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  • The Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 Stratotanker simulator train and cars rest for a moment at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Operation Cannonball: The rest of the story

    Four train cars sit forlornly across from the base's Heritage Airpark. Many have wondered why and how they ended up parked there.These Strategic Air Command simulator cars arrived at Fairchild in 1962 and have remained a permanent fixture for more than 50 years.Years ago, SAC officials decided it was cheaper to keep the cars at Fairchild and fly
  • Senior Airman John Havens, reviews contracts from the file cabinet at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 24, 2014. Havens is with the 92nd Contracting Squadron and has been selected as a member of Team Fairchild’s elite, Fairchild’s Finest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)

    Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman John Havens

    Name: Senior Airman John HavensUnit: 92nd Contracting SquadronDuty title: Contract SpecialistWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base? I write contracts and supporting documentation in accordance with government regulations.What do you enjoy about your job? Going on "site visits" which enable me to find out more about the product
  • Senior Airman Kyle Cervi, 92nd Maintenance squadron Periodic inspection crew chief, secures a milk bottle pin with a safety wire on a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 5, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Cervi has been selected as a member of Team Fairchild’s elite, Fairchild’s Finest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica Montes/Released)

    Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Kyle Cervi

    Name: Senior Airman Kyle CerviUnit: 92nd Maintenance SquadronDuty title: Periodic Inspection crew chiefWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base? I am an aircraft isochronal dock inspector and a crew chief. What do you enjoy about your job? I enjoy knowing that I have a hand in turning out the best isochronal inspection aircraft
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    Did You Know: Hispanic Heritage Month beginnings

    Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the history, culture and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.The Hispanic Heritage Observation began in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson for a week-long period. The observation period was then extended by President Ronald Reagan

  • Understanding Hispanic heritage in the armed forces

    Hispanic is an ethnic term employed to categorize any citizen or resident of the United States, of any racial background, of any country and of any religion.These individuals have at least one ancestor from the people of Spain or are of non-Hispanic origin, but have an ancestor from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, or some other
  • (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Star Spangled Banner celebrates 200th anniversary

    On Sept. 14, 1814, following a bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore's Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those "broad stripes and bright stars" inspired Francis Scott Key, a
  • (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

    Spiritual resilience for today's leaders

    As a pillar of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, maintaining and strengthening individual spirituality is a primary component for one's overall well-being. Similar to a sine wave, everyone has ups and downs, but it's their spirituality that gets them to the next day.No matter the faith background, where a person is from or who their family is, everyone
  • An airman checks the safety belts of his passengers prior to take-off. These passengers are French citizens who were exiled during the war and are finally able to return home. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Wings of Hope -- The 92nd Bombardment Group and the Green Project

    Even though the fighting in Europe ended when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, the 92nd Bombardment Group still had much work to do. Now that the fighting was over, the hundreds of thousands of troops still in Europe just wanted to go home. The only way to avoid a mutiny was to get those troops home as quickly as possible. Because of that need,
  • Airmen from the 92nd Operations Support Squadron discuss the weather forecast for the day during their daily operation risk management at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 18, 2014. Ensuring safe weather conditions is one of the first steps before accomplishing any refueling or rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño/Released)

    Fairchild weather flight helps see freezing, fair or foggy conditions clearly

    Throughout the year, Washington experiences from sunshine to rainfall to freezing winter making it important to check the weather before supporting any mission.At Fairchild, the 92nd Operations Support Squadron weather flight is the base's eyes forward, using satellite imagery, real-time radar and other tools needed to predict the weather. Ensuring
  • James J. Bollich speaks to audience members in the 336th training Group auditorium about his time as a prisoner of war at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 26, 2014. Bollich was a prisoner of war during World War II and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. Members of Fairchild listened to Bollich speak about how Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training saved his life and the importance of their training. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes/Released)

    Returning with Honor: World War II POW James Bollich reflects to Airmen

    "Once we arrived at the camp, the Japanese commander laid down the rules; and said that anyone who was broken, he would have their capturer killed. The speech ended by what was interpreted to us by saying 'you have come here to die." Everyone hears the stories, watches the documentaries, reads the books, but nothing speaks of the pain, torture,
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