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  • SERE fire circle: Remaining mobile through the mountains

    Editor's note: The SERE fire circle is a time-honored tradition of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. The fire circle is typically beneath a parachute, an iconic visual of the SERE member in the woods, where they gather to learn and join in the camaraderie of the career after

  • Year of the Air Force Family

    Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, and General Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, announced July 2009 to July 2010 as the Year of the Air Force Family. "Members of our Air Force Family truly are our greatest assets and this year of observance provides the perfect

  • SERE fire circle: Getting familiar with survival

    Editor's note: The SERE fire circle is a time-honored tradition of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists. The fire circle is typically beneath a parachute, an iconic visual of the SERE member in the woods, where they gather to learn and join in the camaraderie of the career after

  • THANK YOU TEAM FAIRCHILD

    Fairchild's base agencies and organizations work together everyday to support our Airmen and keep our tankers flying - last week was no exception. The 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron lost one of their own and I can't tell you how impressed I was at everyone who came out. It was a true team effort

  • A place for Airmen

    Twelve Airmen and a supervisor from various squadrons here arrived at the Clark Fork River in Montana, July 8. They suited up in their vests and helmets and loaded the bus en route to their adventure. The Airmen departed the bus to meet their river guides then entered their large yellow rafts. The

  • Fairchild Varsity ball team takes championship

    Eighty well-played, heart-pounding minutes decided the fate of the Fairchild Varsity Basketball team July 31. The tournament, decidedly named the East Central Summer League, was held at the East Central Community Center and was comprised of various teams throughout the Spokane, Wash., area. The four

  • The Spokane Sun-God

    Long before there was an air refueling wing in this area -- long before there was even an Air Force Base here -- the Spokane, Wash., community was helping to pioneer the art and science of mid-air refuelings. In fact, Spokane will forever be known for one particularly significant air refueling

  • Extreme VPP in Kandahar, Afghanistan

    What do OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs, the U.S. Army and the global war on terrorism have to do with each other? Well, it's an interesting story... When I heard about a new position in the Army Reserve called a 'combat safety officer,' I wondered who would have to tell people in combat to be

  • Medical Group on track for major inspection Aug. 10 to 14

    The 92nd Medical Group will undergo a combined Health Services Inspection and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care inspection next week. The 12 inspectors (nine from HSI and three from AAAHC) will evaluate essentially every activity or service the medical group provides (in other

  • The IG System and How it Relates to Airmen

    Although I've been the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Inspector General for just a short period of time, I've had experience with the IG system for most of my U.S. Air Force career. The role of the IG has changed several times over the years, but the need for the IG has not. The IG system is based on the