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  • Vice Commander speaks at Interment Service

    Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, spoke at the Missing in America Interment Service at Washington State Cemetery in Medical Lake. The remains of 62 veterans were finally laid to rest with full military honors.

  • September is National Preparedness Month

    September is National Preparedness Month and Team Fairchild is helping units prepare this year in a unique way by hosting the first ever Amazing Zombie Race here, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. at Miller Park.

  • 15 years later, remembering 9/11

    Sun. Sept. 11, 2016, marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. The attack was planned and executed by Islamic extremist organization, Al-Qaeda, and ultimately led to the ongoing “Global War on Terrorism.” For the Patriot Day retreat ceremony, Fairchild members

  • 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,