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  • Operation Homefront Accepting Military Child of the Year nominations

    From Oct. 20 through Dec. 11, 2015, the national nonprofit Operation Homefront will accept nominations for the 2016 Military Child of the Year® awards, which will be presented at a recognition gala April 14 in the nation's capital.  The eighth annual awards will recognize six outstanding young

  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

    October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month. In order to engage participants to create a safe, secure and resilient cyber environment, each week in October is dedicated to a specific cyber topic.Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 was "Stop, Think, Connect."STOP: Before you use the Internet, take time to

  • Distinguished Graduates of ALS

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who earned top honors during their recent Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony:Distinguished Graduate Award:Senior Airman Kristian Perlas, 92nd Contracting SquadronSenior Airman Adam Hertzberg, 22nd Training SquadronCommandant Award:Senior Airman

  • Snow Parade plows the way to winter

    Airmen from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron joined base leadership to participate in the annual tradition known as the "Snow Parade," which symbolizes the formal beginning of snow removal season, Oct. 14, here.Twenty pieces of snow removal equipment were part of the tradition, which dates back more

  • Downed B-52 aircrew re-memorialized during ceremony

    To the right of Medical Lake High School's main entrance stands a giant blue spruce tree, part of a memorial for Capt. Donovan K. Walters, United States Air Force, missing in action. A rededication ceremony was held Oct. 15, to replace a brass faceplate that was stolen from the stone portion of the

  • MXS gives lift to KC-135 Stratotanker

    The 92nd Maintenance Squadron conducted a Crash, Damaged, Disabled Aircraft Recovery training lift here Oct. 9, ensuring the proficiency of Fairchild Airmen in recovery of an aircraft. The test was conducted on a KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base, Japan.The CDDAR proficiency training

  • SERE Specialists teach Cub Scouts survival skills

    Cub Scouts from Pack 340 spent time with Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists learning wilderness survival skills here Oct. 9."It's always good for the scouts to learn from an expert, someone who has personal experience using survival skills," said Kalista Bernardi, Pack 340 scout

  • Legally fit to fight

    A central focus in today's Air Force is being "fit to fight." When you hear those words you tend to think of physical fitness, but is that all you need? In order to be 100 percent "fit to fight," you have to be ready physically and mentally. By having your personal affairs in order, you will have

  • Miss Washington USA sees Fairchild up close and personal

    Kenzi Novell, Miss Washington USA, spent today getting an inside look at Fairchild Air Force Base to learn more about the mission here.Novell started her visit by touring a KC-135 Stratotanker in one of the base's hangers and then continued to see other aspects of the base including a military

  • Pumpkin Patrol

    Halloween is right around the corner. Fairchild's ghosts, goblins, princesses and cowboys will get to trick-or-treat in base housing areas from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. on October 31. Everyone knows Halloween is famous for the costumes and candy, but few people fully appreciate the dangers of this day. I am