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Chefs in the Making

Airman Andrew Olvera, 92nd Force Support Squadron, empties vegetables into a cooking pan as he prepares dinner for Team Fairchild at the Warrior Dining Facility, December 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez M. Young)

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Donating for a Cause

Mr. Robert Meyer, 92nd Force Support Squadron resource management "data guy", donates blood to the Inland Northwest Blood Center, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Dec. 2, 2011. The Inland Northwest Blood Center saves lives by providing blood and services to support transfusion and transplantation medicine in the Inland Northwest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

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Busted…By Santa?

Second Lt. Teresa Crampton, 92nd Mission Support Group executive officer, gets detained by Staff Sgt. Adam Macowicz, 92nd Security Forces Squadron, during the Santa Lock-up Dec. 2. The Santa Lock-up is a yearly fundraiser to help support the Defenders Association and Operation Warm Heart. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Means)

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Jozy Big Mountain, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the fluids in a forklift Dec. 1. There is a checklist that has to be completed before any government vehicle is checked out to someone. The list includes checking the vehicle for damage and making sure the oil, fluids and batteries are good. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Brandie Johnson, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks a customer’s government drivers license Dec. 1. “It’s important to make sure the individual requesting a government vehicle has the qualifications to operate the vehicle being checked out,” Johnson said. Dispatch can have as many as 20 customers a day, all needing to utilize government transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Airman 1st Class Austin Williams, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a roll-back wrecker to pull a government vehicle onto the back end of a truck Dec. 1. One of the primary duties for the members of Vehicle Operations is to manage the transportation and issue of government vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Senior Airman William Smith, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Multipurpose Shop mechanic, tightens a bolt on the engine of a truck Dec. 2. Smith performs vehicle maintenance activities on military and commercial general purpose vehicles and equipment. Jobs include inspection, diagnostics, repair and rebuilding of components and assemblies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Staff Sgt. James Ortiz, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Multipurpose Shop assistant NCO in charge, finishes painting a snow removal truck in the vehicle maintenance painting area Dec. 2. Painting is necessary to protect the equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost

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Vehicle maintenance & operations hard at work

Mark Kannegard, Allied Trades technician, grabs paint from the paint mixer in the vehicle maintenance painting area Dec. 2. In order to get the color they need, they go through a process of mixing by the hundredth of a gram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

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Suspicious vehicle prompts gate closure Saturday

Fairchild emergency crews respond to an incident Saturday after a woman attempted to enter the base through the outbound lanes at the main gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Taylor Curry)

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Former Fairchild Airman serving in many ways: Student, cadet, reservist, athlete all-in-one

Former Fairchild Airman, Cadet 3rd Class Manny Lamson plays football for the Washington State University Cougars. Lamson is also in the Air Force Reserve, 446th Operations Support Flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

Air Force and Army personnel work together as a joint operation to load and bring all equipment from GCIA back to Fairchild Nov. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

Members of the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load the last equipment at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash. on a C-17 Globemaster Nov. 17. The equipment was returned to Fairchild because of the completion of the new runway and their resumption of flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry

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Fairchild Finally Home

Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander congratulates the wing on a successful transition back from Grant County International and Spokane International Airports. The event was a formal “welcome home” to the troops and aircraft after a $43.6 million runway reconstruction. In that timeframe, Fairchild completed 1,125 successful missions with 600 sorties flown throughout the world supporting Operations New Dawn, Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Endeavor, and Red Flag Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Earlandez M. Young)

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92nd CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have Safety Day

Staff Sgt. Andrew Roberts, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, briefs fellow Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel on the fundamentals of EOD procedures and overall safety. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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With the runway reopened: Safety, others work to minimize bird strikes to aircraft

Kinch, a hybrid falcon, half Gyrfalcon and half Peregrine falcon, sits perched on his master’s glove on Fairchild Nov. 15. Kinch is just one of the tools the base uses to minimize bird-to-aircraft strikes. Base Safety coordinates its efforts multiple times a week with the airfield manager, civil engineering entomology and the tower (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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With the runway reopened: Safety, others work to minimize bird strikes to aircraft

Kinch, a trained and owned falcon by David Knutson, guards his prey after taking it to the ground on Fairchild Nov. 15. Kinch can reach speeds up to about 250 mph when he dives to take out his target from the sky. “We have proven to directly impact the mission by reducing the non-damaging bird strikes and nearly eliminating the damaging bird strikes around the base,” Knutson said. “At the end of our first year here we did not have any damaging bird strikes and reduced the number of non-damaging bird strikes from the previous year by 83 percent. This results in monetary savings of dollars and reduction of flying threats for the crews and KC-135s.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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With the runway reopened: Safety, others work to minimize bird strikes to aircraft

David Knutson, a contractor who uses his falcons and dogs to deter birds on Fairchild’s flightline, carries his hybrid falcon, Kinch, on Fairchild Nov. 15. Kinch is a hybrid falcon, half Gyrfalcon and half Peregrine Falcon. Knutson’s falcons specialize in removing other birds from the runway so there isn’t a threat of the wild birds damaging aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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“Go See” Commander highlights “operations”

Mr. Chris Harper, 92nd Operations Support Squadron, pilot instructor observes KC-135 pilots while they are training in the KC-135 Aircrew Training System Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

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“Go See” Commander highlights “operations”

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Pleasant, 92nd Operations Support Squadron, weather forecaster, sets up a tactical meteorological observing system, which is normally used during deployments Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

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