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Fairchild spouses spread cookies, candy, cheer

Members of the Officers’ Spouses’ Club and the Enlisted Spouses’ Club organize cookies for the annual Operation Cookie Drop at the base chapel Dec. 11, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The women worked to fill over 600 bags of cookies and treats for 92nd Air Refueling Wing and 336th Training Group Airmen living in the dorms with the intent of raising moral and holiday cheer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Whitney Laine)
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Fairchild spouses spread cookies, candy, cheer

Libby Moore, Officers’ Spouses’ Club scholarship program manager, sets out cookies in preparation for the annual Operation Cookie Drop at the base chapel Dec. 11, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Moore has helped bake, pack and deliver cookies for the cookie drop for 12 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Whitney Laine)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, stand with his coach and the other men and women he trains with at Sik Jitsu, Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. After arriving at Fairchild and returning to MMA training, McGuire started to compete in the professional tier of mixed martial arts and currently holds a record of 9-0. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, sits with his fellow mixed martial arts fighters during training at Spokane, Washington, Nov. 14, 2017. McGuire took two years off from MMA when joining the Air Force to focus on training. After getting settled here at Fairchild, he got connected with Rick Little, owner and head coach of Sik Jitsu, and began to train again. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, practices grappling with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight MMA fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. McGuire joined the Air Force in 2012, choosing to be a survival instructor with the Air Force’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, and Rick Little, head coach of Sik Jitsu, demonstrate a technique to fighters in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. In his current role, McGuire works in the SERE combative program teaching aircrew personnel and working with other SERE instructors to rewrite the combative course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, spars with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight MMA fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. McGuire joined the Air Force in 2012, choosing to be a survival instructor with the Air Force’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school. He chased this dream because of his love of teaching. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, poses for a photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 13, 2017. Prior to joining the military, McGuire worked as a public school teacher for autistic youth. His passion and love for teaching these children is why he continues to show his support for them and their families with the lime green t-shirt he dons each time he enters the cage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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A week in history August 6 - 12

Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the “Enola Gay,” waves from his cockpit before takeoff August 6, 1945. The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb dubbed “Little Boy” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. The atomic weapon weighed nearly 9,500 pounds and its explosive yield was estimated to be around 15 kilotons, the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT (trinitrotoluene). (Courtesy Photo)
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A week in history August 6 - 12

On August 6, the same day as the bombing of Hiroshima, Maj. Richard Ira Bong, a former Lockhead P-38 Lightning pilot and Medal of Honor recipient was killed when the Lockhead P-80 Shooting Star he was piloting during a test flight exploded midflight. Fairchild AFB‘s “Bong Street,” was named in honor of him. Bong was commonly referred to as America’s “Ace of Aces,” with a recorded 40 aerial victories while fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the most by any pilot in United States history. (Courtesy Photo)
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A week in history August 6 - 12

The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb, dubbed “Little Boy,” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. On August 15, 1945, less than a week after the atomic bombings, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Forces and then formally signed their surrender on September 2, 1945, aboard a U.S. Navy battleship, the USS Missouri (BB-63). (Courtesy Photo)
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A week in history August 6 - 12

The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb, dubbed “Little Boy,” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. On August 6, the same day as the bombing of Hiroshima, Maj. Richard Ira Bong, a former Lockhead P-38 Lightning pilot and Medal of Honor recipient was killed when the Lockhead P-80 Shooting Star he was piloting during a test flight exploded midflight. Fairchild AFB‘s “Bong Street,” was named in honor of him. (Courtesy Photo)
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KC-135 Stratotanker

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to depart Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 30, 2016. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force, with four turbo fans and mounted under 35-degree wings, the KC-135 is capable of take-offs at gross weights of up to 322,5000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)
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PFOS/PFOA water testing

File photo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenneth W. Norman)
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Newest chiefs recognized during Chief Recognition Ceremony

Fairchild leadership and Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, a survivor of the “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp in Vietnam, pose for a photo with the newly selected Chief Master Sgts. Chad Madore and Shane Sweeney during the Chief Recognition Ceremony Mar. 25, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The ceremony consisted of a medallion and a candle lighting ceremony where they lit nine candles that represented each enlisted grade in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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Newest chiefs recognized during Chief Recognition Ceremony

Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, a survivor of the “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp in Vietnam, speaks with the audience about his experiences as a prisoner of war for six years during the Chief Recognition Ceremony Mar. 25, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Bridger was shot down over Son Tay, North Vietnam, by a surface-to-air missile and was captured by the North Vietnamese. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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Fitness challenge honors Spokane fallen hero

Competitors at the 2017 Maltz Challenge take off on a 400 meter run to kick off the workout. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katherine Miranda)
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Fitness challenge honors Spokane fallen hero

A competitor fights to complete 50 dips before moving on to the push up portion of the challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katherine Miranda)
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Fitness challenge honors Spokane fallen hero

Participants complete a 100 meter fireman's carry at the 2017 Maltz Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katherine Miranda)
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Fitness challenge honors Spokane fallen hero

Individual competitors completed a 200 meter farmer's walk with weighted containers. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katherine Miranda)
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