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  • 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

  • The guiding light

    Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christian Pugh, 92nd ARW command chief, experienced firsthand how an airfield lighting check is done while visiting Fairchild airfield management Oct. 20.The 92nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management night-shift

  • Base leadership learns what it takes to be a firefighter

    Commanders and chiefs from various base units participated in a live fire demonstration Oct. 22 as part of fire prevention month, which is celebrated annually.Base leadership was invited to experience firsthand what a firefighter's mission is and the training their job entails. The demonstration was

  • DoD names 39 workout stimulants to avoid

    DMAA, an ingredient found in some workout supplements and banned by federalregulators in 2013,remains widely available online, according to the DefenseDepartment's Human Performance Resource Center.Nearly 40 supplements containing 1,3 dimethlyamylamine, sometimes called"geranium extract," can be