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  • Recharging resilience through the great outdoors

    There are not many regions in the United States where someone can take an adventure in a deciduous or rain forest, desert or arctic region, canyons, mountains or coastlands all within a few hours' drive, but Washington State is one of them.Airmen at Fairchild AFB not only have the opportunity to

  • Fairchild's Finest: Airman 1st Class Savaun Carter

    Rank /Name:  Airman 1st Class Savaun CarterUnit of assignment: 92nd Maintenance SquadronDuty title:  Munitions Storage crew chiefHome town and State: Brook Park, OhioWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?I maintain the security of the munitions storage area and provide mission support and

  • American Ninja Warrior to Air Force Warrior

    From working desk duties at a fitness center in Virginia, to becoming a personal trainer and competing in NBC's American Ninja Warrior reality TV show, Airman 1st Class Kristina Kovch, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, now leads a physical training program to help her

  • Fairchild's Finest: Staff Sgt. Mary Boerger

    Rank/Name: Staff Sgt. Mary BoergerUnit of assignment: 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 13Duty title: KC-135 Stratotanker instrument and flight control systems instructorHometown and State: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.What do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base?Our detachment provides

  • Behind the wheel with vehicle operations

    The sound of jingling keys fills the warehouse and echoing footsteps bounce off the walls. A vehicle operator hoists himself into the cab of the predetermined truck.A key is turned and the engine rumbles to life. The exhaust can be seen in the cold January air.The primary goal of the 92nd Vehicle

  • Fairchild's Finest: Tech. Sgt John Maher

    Rank/Name: Tech. Sgt. John MaherUnit of assignment: Joint Personnel Recovery AgencyDuty title: NCO in charge of Urban EvasionHometown and State: Brooklyn, MichiganWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild Air Force Base?I have the good fortune to work at the White Bluff, Washington facility where

  • Behind the KC-135 periodic inspection

    The hangar smells of oil while the sound of Kenny Loggin's "Danger Zone" echoes through the rafters of the hangar. The KC-135 Stratotanker is torn apart, panels removed, screws extracted and the pilot's chair is sitting on a table. The 92nd and 141st Maintenance Squadrons are in the "look phase" of

  • Deicing simulator improves training, saves AF millions of dollars

    When the nights gets colder and the days begins to shorten, winter is on its way. With the winter season comes the arrival of snow, ice, frost, negative wind chills and aircraft deicing.Aircraft deicing involves a team of 20 to 40 Airmen operating deicing trucks on the flightline removing snow,

  • Headline Fairchild's Finest Senior Airman Erica Mann

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman Erica MannUnit of assignment: 92nd Air Refueling SquadronDuty title: KC-135 Stratotanker Boom OperatorHometown and State: Navarre, FloridaWhat do you do on a daily basis at Fairchild AFB?Since crewmembers don't fly every day of the week, I'm also assigned jobs within the

  • 60 YEARS IN THE AIR: KC-135 arrives at McConnell

    Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking back on the history of the KC-135 Stratotanker throughout the decades, leading up to the 60th anniversary of the KC-135's first flight in August 2016.)For the past several decades, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., has served as home to one of