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  • Commander briefs fitness center, main gate changes at town hall

    Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, discussed numerous upcoming changes here to include a main gate outbound lane closure, fitness center age restrictions and operational hour changes to the Warrior and Ross Mission Essential Feeding Facilities (or MEFF) during the base's first

  • Defenders honor fallen members during National Police Week

    Team Fairchild celebrated National Police Week May 17-20 with various events throughout the base.National Police Week pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others."Since Oct. 1, 1962, when President John F.

  • AF Occupational Safety sponsors Fall Protection Focus weeks

    Air Force Occupational Safety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks May 3-13, to draw attention to avoidable mishaps due to falls.During calendar years 2011-2015, falls were responsible for 6,724 Air Force injuries that resulted in 42,539 lost work days and a cost of nearly $65 million."During the

  • Bang for your buck, CCAF regionally accredited

    Many people choose to serve in the military due to the educational benefits that serving provides. For numerous Airmen, they begin with the Community College of the Air Force."We strive to meet the demands of the Air Force's expeditionary environment," said Lt. Col. Nathan Leap, CCAF commandant on

  • ALS distinguished graduates

    Congratulations to the following Airmen of Airman Leadership School Class 16 Delta, who earned top honors during their recent ALS graduation ceremony:John L. Levitow Award:Senior Airman Samuel Wallace, 22nd Training SquadronCommandant Award:Senior Airman Russell Elder, 22nd TRSAcademic Achievement

  • ALS takes on chiefs, first sergeants in volleyball

    The current Airman Leadership School class took on some of Fairchild's chief master sergeants and first sergeants May 11, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.Both sides played with strong teamwork, and that's one thing that volleyball games can do for everyone involved, but more specifically,

  • 92nd CES holds multi-agency aircraft response exercise

    The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron held a simulated aircraft crash and structure fire training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 11.The training involved various 92nd CES agencies, including members from the Fire Department, Emergency Management, Environmental and Explosive

  • Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Joshua Thaxton

    Nominee's Rank/Name: Senior Airman Joshua ThaxtonUnit of assignment: 92nd Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Requirements and Optimizations Water and Fuels Systems Maintenance RepresentativeHome town and state: Beulah, MichiganWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?I conduct wing-wide CES

  • 18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

    Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, 18th Air Force commander, saw the hard work mobility Airmen are doing day-in and day-out during a visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. May 4-6, 2016.Cox was joined by his wife, Tammy, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd S. Petzel, 18th AF command chief. During his visit, Cox flew on a

  • Military Bishop visits Team Fairchild

    Most Reverend Neal J. Buckon, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, visited Team Fairchild as part of an annual visit, May 4, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. and serves as the military Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the western region of the United States