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  • Special Victims Counsel available here for victims of sexual assault

    Earlier this year, the Air Force spearheaded a pilot program for the Department of Defense which provides special counsel to victims of sexual assault.The Special Victims Counsel is currently composed of 60 specially-trained military lawyers.The SVC Program gives sexual assault victims legal

  • Every Airman responsible for preventing sexual assault

    The Air Force and Fairchild Air Force Base are doing everything they can to identify and prevent sexual assault.Earlier this month, Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, re-emphasized to the Senate Armed Services Committee along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and service

  • Chasing sparks

    Col. Brian Newberry, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander and Airman 1st Class Collin Braun, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical/environmental systems technician, perform a malfunction analysis of the auxiliary power unit starter system at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on June 12, 2013.

  • Upcoming safety events

    The 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Safety offices continue to work together ensuring the safety of Team Fairchild. Their main goal is mishap prevention and this is made possible by holding events to keep Team Fairchild informed.Aside from the daily routine the safety office is always planning

  • Splashing deal at Tanker Tails

    There's a splashing deal at Tanker Tails. Throughout June and July, the animal kennel has half off do-it-yourself dog and cat baths.This is the third time Tanker Tails has presented this bath deal to Team Fairchild since it first opened almost three years ago."Since the bath special was such a hit

  • Working Through Anger workshop to be held at Fairchild

    The Balfour Beatty Community Center will be the venue of Working Through Anger, a workshop in the Reconnection Workshops series presented by Walmart and run by the American Red Cross in conjunction with the Airman & Family Readiness Center. The workshop will be held Friday, June 28, from 11:30

  • Balfour Beatty Community Center to host Relating to Children workshop

    Readjusting to life at home after a deployment can be a difficult task, as many service members can attest. For those with children, the problematic issue of a deployment becomes at least doubly stressful. During the recent era of multiple deployments to several combat zones around the world, the

  • Youth Supervision Policy

    An updated Youth Supervision policy has been released by the Family Advocacy office at Fairchild Air Force Base. This policy applies to all children on Fairchild Air Force Base until they graduate from high school.It contains guidelines for children of all ages and specific scenarios and what to do

  • Oh my back!

    If you wake up in the morning with back pain, don't feel 'old.' Research shows that 85 percent of the people in the United States will experience low back pain at least once during their lives; however, it's important to prevent it from getting worse.Back pain is proven to be a common complaint