Airman and Family Readiness Center offers Heartlink to new spouses

Military Spouses are not required to attend formal training, but they become a part of the Air Force family as soon as their spouses take the oath. In order for spouses to learn more about the military, the Airman and Family Readiness Center offers a program called Heartlink.Heartlink provides

Blue Star Spouse Award: Mrs. Chelsea Bastion

Chelsea Bastion, spouse of Chaplain (Capt.) Jeremy Bastion, 336th Training Group, was presented the Blue Star Spouse Award by Col. Brian Newberry, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and his wife, Jill, on July 18.The award is presented to Fairchild spouses for their commitment to excellence and

Giving back, volunteer programs for military spouses

Are you new to Fairchild? Looking for something to do to help keep you busy? There are several places where military spouses can volunteer, including: Airman & Family Readiness Center, Airman's Attic, The Family Child Care program and Fairchild's Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort program.

Area Army Air Corps vet receives French Legion of Honor medal

Del Casper, a veteran of the Army Air Corps who participated in 35 aerial combat missions over occupied Europe during World War II, was awarded the French Legion of Honor medal at the Spokane Veterans Center in Spokane Valley, Wash., July 15.The award, the highest honor given by the government of

Tanker bases honor Shell 77

Airmen across the nation bowed their heads in silence honoring the crew of Shell 77 before the start of the 5K memorial run on Saturday July 13, to honor the fallen Airmen and support their families.Fairchild Air Force Base as well as 12 other bases participated. More than 70 people came out to show

A patriot returned home

Fairchild Airmen’s Running Team…FART?

"Come FART with us" would probably sound strange if you didn't know what it meant. Well you may or may not know that Fairchild has its own running team that meets every week.Fairchild Airmen's Running Team is a group that has been running strong for about four years now and consists of enlisted,

Fallen Air Force hero returns home

A member of the Air Force team has finally returned home nearly 44 years after falling in combat. The remains of Maj. Larry Hanley arrived at the Spokane International Airport July 11 for a repatriation ceremony. Hanley, piloting an F-105D Thunderchief, crashed in Khammouan Province, Laos, while

Fairchild continues to be resilient

Fairchild accepted the challenge of attaining 80 percent completion of resiliency training by December 2013. With over 50 percent of the base's active duty members completing the course, Fairchild is well on its way to attaining it's goal. Resiliency in plain terms is rebounding or springing back.

AETC commander sees bright future during visit to SERE facilities

Gen. Edward Rice, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, visited the 336th Training Group on July 1 and 2. The general's speech at an all-call for the 336th at the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape supply warehouse concluded his 20-hour visit during which he overviewed the