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  • Fairchild leaders help celebrate Veterans Day

    In honor of Veterans Day, Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd ARW vice commander, spoke at multiple events across Spokane County, Nov. 11.Of the many events held, some included The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Felts Field, Fort George Wright

  • Honorary commanders take flight

    More than 15 Spokane-area civic leaders with the base's Honorary Commander program took flight Nov. 12, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, providing them an opportunity to witness Fairchild's primary mission firsthand.The purpose of the Honorary Commander program is to partner with and educate

  • Health Promotions Office: Not a punishment but a benefit

    Many people view the Health Promotions Office, previously known as the Health and Wellness Center, as a place they go when they fail a fitness assessment; but what they may not know is the HPO offers many different types of classes for all military members and their families, many of which are

  • AMC commander discusses the future of Mobility Air Force at 2015 A/TA

    Gen. Carlton "Dewey" Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered the final keynote address of the 2015 AMC and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium on Oct. 31, addressing more than 1,500 Mobility Airmen and civilian partners in attendance.This was Everhart's first opportunity to engage such

  • Wounded Warriors Program here to help

    In the dead of night above the mountains of Afghanistan, an unidentified U.S. Air Force special operations Airman noticed something suspicious while walking the perimeter of the base during a security check. He approached the suspicious package. BOOM! Everything went black and he was numb all over.

  • Improving readiness, mission focus: Family Child Care program

    Family Child Care is an Air Force-wide program that trains and certifies child care providers for families who have an association with the installation. The goal of FCC is to provide vetted, certified, quality child care to Air Force members so they can have more confidence about their child's

  • Honorary commanders shown Fairchild pride

    The 92nd Mission Support Group held a tour for its honorary commanders here Oct. 27.The Honorary Commander Program's purpose is to partner with and educate influential members of the community on the similarities and differences of military and civilian operations. The program brings together

  • Fairchild rocks the Block 45 upgrade

    The first of 22 Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers slated to receive the Block 45 upgrade over the next seven years returned here from McConnell Air Force Base Oct. 23.The Block 45 upgrade includes various changes to the aircraft, yet the biggest upgrade is to the engine instruments panel. The panel

  • Blue smashes white 5 to 3 in Falcons hockey scrimmage

    It was a chilly night when the Fairchild Air Force Base Falcons, the base's varsity ice hockey team, hit the ice for a fun-filled and competitive scrimmage Oct. 23, at Eastern Washington University's Recreation Center ice rink in Cheney, Wash. The blue team took the victory over the white team, five

  • Fairchild maintainers support KC-46 testing

    The KC-46 Pegasus program's first test aircraft, a Boeing 767-2C (EMD-1), departed from its home station at Boeing Field in Seattle and touched down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. for the first time Oct. 15, where a KC-135 Stratotanker and accompanying maintainers from Fairchild AFB prepared to