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  • Plastic balls ward off bird strikes

    The 92nd Flight Safety Office dropped approximately 7,500 small, plastic balls into a drainage ditch on the south side of the runway April 28. This is in addition to the more than 20,000 balls that were already there. No, it wasn’t an accident, it’s actually a part of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing’s bird aircraft strike hazard avoidance program. This
  • FAIRCHILD AFB, Wash. -- Senior Airman Travis Speakman and Airman 1st Class Joshua Hollenbeck, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, complete a training session in the tower’s simulator, while Senior Master Sgt. Brian Lavoie, 92nd OSS control tower chief, points the light gun. Sergeant Lavoie was selected by the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce as the 2005 Person of the Year in the senior enlisted category. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Nancy Hooks.)

    Fairchild Airmen, Squadron take home regional honors

    Both a Fairchild Airman and squadron each received prestigious regional awards at a ceremony held downtown April 20. Senior Master Sgt. Brian Lavoie, 92nd Operations Support Squadron tower chief controller, and the 92nd Aeromedical-Dental Squadron as a whole were awarded the titles of 2005 Armed Forces Persons of the Year and the recipient of the
  • Vice President Richard B. Cheney addresses a crowd of more than 600 servicemembers and community members during a visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Monday, April 17, 2006. The vice president highlighted the role Fairchild plays in the war on terrorism and thanked the troops for their contributions and sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Laura K. Smith)

    Cheney thanks Fairchild Airmen for support

    Vice President Richard B. Cheney told servicemembers gathered at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., they are playing a key role in the war on terrorism and that their countrymen believe in them and their mission. The vice president visited the home of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing April 17 and told a gathering of about 600 Airmen and other
  • Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Cook, 92nd Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, talks with Security Forces Airmen before they get their orders for the day. The 92nd Security Forces Squadron as a whole have been awarded the title of best in AMC and will now compete at the Air Force level for that title. Sergeant Cook is a finalist in the AMC 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year contest. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Anthony Ennamorato.)

    Recognizing Excellence: AMC selects Fairchild Security Forces as its 2005 outstanding medium unit

    It’s been a year of major accomplishments and many firsts for Team Fairchild’s 92nd Security Forces Squadron. Whether it was supporting the relief operations for Tsunami-struck Asia, participating in counter-drug operations in South America or providing non-stop support for Global War on Terrorism, Fairchild defenders have provided security across
  • Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Karen Rankin, was the guest speaker at the National Women's History Month Luncheon held at Club Fairchild March 23. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan.)

    A life of service

    A woman’s work is never done, and for those currently serving in today’s Air Force, the opportunity to undertake additional responsibility has never been greater. Although the legacy of answering the nation’s call is not a new enterprise, the present atmosphere of equality and recognition is. During her three-day visit here last week in observance
  • 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,
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