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  • PHOTOS: Air Traffic Control Specialists

    During their shift, ATC specialists observe weather conditions and assist aircraft during periods or bad weather or aid aircraft dealing with a malfunction. ATC specialists manage the flow of aircraft through all aspects of the flight, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic on the ground

  • Fairchild Showcases RTIC system during a Congressional delegation flight

    Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Newman, AMC command chief, hosted a Congressional delegation aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker to demonstrate the Real-Time Information in Cockpit system, during a flight out of Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 22, 2024. The

  • Fairchild AFB conducts no-notice NORI

    The 92nd Air Refueling Wing and 141st ARW’s ability to rapidly generate airpower at a moment’s notice was put to the test when Air Mobility Command’s Inspector General team conducted a no-notice Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection July 16 – 18, 2024. During the NORI, Airmen demonstrated how

  • PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

    Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild Air Force Base’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

  • PHOTOS: Fairchild AFB Juneteenth Celebration

    Fairchild Air Force Base Airmen coordinated this celebration to honor June 19th, which is the day that enslaved African Americans were emancipated. On that day in 1865, the Union Army announced to the people of Texas that all slaves were free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation,

  • Fame's Favored Few welcomes new wing commander

    Col. Chad K. Cisewski assumed command of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and Chief Master Sgt. Lindsay S. Moon assumed responsibility as the new 92nd ARW command chief during a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony, July 2, 2024.