18th Air Force commander sees 20-year progress at Fairchild

In 1983, a young officer was transferred to Fairchild Air Force Base as a Strategic Air Command B-52 crew member. Assigned to what was then called the 92nd Bomb Wing, he and his wife spent three years at Fairchild. That young officer returned this week; he's now Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, 18th Air

CSC speeds up claims process

The Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps stood up a new Claims Service Center Oct. 1, 2006. This is for the processing of personnel claims against the government. Since then, the CSC, which located in in Kettering, Ohio, has taken over processing of personnel claims from legal offices at bases

Colonel Bulkley takes helm at 141st ARW

In a ceremony at Club Fairchild Saturday, Col. Gregory A. Bulkley became the 25th commander of the 141st Air Refueling Wing here. "The people of this unit have proudly served our nation for over 80 years", said Colonel Bulkley. "I am afforded an opportunity to command an amazing group of people in

Military honored at local sporting event

Hundreds of Airmen and their families converged on the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday as a part of the military appreciation night at the Spokane Chiefs hockey game. Members from Team Fairchild, and various other military units throughout the Spokane regional area, were featured just

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Spouses reach out to Fairchild families

A freshly trained team has hit Fairchild's streets, ready to work. Nineteen base spouses attended training on Saturday, Feb. 3, to become Wingmen for Fairchild's families as Phoenix Spouses. The Phoenix Spouse program reflects Air Mobility Command's updates to the previous Key Spouse program, which

Welcome General Hawkins

Fairchild maintenance shaves time off EPR process

The 92nd Maintenance Squadron has come up with a new AFSO 21 initiative with the revamp of their Enlisted Personnel Report process. The plan is to take the old process of an EPR being routed for up to 120 days for changes, to a one-time meeting process where all members involved meet in a room and

Fairchild annual award winners announced

The following are the names and units of the nominees for the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and Team Fairchild annual awards:Note: The recipient of both awards is denoted by bold and itallics.Airman Category Senior Airman Jessica S. Miller, Director of Staff Airman 1st Class Hailie M. Risdal, 92nd

Briefly

The following are brief notifications or updates about events happening on or around the base:Traffic restriction at Main Gate Sanitary sewer repair work is scheduled for Mitchell Drive through the Main Gate Saturday and Sunday. The inbound lanes from U.S. Route 2 leading to the Main Gate will be