Steppin' on up

Income tax filing assistance available to military

Now that the holiday season is over, income tax season is right around the corner. The 92nd Air Refueling Wing Legal Office, with the assistance of volunteer income tax assistance representatives, will again provide free tax help, to include electronic filing, for active duty members, family members

New A&FRC director has love for helping families

After spending more than 19 years stationed overseas, the new Airman and Family Readiness Center director returned to the States. Linda Miles, a civil servant with 30 years of service, recently arrived from Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, to join Team Fairchild and lead the Readiness Center. Ms.

Sen. Patty Murray visits Fairchild families

SERE command chief organizes Djibouti Orphanage aid

Chief Master Sgt. William Welch, the 336th Training Group command chief, recently deployed to Djibouti, Africa. While there he recognized a need and took the initiative to make a difference. He worked with an orphanage short of everything from clothes to sporting goods to toothbrushes. The chief

Fairchild Airmen awarded Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for heroism

Whether it is a meth lab in Spokane, Wash., booby trapped with grenades or an Improvised Explosive Device in Baghdad, every day brings something new for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. On the morning of Dec. 7, two of Fairchild's EOD technicians were awarded decorations for heroism in a

OSC hosts Hollywood auction

AMC Mission Support commanders visit base

Nine Air Mobility Command Mission Support Group commanders toured Fairchild Nov. 16 in hopes of finding something they can incorporate into their groups at their home bases. The program, called the Excellent Installation Orientation program, gives other AMC mission support group commanders a chance

Fairchild first sergeants spread holiday warmth with

Fairchild first sergeants filled 185 boxes with all the makings of a Thanksgiving dinner and distributed them to junior Airmen across the base Nov. 17 as part of Operation Warmheart. Each box contained a turkey, stuffing, dinner rolls, vegetables, potatoes, gravy and pie crush and filling, all

Fairchild honors military veterans of past, present

The last time Navy veteran John Custer flew in a U.S. Air Force aircraft was when he was being lifted from a Saigon hospital back to his ship in Danang more than 35 years ago. That changed when he was offered the opportunity to fly in a Fairchild KC-135 Stratotanker in honor of Veteran's Day. He and