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  • Fairchild spouse, teen killed in off-base accident identified

    The wife and son of a Fairchild Airman, Capt. Daniel Normandin, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron, who were killed Saturday Jan. 7 in a vehicle-train collision near Medical Lake, Washington have been identified as Melissa Normandin, 45, and Jacob Normandin, 14. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

  • Fairchild K-9 unit responds to high school bomb threat

    Two Airmen and military working dogs from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron responded to a bomb threat at a high school in Chewelah, Washington on Dec. 15, 2017.Staff Sgts. Justin Benfer and Giancarlo Del Valle responded to the dispatch call from Stevens Country Sherriff’s Office that a note was

  • To honor with dignity

    These Airmen spend countless hours perfecting minuscule movements in unison. Remaining superb, regardless of severity in temperature or size of crowds, they stand steadfast throughout every funeral and ceremony, honoring all who have served.

  • Team Fairchild commemorates Wreaths Across America

    Representatives from Fairchild Air Force Base traveled to the Fort George Wright Cemetery and the Washington State Veterans Cemetery yesterday to pay honor to the veterans buried at the sites as part of the Wreaths Across America program. A nationally recognized day of observance to veterans, since

  • Medical Airmen reinforce deployment readiness

    With the recent headlines about actual and possible use of chemical weapons by adversaries in various parts of the world, the job of medical bioenvironmental Airmen is as important as ever - performing gas mask fit tests to ensure Airmen have a proper fit prior to deployment.

  • Veteran continues serving through wreath donations

    Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Fred Fossett, volunteer truck driver, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, 92nd ARW command chief, stand next to Fossett’s semitrailer Dec. 13, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. For the last two years, Fossett, a veteran, has

  • Air Mobility Command enables delivery of Israel’s first F-35s

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command Airmen worked around the clock to ensure Israel’s first two F-35 aircraft were delivered Dec. 12, making the U.S. ally the only country in the Middle East flying a fifth generation fighter aircraft. The 618th Air Operations Center, based out of

  • AMC releases further guidance on additional arming programs

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command recently released a policy outlining three programs as options installations commanders can consider to enhance the safety and deter threats to AMC personnel. The programs are the Security Forces Staff Arming, Unit Marshal Program, and Law