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  • White in the winter; Green all year round

    Team Fairchild has been a leader in energy conservation and environmental restoration; garnering both the Air Force Reduced Energy Appreciation Program (REAP) award and the Air Mobility Command Energy Incentive Award within the past year.Fairchild also recently received the 2012 Air Force General

  • 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

  • Holocaust Remembrance Week: A call to community action

    At first glance, it's hard to see where Holocaust Remembrance Week fits into such a busy month at Fairchild Air Force Base. April is already jam-packed with awareness and remembrance. It's the Month of the Military Child, National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Alcohol Awareness Month and

  • Fairchild prevents child abuse through TFI

    While April is proclaimed to be National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Fairchild agencies do all they can year-round to prevent child abuse. The 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st ARW utilize 'Total Force Integration' along with the base's many resources to help parents and their children develop

  • Driving a safer way

    Each day in the United States, more than nine people are killed and more than 1,060 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions can

  • Air Force Medical Service goes green and receives top energy award

    The 92nd Medical Group was one of many medical facilities part of the Air Force Medical Service awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Partner of the Year award on March 26, 2013 for Air Force-wide efforts to reduce energy consumption in medical facilities by 10 percent,

  • April is Alcohol Awareness Month

    For many people, alcohol minimally impacts everyday life when used responsibly in social situations. Responsible drinking can be defined as alcohol use that does not negatively impact one's family, work or health.Alcohol Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness of the pitfalls of alcohol