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  • Rick Fernalld, Experimental Aircraft Association B-17 pilot, poses for a photo in front of the Aluminum Overcast at Felts Field in Spokane Valley, Wash., May 29, 2012. Members of Team Fairchild had the unique opportunity to tour the B-17 from June 1 to 3, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Means/Released)

    A piece of history

    Members of Team Fairchild had the unique opportunity to tour the Experimental Aircraft Associations B-17 "Flying Fortress" Aluminum Overcast at Felts Field here June 1 to 3.The B-17 is part of Fairchild Air Force Base History and was flown by the 92nd Bombardment Group in World War II. The group was stationed at the Spokane Army Air Field from 1947
  • Airman 1st Class Michael Shipton is a 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. He is a native of Grove City, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

    Fairchild Deployed: Airman 1st Class Michael Shipton

    Every week, a member of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is selected as the Warrior of the Week. This individual is recognized based on outstanding performance, good conduct, work ethic and most importantly, for a job well done.Meet the Warrior of the Week -- Airman 1st Class Michael Shipton is a 376 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
  • Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Knittel, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling specialist, has been selected as a member of Team Fairchild's elite, Fairchild's Finest at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Photo was taken during combat operations during a training mission while refueling A-10 Thunderbolt II’s over Kyrgyzstan. (Courtesy photo by Combat Aircraft Magazine/Released)

    Fairchild’s Finest: Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Knittel

    Name: Airman 1st Class Christopher R. KnittelUnit: 92nd Air Refueling SquadronDuty Title: In-Flight Refueling SpecialistHometown: Fort Collins, Colo.Years in Service: 2Why I joined: I was in college and realized I couldn't picture myself in an office job. I joined to get out of the office, see the world and to be able to create a life that I could
  • Staff Sgt. Sara Luna, 912th Air Refueling Squadron resource manager, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., has been selected as a member of Team Fairchild's elite, Fairchild's Finest at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (Courtesy photo/Released)

    Fairchild's Finest: Staff Sgt. Sara Luna

    Name: Staff Sgt. Sara LunaUnit: 912th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Duty Title: Resource ManagerHometown: Marathon, New YorkYears in Service: 8 years 10 monthsWhy I joined: For educational benefits and to travel, but mainly I wanted to feel like I had a purpose and decided to get that feeling by serving my country.Family:
  • Senior Airman Jessica Marie Medina, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls technician, 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 Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton/Released)

    Fairchild's Finest: Senior Airman Jessica Medina

    Name: Senior Airman Jessica Marie MedinaUnit: 92nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Instruments and Flight Controls TechnicianHometown: El Paso, TexasYears in Service: 2.5Why I joined: I joined for the opportunity to try something new and different.Family: Fiancé Bryan (As soon as he gets me a puppy!) Favorite aspect of job: Getting my
  • Samuel Burke, a 10-year-old Spokane, Wash., boy fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve, checks out the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the maintenance hangar during his tour of various agencies across the installation at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 4, 2012. Sam is an avid watcher of the Military Channel on television and said he one day would like to join the service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton/Released)

    Local Spokane boy lives dream as “Airman for a Day”

    A 10-year-old Spokane, Wash., boy, who has been fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve and undergone 1.5 years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit here May 4 thanks to a program started by Fairchild's Company Grade Officer's Council."When I was little, I would say, 'Hey mom! I'm gonna be a Soldier!'" said Samuel Burke, the "Airman
  • (Left to right)Airman 1st Class Tracy Johnson, boom operator, Maj. Kristen Westby, pilot and 1st Lt. Melissa Evans, co-pilot, all with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, pose in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker before taking off for a refueling mission April 19, 2012, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Johnson and Westby are deployed here from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Evans is deployed here from the 912th Air Refueling Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lynsie Nichols)

    Angels deploy too

    With only 19 percent of the Air Force being female and only five percent of those females being pilots, it is not often that you hear of an all-female flight crew, especially while being deployed.An all-female crew, also known as an "angel flight" deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, had the opportunity to fly an in-flight refueling
  • Senior Airman Jody Harding is a 376th Expeditionary Air Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. He is a native of Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

    Deployed Fairchild Airman doing great things

    Every week, a member of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is selected as the Warrior of the Week. This individual is recognized based on outstanding performance, good conduct, work ethic and most importantly, for a job well done.Meet the Warrior of the Week -- Senior Airman Jody Harding is a 376th Expeditionary Air Maintenance Squadron aerospace
  • KHQ 6 News meteorologist Dave Law, is a retired master sergeant. He retired from the Air Force while stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., in 2005. He partially credits his success at KHQ 6 to the Air Force way of life and the training he received. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young/Released)

    Retired Fairchild master sergeant now on-air TV meteorologist

    He can be seen 'live' most weekends and periodically throughout the week on KHQ 6 News delivering current and future weather forecasts for the Inland Northwest - meteorologist, Dave Law, owes a great deal of his success to his 23 years in the Air Force."My four years as the Chief of Weather Operations at Fairchild was the grand finale of my
  • Airman 1st Class Abraham Garduza, a contracting specialist from the 92nd Contracting Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., fulfilled his dream of becoming an American Airman -- literally, March 27, 2012, when a Spokane, Wash., judge swore him in as a legal citizen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

    American citizenship: One Airman's dream becomes reality

    A contracting specialist from the 92nd Contracting Squadron here fulfilled his dream of becoming an American Airman -- literally, March 27 when a Spokane, Wash., judge swore him in as a legal citizen."The most important thing about citizenship for me is that I can finally get a secret clearance to better serve the Air Force and my country," said
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