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  • Aaron Watkins, 92nd Security Forces Squadron police officer, peeks around a wall during an active shooter exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 16, 2019.

    Active shooter exercise puts Team Fairchild to the test

    Team Fairchild executed an active shooter exercise Jan. 16, 2019. The exercise provided response training to nearly every member of the base. For responders from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron, 92nd Medical Group and 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, training was put to the test with scenarios aimed at enhancing emergency response.
  • The Fairchild Air Force Base "Green in 19" logo. Team Fairchild seeks to continue mirroring the Inland Northwest’s “green footprint” with the “Green in 19” initiative by promoting energy conservation practices not only throughout the Department of Defense, but also the Greater Spokane community. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    Team Fairchild goes ‘Green in 19’

    Team Fairchild is kicking off the new year by going “Green in 19” and proactively promoting a cleaner and more energy-efficient community by continuing to mirror the Inland Northwest’s “green footprint” by promoting energy conservation practices not only throughout the Department of Defense, but also the Greater Spokane community.
  • Team Fairchild Airmen stationed abroad open a Treats 2 Troops package Dec. 4, 2018, at Morón Air Base, Spain. Treats 2 Troops is part of KREM 2 News' initiative to spread holiday cheer to military service members stationed abroad during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    Treats 2 Troops sends holiday spirit abroad

    During the month of December, more than 40 holiday care packages made their way to Team Fairchild Airmen stationed at Morón Air Base, Spain, as part of KREM 2 News’ initiative, Treats 2 Troops.

  • The Justice Files: September and October 2018

    During the months of September and October 2018, seven Airmen received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Commanders used the following actions as means of punishment, rehabilitation and maintaining good order and discipline.
  • Kyle Taylor, 76th Commodities Maintenance Group engineer, demonstrates material scanning during a tour of the Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 20, 2018. Tinker's largest organization is the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. It is the largest of three depot repair complexes in Air Force Material Command and provides depot maintenance on the KC-135 Stratotanker, B-1 Lancer, B-52 Stratofortress, E-3 Sentry and E-6 Mercury aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo byAirman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)

    76th AMXG shows Team Fairchild how to ‘Tinker’

    Leaders from Fairchild Air Force Base visited the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group Nov. 18-20, during a site visit to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Tinker AFB is made up of 5,500 acres with 460 buildings hosting operational missions for the Air Force, Navy as well as several other Department of Defense agencies.
  • Staff Sgt. Micah Franklin, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bio-environmental Engineering craftsman, briefs members of the Spokane Local Emergency Planning Committee on how Team Fairchild hazardous material response teams could deploy a Radeco high volume air sampler at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 7, 2018. Emergency response Airmen function much like their civilian counterparts, but are more specialized to handle the specific challenges an air base may face. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

    Fairchild, Spokane regional emergency responders work together

    Representatives of multiple emergency response services from Spokane and nearby areas met with their Team Fairchild counterparts here for a local emergency planning meeting Nov. 7, 2018.
  • U.S Air Force Senior Airman Skyler Pendleton, 22nd Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist and SERE Combatives Program instructor, blocks punches from Airman 1st Class Justin Croteau, 22nd TRS SERE specialist, during a four-hour block of combative training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 7, 2018. The 80-hour program trains on projectile, striking, clenching and grappling self-defense techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st class Jesenia Landaverde)

    SERE Combatives enhancing self-defense

    The combatives class trains in advanced projectile, striking, clenching and grappling self-defense techniques for SERE specialist Airmen.
  • Airmen from the 92nd Medical Operation Squadron medical team pose for a photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 13, 2018. The medical team responded to a respiratory distress call at the commissary on base, providing first aid care and saving a man’s life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Fast acting Medical Airmen save a life

    Two 92nd Medical Group Airmen, along with Fairchild Fire and Emergency Services, acted quickly in response to a shopper experiencing respiratory distress Nov. 2 at the Fairchild Air Force Base Commissary. Upon arrival, Fire and Emergency teams found Senior Airman Kayla Peña and Senior Airman Julie Fink, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron medical technicians, performing first-aid on the unconscious shopper.
  • A KC-135 Stratotanker performs a refueling connection with a B-52 Stratofortress during Exercise Global Thunder 2019 over the U.S. Northwestern Region, November 2018. Global Thunder is a U.S. Strategic Command exercise designed to ensure an efficient mission response by testing Airmen's ability to execute command, control and operational procedures during simulated combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Fairchild fuels Global Thunder 2019

    Fairchild Airmen focused on sustaining mission readiness, rapid response and enhancing total force operations during Exercise Global Thunder 2019. Global Thunder is a U.S. Strategic Command exercise designed to ensure an efficient mission response by testing the ability for Airmen to execute command, control and operational procedures during simulated conflict scenarios. The exercise provided training opportunities and exercise scenarios for all U.S. Strategic Command mission areas, with a specific focus on nuclear readiness.
  • Fairchild Air Force Base instructor pilots pose with Kansas Air National Guard 117th Air Refueling Squadron Airmen for a group picture after completing Minimum Interval Take-Off training exercises at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 24, 2018. MITO training is incorporated into the regular aircrew training regimen of Air Force tanker pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

    Fairchild partners with Kansas ANG Airmen for MITO training

    Team Fairchild instructor pilots trained with aircrews and KC-135 Stratotankers from the Air National Guard 117th Air Refueling Squadron located in Forbes Field, Kansas to practice Minimum Interval Take-Off training Oct. 24 –26. MITO reduces the amount of time between aircraft launches, automatically positioning the jets in a standard group formation once airborne.
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