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  • AFRC supports child with special needs

    Being a parent can be a difficult undertaking at times. The desire for the best for one's children can even be heart-breaking. But for one Fairchild family, research, perseverance and devotion to their children have been the means to overcome the trials set before them. Clarice Rhatigan, the

  • Cadets’ pride drives Air Force future

    Pride in both service and mission are fundamental attributes of a successful military. Each servicemember must believe in what they are doing and be proud to be a part of it. The Iraqi Air Force Officer Course cadets at the Iraqi Military Academy Rustamiyah are already teeming with pride, only weeks

  • Fairchild ammo is the bomb

    Every week, the air power report comes out summarizing the operations that took place over in the area of responsibility (AOR). The number of sorties flown, and what ordinances were dropped are outlined thoroughly. According to the Oct. 9 report, 41 close air support missions were flown to support

  • Besmaya now home to Iraq's only EOD school

    Iraqi Army instructors and faculty, along with selected Coalition partners, were all present for the opening of Iraq's only bomb disposal school at the Besmaya Range Complex Sept. 30. "This school deals with de-mining and all other things relating to explosive materials," said Iraqi Army Col. Jasim,

  • A first sergeant, a helping hand

    Waking up every day, knowing that someone will come to you with their comments and concerns can leave some reaching for the snooze button until sheer desire for job security will yank them out of bed. Others need no coaxing and find fulfillment in lending a helping hand. It takes a different breed

  • Installation constable program promotes security, vigilance

    The mission of the security forces members at home is to provide a secure working and living environment, but there is a particular mission within the unit which belongs to the installation security constable. The constables play a vital role in implementing a security education program which

  • Command Chaplain visits Fairchild

    Air Mobility Command's command chaplain and command chaplain assistant paid a visit to the base chapel and staff Sept. 26 - 28 to conduct a customary pastoral support visit. Chaplain (Col.) Brain Van Sickle, AMC command chaplain, and Chief Master Sergeant Russell Geyer, AMC command chaplain

  • A plunge to safety

    At a lofty 108 feet, the air traffic control tower looms over Fairchild as the guardian, the eyes and the ears, of the base. Operations run smoothly on a daily basis, ensuring aircraft fly safely on and off the runways. But what happens when disaster strikes in the tower? For emergencies of the most

  • From shovels to shoulder bars: Iraqi cadets work toward officer corps

    Wielding pick-axes and small folding shovels, Iraqi Army cadets chip away at the sun-baked earth while wiping sweat from their brow. The mid-afternoon sun blazes down on them as they stand, wearing full body armor and Kevlar helmets, in their shallow holes of accomplishment. "It is hard work," said

  • The way things are: Present-day Fairchild

    Throughout the history of Fairchild, loyal, dedicated, diligent and proud have been characteristics continually used to best describe the base. And to this day, Airmen of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing and its tenant units have gone far beyond achieving the mission with excellence. The influence of