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  • Base entomologists reduce pests, related risks

    With eight- legged creatures spinning webs in the middle of the night just to leave a silky surprise in a vacant doorway and six- legged creatures with wings buzzing around base to pester and sometimes sting or bite people, the entomology flight is helping with the day-to-day scenarios that might

  • Night ops with the cops

    When the sun sets on Fairchild, it's not Batman or the Avengers who guarantee the safety of every aircraft on base and its population, but another class of hero: It's the 92nd Security Forces Squadron.The mission for the 92nd SFS is to provide worldwide expeditionary combat support and force

  • Marathon athlete runs for a cause

    While others run to get fit, Tech. Sgt. Stacy Trosine, a marathon athlete, wanted to run for a cause.Trosine, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron equipment accountability element NCO in charge, started running in several marathons since 2009 and later decided to run to help people in need. Recently,

  • Face-off on the ice

    Football, basketball, baseball and soccer all require major athleticism, but "hockey is definitely the hottest and fastest sport on ice," said Staff Sgt. Cody Engelke, Fairchild Air Force Base Falcons team president.The Falcons team was organized January this year and was founded with the knowledge

  • Poppin' tags

    While the new trend of "thrifting" blossoms around the states, some members of the Fairchild community might not realize that Fairchild has its very own thrift shop right here on base.Being a non-profit organization run by the Officer Spouses Club, the base thrift shop offers families a selection of

  • Fairchild Airman shoots for success

    Airman 1st Class Cedric King II, 92nd Force Support Squadron career development apprentice, always wanted to commission into the U.S. Air Force. He didn't realize, however, that the possibility would arise again thanks to the sport he has loved to play since he was 4-years-old.The 20-year-old

  • Commander overcomes disorder, hopes to inspire others

    "Despite having Tourette syndrome, it never really stopped me from doing the things I like and I definitely didn't see it stopping me from joining the Air Force," said Maj. Kelly HannumPicture being a commander and having Tourette's at the same time; this only proves that anybody, with or without a

  • Air Force defends legacy of Declaration of Independence

    Every July 4 is an opportunity for Americans to reflect on the birth of their nation. When Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence 237 years ago, a new democratic era was ushered into the Western world that recaptured the greatest aspirations of the Athenians from millennia earlier.

  • Maintaining the maintainers

    Maintainers fix and keep aircraft flying; we all know what they do. But, how are our maintainers able to solve complex technical problems and keep our more than 50 year old tanker fleet in the air?Ask any maintainer and they will probably tell you the Maintenance Qualification Training Program is

  • Removing wildlife for a safe flight

    The Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program at Fairchild is working daily to ensure the safety of Fairchild's KC-135 Stratotankers and their air crews.The BASH program is set in place to prevent any birds from striking aircraft and any wildlife on the flightline from interfering with flight