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  • Anonymous tip line active

    A tip is now active for people to anonymously report criminal activity on Fairchild Air Force Base.By calling the "Blue Crime Tip Line" at (509) 247-1OSI (1674) anyone can leave a message for a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 322 to investigate."It's genuinely

  • Fairchild "Guess the First Measurable Snow Contest"

    It's that time of year; the trees are losing their leaves and the hot days of summer have been replaced with cool days and nights. As autumn splendor turns into a cold winter, do you have what it takes to guess the day and hour of the first measurable snow fall (greater than a half inch)? The

  • Disc golfer ends second 50 states tour at Fairchild

    An aerospace ground equipment technician with the California Air National Guard completed his second disc golf tour of the 50 U.S. states here, Oct.1.Tech. Sgt. Larry C. Kirk, from the 144th Maintenance Squadron in Fresno, Calif., started his first disc golf tour at Fairchild 10 years ago.Kirk

  • Former wing/cc talks pride, heritage during Fairchild visit

    "You don't go to war without tankers."Those were the words of Maj. Gen. Scott Hanson, a former wing commander at the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the guest speaker at Fairchild's 2012 Air Force Ball.The general, currently the Air War College commandant at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., returned to

  • 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

  • Burger Burn raises funds for Fairchild CFC

    A burger burn was held to raise funds for the Combined Federal Campaign here Sept. 28.The burger burn fed Fairchild Airmen in hangar 2 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It was $4 for a plate, which included a burger, a bag of chips and a drink. All proceeds will go toward funding the CFC.To view slideshow

  • Wing/CC sets expectations at first commander's calls

    Packed shoulder-to-shoulder and knee-to-knee, Fairchild Airmen filled the base theater as Col. Brian Newberry took to the stage for his first commander's calls here Sept. 27 to outline his expectations for the wing."I want for us to be the vanguard for other Air Mobility Command and tanker bases,"

  • POW/MIA Retreat Ceremony

    Team Fairchild held a POW/MIA Retreat ceremony Sept. 21, in front of the 336th Training Group headquarters building flagpole. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day is a day of observance for all Americans to pause in remembrance of the sacrifices and service of those who were prisoners of war as well

  • USAF Drill Team visits eastern Washington

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team had a three-day tour of eastern Washington Sept. 19 to 21. During the Drill Team's tour they performed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Moses Lake and the Spokane area.The team also took time to visit local school and hospitals.The Honor guard is one of the Air

  • Two in four days: 36th Rescue Flight continues saving lives

    Airmen from the 36th Rescue Flight rescued two people during a four-day span this month bringing their total saves to 681.The rescue Sept. 13 involved a 44-year-old woman who slid 100 feet down a rocky slope off the side of a narrow road about 35 miles southeast of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, while riding