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  • A fly-over was seen above the Spokane clock tower during the Lilac Festival’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade in Spokane, Wash., May 18, 2013. The parade is considered the nation’s largest Torchlight Parade on Armed Forces Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Curry)

    Torchlight Parade lights up the streets

    The 75th Anniversary of the Spokane Lilac Festival's Armed Forces Torchlight Parade was held last weekend in downtown Spokane, Wash. Approximately 160,000 people among the community including veterans and active duty service members all went out to see the parade.The mission of the Spokane Lilac Festival is to honor military, celebrate youth and
  • Dr. Allan Rhoads, 92nd Medical Group optometrist, speaks with Sgt. 1st Class James Miller, a recruiter, about his vision before performing a check up at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 11, 2013. The clinic offers two appointments each day for patients specifically "other than active-duty" beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

    Vision for all

    The Fairchild Air Force Base optometry clinic is not only here for active-duty military members, but dependents and retirees as well.The clinic offers two appointments each day for patients specifically "other than active-duty" beneficiaries. In addition, any appointments available within 10 days may be booked by any TRICARE beneficiary."We hope to
  • Survival evasion resistance and escape specialists unload parachute equipment before they perform static-line jumps at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 6, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

    Jumping to conclusions

    Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists performed static line and free-fall jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 6, 2012. A static line is a cord attached at one end to an aircraft and the other to the parachutist. As they fall from the aircraft, it causes the line to deploy their parachute. These jumps are normally conducted at
  • The Golden West Brass Quintet from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., plays for students and faculty at Michael Anderson Elementary School during the band’s visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Dec. 14, 2012. The band visited Fairchild and the surrounding community Dec. 13 and 14, playing holiday classics such as “We wish you a Merry Christmas” and “Jingle Bell Rock.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

    Golden West Brass brings holiday cheer to Fairchild, Spokane community

    Five brass players of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., came to Fairchild to bring holiday cheer to Airmen and families as well as touring the local community Dec. 13 and 14, playing holiday classics such as "We wish you a Merry Christmas" and "Jingle Bell Rock."The brass quintet began their
  • Members of Team Fairchild lock eyes on Gen. Paul Selva, the Air Mobility Command commander, as he talks about his three priorities for mobility Airmen, which are executing the mission, cultivating a caring and respectful workplace and training Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Dec. 12, 2012. The all call provided face-to-face communication between Selva and mobility Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Janelle Patino)

    Team Fairchild 2012 year in review

    2012 was a busy year for TeamFairchild. The installation opened a new $18.8 million fitness center as well as two newly-renovated dining facilities and broke ground for a new headquarters building. Top Air Force performers Tops In Blue and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard team visited Team Fairchild and the Spokane community. There was also a change
  • Trevion Worthy “parachutes” in the survival school’s parachuting simulator along his journey as ‘Airman for a Day’ at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 2, 2012. Tre was the second youth to participate in the program at Fairchild that gives children a break from challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. Tre has been fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and undergone almost two years of chemo therapy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

    Valley resident earns wings as 'Airman for a Day'

    A nine-year-old Spokane Valley, Wash., boy, who has been fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and undergone almost two years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit Fairchild Nov. 2 thanks to a program started by base's company grade officers council.The "Airman for a Day," Trevion Worthy, was the second youth to participate in the program

  • Facility managers ‘First Stop’ for CE mission support

    "People generally spend one-third of their lives at work," said Cliff Otto, the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron operations support superintendent. "Offices, hangars, training facilities, customer service areas and retail sales venues are just a sample of where the installation workforce spends eight to 10 hours a day, including numerous facilities
  • Senior Airman Amy Davey, dental assistant from the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, performs an annual checkup using a dental explorer, an instrument used for screening for periodontal disease, on Staff Sgt. Jasmine Phillips, member of the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

    Fairchild dental clinic...creating the perfect smile

    Fairchild dental clinic provides first-class service to keep your smile healthy. They offer a number of procedures for active duty military, dependants and retirees.
  • Senior Airman Bryan Foley, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, has been selected as a member of Team Fairchild's elite, Fairchild's Finest at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

    Fairchild’s Finest: Senior Airman Bryan Foley

    Name: Senior Airman Bryan FoleyUnit: 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Duty Title: Emergency Management JourneymanHome town: Decatur, Ill.Years in Service: 4 yearsWhat do you do at Fairchild Air Force Base? I train 92nd Air Refueling Wing personnel on Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear procedures. I also manage an inventory of readiness
  • Airman 1st Class Adam Minkler, 92nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller apprentice, uses the binoculars to check critical areas on the flightline at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 28, 2012. The control tower is responsible from the position of each aircraft to wildlife that may have entered the flightline and pose a potential hazard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

    Power in the tower, eyes on the sky

    Whether it is slow or busy, Fairchild air traffic controllers are working hard to ensure the safety and security of the base's flightline. ATCs are an essential aspect to the mission as without them, Team Fairchild aircraft would have a difficult time leaving the ground or landing versus the organized and respected manner they do now.To view
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