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Images of 2011: Fairchild Flyer's year in review

The first touchdown marks from a KC-135 Stratotanker piloted by Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, graced the newly constructed Fairchild runway Nov. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez M. Young)

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4th Annual Operation Cookie Drop Complete: Airmen receive thousands of treats for the holidays

OSC advocate Stacy Kraby finishes up her trip in dorm 2268 as she places one of her last three cookie bags by an Airman’s door Monday. Operation Cookie Drop recieved donations and plenty of cookies to fulfill their holiday mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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4th Annual Operation Cookie Drop Complete: Airmen receive thousands of treats for the holidays

Members of the Officer’s Spouses Club bag dozens of cookies for Airmen in the dorms and squadrons around Fairchild Monday at the base chapel in support of their fourth annual Operation Cookie Drop. The OSC received nearly 11,000 cookies (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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4th Annual Operation Cookie Drop Complete: Airmen receive thousands of treats for the holidays

A volunteer, Brittney Cozza, gathers up cookies before she personally delivers them to the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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4th Annual Operation Cookie Drop Complete: Airmen receive thousands of treats for the holidays

Spokane Lilac Festival’s Fab 14 young women place thank you notes on cookie bags for Team Fairchild Airmen who live in the dorms. The ladies volunteered to assist the Officer’s Spouses Club in Operation Cookie Drop Monday at the base chapel (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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Hometown Heroes

Staff Sgt. Marshall Bridges, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron, was given the 2011 International Military Heroes Award Nov. 10 for his actions in Afghanistan earning him the Army Combat Action Medal for fearless and heroic actions. Bridges put himself in danger in order to save lives of the men with him. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Hometown Heroes

Staff Sgt. Brian Tomlinson, 66th Training Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance Escape School instructor, was given the 2011 local Disaster Heroes Award Nov. 10 after he decided to have him and forty SERE students help protect local families from an impending disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Hometown Heroes

Staff Sgt. Marc Villano, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron, and his dog Trever were given the 2011 Animal Rescue Heroes Award Nov. 10. Villano was given this award for his actions in Afghanistan. Villano found a 3-week-old puppy when he and his team were involved in a typical mission in the local community. Trever helped comfort soldiers in Aghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Tops in Blue ‘wows’ audience with their Talent

Airman 1st Class Steve Pearson, Tops in Blue vocalist, performs at the 2011 tour “Rhythm Nation.” Their performance featured all types of music along with precision choreography and dazzling visual impact. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Tops in Blue ‘wows’ audience with their Talent

Senior Master Sgt. Clayton Johnson, Tops in Blue superintendant and Trombone player, and Airman 1st Class Ryan Ratkowski, Tops in Blue saxophone player perform at the 2011 tour “Rhythm Nation” providing a glimpse of a century of popular music and how it grew through new rhythms and technology. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Tops in Blue ‘wows’ audience with their Talent

1st Lt. Robert Doyle, Tops in Blue officer in charge and vocalist, and Fairchild Air Force bases own, Staff Sgt. Abigail Foster, 92nd Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection journeyman and Tops in Blue vocalist, sing at the 2011 tour “Rhythm Nation.” The performance brought to life the music of America, from early 1900s through today. (U.S. Air Force photos/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Halloween Costume Winner!

About 60 people were judged at the Funspot for the best Halloween costume Saturday. Eli Byler, 19-months-old, won the category for best costume in the infant to 3-year-old category. Eli was dressed up as a cheeseburger. His mom said she was “happy” her son won the competition and she was glad the Funspot held the contest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Fairchild, others take part in the "Missing in America" Project

Veterans from around Washington State stand as the names of members from their respective service branch are called during the honor service The honor service was for 62 veterans and two spouses who were recovered and identified for placement. The honor service is the largest mass honor service for the Missing in America Project in the nation to date. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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DCP

Testing, testing, testing... Airman 1st Class Francisco Sanchez, 92nd Aeromedical Dental Squadron bioenvironmental technician, responds to the education center during the Disease Containment Exercise to survey the scene and take samples after hazardous materials identification were made. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Airman 1st Class Francisco Sanchez and Senior Airman Jeffrey Gomez, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental technicians, respond to the education center during the exercise Aug. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Senior Airman Michael Wood, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, provides security during the first-ever disease containment plan base exercise at Fairchild Aug 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Senior Airman Pauline Noceda, 92nd Medical Support Squadron, checks the temperature of Airman 1st Class Devin Tatman, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and looks for signs and symptoms of the Pneumonic Plague during the exercise Aug. 17. Clinical teams prescribed medication and evaluated patients. Public health briefed those infected, mental health checked patients’ mental and emotional stability and pharmacy personnel dispensed medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Members of the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department carry a victim to safety during the first-ever disease containment plan exercise at Fairchild Aug. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Senior Airman Jeffrey Gomez, 92nd Aeromedical Dental Squadron, goes through a Mobile Decon/Rehab unit setup by the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department during the exercise Aug. 17. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the ability to respond to a public health emergency by exercising the mass prophylaxis, testing the ability to stand up the point of distribution and employing medical counter measures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Rescue

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Brownell, an independent duty medical technician, monitors 1st Lt. Andrew Metzger, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape student, following Metzger’s reaction to a bee sting while he was in training. The four-man crew helped to rescue Metzger by airlifting him from the Colville National Forest, Wash., to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. (Courtesy photo)

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