Fairchild Airmen participate in EMT Rodeo 2016

U.S. Air Force Emergency Medical Technicians gathered to compete in the 9th Annual Air Force Medical Service EMT Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 24-27, 2016.The two and a half day competition involved 24 EMT teams from across the Air Force, both CONUS and OCONUS installations challenging

Fairchild celebrates with Food Truck Festival

Hundreds of Airmen and their families came out to enjoy the 2016 Food Truck Festival near Heritage Park Aug. 26, 2016.Col. Yvonne Spencer, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, kicked off the event by welcoming the attendees and highlighting the attractions.

Air Force celebrates 60 years of the KC-135

On Aug. 31 of this year, the Air Force celebrates the 60th birthday of the KC-135 Stratotanker. The first aircraft flew in August of 1956 and was later delivered to the Air Force in June 1957.

Fairchild Falcons battle JBLM

Fairchild Air Force Base’s hockey team, The Falcons, played in their first Veteran’s Hockey Game against Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aug. 27, at the Eastern Washington University Recreational Center in Cheney, Wash.The purpose of the game was to build relationships with other varsity hockey teams in

Education center welcomes new university

Team Fairchild welcomed Bellevue University as the fourth school to join the Fairchild Education Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 25.Bellevue University is a private, regionally accredited, non-profit school nationally recognized as a military-friendly institution. Col. Ryan Samuelson,

Every Airman plays a role in suicide prevention

The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through

AF to reduce additional duties

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Airmen need more time to focus on their core missionsIn a memorandum to Airmen released Aug. 19, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein announced the service has established a task force titled “Airmen’s Time,” charged with

Summit addresses military family concerns

Fairchild officials hosted a Military Family Summit Aug. 18 at the Red Morgan Center for all service members and their families to address key issues affecting military families.

Fairchild leadership attends West Plains Chamber of Commerce event

MXG Olympics builds team morale

More than 50 airmen from the base gathered on the flight line for a first of its kind team athletic competition held by the 92nd Maintenance Group Aug. 5, 2016. Onlookers were treated to eight teams of four Airmen racing against the clock in a relay race comprised of a tire flip, chalk drag, power