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  • Fairchild partnering with community on safe flying

    Fairchild Air Force Base, a military installation with a continuous global mission and a community partner that employs more than 5,700 personnel and supports 17,000 retirees resulting in an annual economic impact of $419 million, is as much a fortunate neighbor in the Inland Northwest community as

  • Think before you abuse prescription drugs: It will cost you

    Every service member knows there is a zero-tolerance policy regarding the abuse of illegal substances. What many don't seem to understand is that the same applies to the abuse of legally prescribed drugs, as well.According to Air Force Instruction 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen, drug

  • Year-long deployment: Lessons for my boys from dad

    As we get ready for spring, I thought I might share a letter I wrote for my three young sons when I was recently serving on a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan, where I was flying the mighty Mi-17 Helicopter with the Afghan Air Corps. It captures my explanation of why I had been gone so much, and

  • 92nd Air Refueling Wing celebrates its 70th anniversary

    On March 1, 1942, the 92nd Bombardment Group--the legacy unit of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing activated at Barksdale Field, La. Flying the B-17 Flying Fortress, the 92nd BG moved to MacDill Field, Fla, and then to Sarasota, Fla, before heading to England to conduct bombing missions over Europe.The

  • Leave your shell behind; the lesson of the lobster

    As a child growing up in New York City, I didn't have much, but I did have a pet lobster and an early philosophy lesson (okay, it was actually a crayfish, but in my youth I didn't know the difference). Every morning when I woke, the first thing I did was run to the fish tank to see my "lobster."One

  • Fairchild Company Grade Officer Council revitalized

    The Company Grade Officer Council is an Air Force-wide organization intended to give Company Grade Officers a network of peers through which to grow professionally, find volunteer opportunities and develop their own network of CGOs. According to the Air Force CGOC website, the Air Force CGOC goal is

  • Show pride in your uniform; ensure other Airmen do the same

    What does your uniform look like? How do you feel when you put it on? Is the top a bit tighter than it should be? Do the colors match up? Where do you put your uniform when you're done wearing it? Do you hang it up neatly, or just throw it in the corner? Most importantly, are you proud of yourself

  • Inspection tips from a former exercise IG inspector

    As we look forward to the busy exercise schedule ahead, inspections, and an air show later this summer, we all need to take a look within, and if we have not already dedicated ourselves to strive for nothing less than outstanding performance, we are already behind the power curve.With our upcoming