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Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christian Pugh, 92nd ARW command chief, look over the baseball field at Avista Stadium with Otto Klein, Spokane Indians Baseball senior vice president, June 22, 2015, in Spokane, Wash. They toured the stadium to further strengthen their relationship with the short season, single A baseball team. The Texas Rangers major league baseball team owns the Spokane Indians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)

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Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christian Pugh, 92nd ARW command chief, discuss ways the base and the Spokane Indians baseball team can help each other with Otto Klein, Spokane Indians Baseball senior vice president, June 22, 2015, in Spokane, Wash. The colonel and the chief received an up close look at Avista Stadium and learned about the history of the team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)

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Baseball a grand slam for base, community relations

Published June 23, 2015
By Senior Airman Sam Fogleman
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christian Pugh, 92nd ARW command chief, met with Otto Klein, Spokane Indians Baseball senior vice president, June 22 in Spokane, Washington. The base and local leaders discussed ways they could work together to highlight their community relationship.

They discussed upcoming military appreciation nights, potential exhibition play events and the history of baseball in the community. Fairchild is among eastern Washington's largest employers and the Spokane Indians are the largest baseball franchise in the Inland Northwest.

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