenney patrols the exterior of Camp Bucca, Iraq, and watches for any unusual activity. Sergeant Kenney is among 26 Fairchild Air Force Base Security Forces Airmen deployed to assist the Army in providing security for this theater internment near Umm Qasr, Iraq. (U.S.Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Eastman.)

    Fairchild Security Forces assist Army to safeguard Camp Bucca

    After more than six months in Iraq, Fairchild defenders are back from a deployment to Camp Bucca which allowed them to help their Army counterparts and be a part of history. Camp Bucca is the largest internment facility in the theater of operation. Named after Ronald Bucca, a soldier and a New York City fire marshal who lost his life on Sept. 11,
  • Chaplain George George is the new Catholic chaplain at Fairchild. He brings with him approximately 20 years in the ministry, eight while active duty Air Force. He grew up in India and moved to the United States when he was 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan.)

    New Priest brings experience, dedication

    The road of life has violent, hairpin corners even the bravest of super bike riders wouldn’t willingly take at speed. In the real world, we have Wing Safety to tell us to be careful – but spiritually we have chaplains to help guide us over the dangerous roads of life. This is where experience really counts and Chaplain (Capt.) George George,

  • There’s always a victim

    After a long work week, a twenty-something year old decides to go out to a local club with some friends to have a little fun and put the week behind her. After spending an hour or two getting ready, the girls hop in their designated driver’s car and head to their favorite spot. At the club, they have a great time dancing and meeting new people.
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