Base leadership gets the scoop on Cheney Free Press

Cheney Free Press pressmen conclude the tour for Fairchild Leadership Oct. 13, 2016, at Cheney. The tour included the start to finish process of producing the Fairchild Flyer. Each newspaper is created using locally sourced newsprint, weighing in at nearly 800 pounds when on the roll. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

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Dark Room

Harlan Shellabarger, Cheney Free Press publisher, shows Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, 92nd ARW command chief, the inside of the CFP dark room Oct. 13, 2016, at Cheney. The dark room is essential to creating the printing plates for the Fairchild Flyer. Each plate is produced to apply a designated color to the newsprint: black, cyan, magenta or yellow. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

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Leadership visits Cheney Free Press

Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, 92nd ARW command chief, visit the Cheney Free Press newspaper publisher to see how the Fairchild Flyer is produced Oct. 13, 2016, at Cheney. Samuelson and Rix were guided through the entire process from layout to address labeling and delivery of the Fairchild Flyer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

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Printing press

Harlan Shellabarger, Cheney Free Press publisher, provides a tour of Cheney Free Press to Fairchild Leadership Oct. 13, 2016, at Cheney. CFP’s printing press is more than 40 years old and produces five different local newspapers including the Cheney Free Press and the Fairchild Flyer. The CFP was founded in 1896 and continues to serve the Cheney, Medical Lake and Airway Heights area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

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Fairchild Leadership visits Cheney Free Press

Published Oct. 18, 2016
By Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Cheney Free Press pressmen conclude the tour for Fairchild Leadership Oct. 13, 2016, at Cheney. The tour included the start to finish process of producing the Fairchild Flyer. Each newspaper is created using locally sourced newsprint, weighing in at nearly 800 pounds when on the roll. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)