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336th TRS welcomes new commander

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Jeffrey White, 336th Training Group commander, and Lt. Col. Gregory Coykendall, former 336th Training Support Squadron commander, applaud Lt. Col. Billy Barnes as he stands as the new 336th TRSS commander during a change-of-command ceremony here July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Joshua Chapman)
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Maintainers excel at Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Senior Airman David Jones from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., cheers on his SFS teammate, Staff Sgt. Levi Wilson, during the Fit To Fight portion July 21 of Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 here. Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and training to support the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt.Samuel Bendet)
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Maintainers excel at Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Senior Airman David Jones from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., cheers on his SFS teammate, Staff Sgt. Levi Wilson, during the Fit To Fight portion July 21 of Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 here. Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and training to support the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt.Samuel Bendet)
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Maintainers excel at Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Staff Sgt. Peter Branch, KC-135 crew chief with the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and a participant of the Fit to Fight competition during Rodeo 2007, recovers after completing the 1.5 mile timed run event here July 21. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and training to support the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin P. Milliken)
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Maintainers excel at Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Peter Branch, KC-135 crew chief with the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and a participant of the Fit to Fight competition during Rodeo 2007, completes the push-up event here July 21. Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007 is a readiness competition of U.S. and international mobility air forces. It focuses on improving warfighting capabilities and training to support the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Kevin P. Milliken)
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A tradition of honor

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Senior Airman Karen Caminggay, the Honor Guard class head instructor, and Army Spc. Jacob Schuler, an Honor Guard instructor, demonstrate the proper ways to hold the rifle used military ceremonies. The training, which began July 16, teaches the various traditional aspects of Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar)
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A tradition of honor

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Army Sgt. Nicholaus English, an Honor Guard instructor, explains to the class that the hand should be the correct height and distance from your face so when sticking out the pointer finger it would touch the tip of the nose. The class of seven servicemembers began the week-long initial training July 16. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar)
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Mechanics keep 36th RQF in flight

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Billy Harp, airframe powerplant general mechanic, checks the torque on the transmission of a UH-1N Huey during a vibration check July 17. Mr. Harp is a mechanic that helps maintain the 36th Rescue Flight’s fleet of helicopters that support local search and rescue operations, as well as the 336th survival school. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr.)
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Burning banned in Spokane County

Spokane County entered a 60-day burning ban July 13. Open burning and recreational fires within the unincorporated areas of the county are banned for the two-month period. As long as appropriate approvals are obtained, the ban does not preclude burning otherwise sanctioned by Ordinance, such as field burning, or the use of backyard barbecues, chimneys and other patio/deck warmers with approved fuel such as seasoned firewood, briquettes or propane. (U.S. Air Force file photo/Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres)
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Burning banned in Spokane County for 60 days

Wildfire season is in full force across the United States; here, a U.S. Forest Service representative in Florida monitors a controlled training fire. To prevent local fires, Spokane County entered a 60-day burning ban July 13. Open burning and recreational fires within the unincorporated areas of the county are banned for the two-month period. The ban does not preclude burning otherwise sanctioned by Ordinance, such as field burning, as long as appropriate approvals are obtained. It also doesn’t preclude the use of backyard barbecues, chimneys and other patio/deck warmers as long as only approved fuel such as seasoned firewood, briquettes, or propane is used. (U.S. Air Force file photo/Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres)
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Rodeo practice

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. –Senior Airman David Jones, Staff Sgt. Levi Wilson and Senior Airman Lonnie Bell march to the next checkpoint in a practice training course here, July 13. The three-Airman team is training for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2007 which will be held at McChord AFB, Wash. at the end of July. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Chad Watkins)
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Rodeo practice

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. –Senior Airman Lonnie Bell watches for enemy forces while Staff Sgt. Levi Wilson documents coordinates on a map during a practice session here July 13. The three-Airman team is training for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2007 which will be held at McChord AFB, Wash. at the end of July. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Chad Watkins)
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Rodeo practice

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. –Staff Sgt. Levi Wilson, Senior Airman Lonnie Bell and Senior Airman David Jones, all three from the 92nd Security Forces Squadron Rodeo team, stop at a checkpoint while running a practice training course July 13. The three-Airman team is training for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2007 which will be held at McChord AFB, Wash. at the end of July. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Chad Watkins)
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Gearing up for Rodeo

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – Master Sgt. Jim Pittman, a boom operator on Fairchild’s Rodeo team, lies in a KC-135 boom pod in the rear of the aircraft, where he will soon maneuver the boom to refuel a C-17. Sergeant Pittman has a Texas symbol on the side of his headset in honor of his mother’s side of the family, which hails from the Lone Star state. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Tristan Hinderliter)
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Gearing up for Rodeo

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – Capt. Anthony Mariapain and Capt. Bif French, two of the pilots representing Fairchild at Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2007 to be held at McChord AFB, Wash., later this month, fly a training sortie July 10 to refuel two McChord C-17s in preparation for the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Tristan Hinderliter)
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92nd AMDS welcomes new commander

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – As the newly appointed 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, Col. Lisa Kuhar addresses the audience during the change-of-command ceremony July 9. The squadron was also renamed, previously the 92nd Aerospace Dental Squadron. Colonel Kuhar is a senior flight surgeon who has spent much of her Air Force career at Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Chad Watkins)
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92nd AMDS welcomes new commander

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Fairchild’s medical group entered a new era July 9, with a new commander and new name. Col. Lisa Kuhar accepted command of the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, formerly called the 92nd Aerospace Dental Squadron. Colonel Kuhar, a senior flight surgeon with 550 flying hours, has spent much of her Air Force career at Fairchild, and said during her command speech that she is “humbled and honored to be selected to command.” (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Chad Watkins)
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Environmental Excellence

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Thomas Sharpy, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, awards Craig Payne, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron environmental technician, with the General Edwin W. Rawlings Award for Environmental Excellence June 22 at the Environmental and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program out-briefing. Many of Fairchild’s environmental programs were deemed “excellent” by the EOHCAMP assessors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Chapman)
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509th welcomes new commander

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – From left, Lt. Col. Gregory Thomas, USAF Weapons School Commandant; Lt. Col. Seth Beaubien, former 509th Weapons Squadron commander; and Lt. Col. Howard McArthur, 509th commander, prepare to pass the guide-on during the 509th WPS change of command ceremony here June 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Chapman)
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SERE graduates

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Sixteen Airmen graduated from the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School here June 14 after more than five months of training. Here, the new graduates blouse their blues during their graduation ceremony. The SERE Airmen also received their berets during the ceremony and received their SERE arches, which they will wear over their left shoulders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Chapman)
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