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Team Fairchild completes 24-hour ruck march in remembrance of POW/MIA

Col. Garret Bilbo, 92nd Air Refueling Wing deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Casper, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, receive the American flag and the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during a 24-hour ruck march at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 15, 2023. Bilbo and Casper walked with Team Fairchild service members to the wing headquarters building for a POW/MIA recognition ceremony. During the ruck march, Airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base kept the POW/MIA flag in constant motion to honor National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The ruck march began on Sept. 14 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in downtown Spokane and continued through Airway Heights before concluding at Fairchild AFB. The event culminated with a recognition ceremony on Sept. 15 to honor all American prisoners of war and those Americans still missing in action, as well as their families. Every year, the third Friday in September is recognized in the United States as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Department of Defense is steadfast in its commitment to finding, recovering, identifying and repatriating the remains of its heroes who are unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Lillian Patterson).
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Fairchild Airmen participate in virtual reality suicide prevention training

A virtual reality headset is displayed before an interactive virtual reality training session for suicide prevention at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2023. During the training, Airmen were taught to utilize the Ask, Care, Escort (A.C.E.) model to assist Airmen who demonstrate or express possible thoughts of suicide. This process includes asking direct questions about thoughts of suicide, caring for Airmen by calmly expressing concern and removing access to lethal means, and escorting Airmen in need to a helping resource or agency. Fairchild AFB is the first base to participate in formal evaluation of virtual reality suicide prevention training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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Fairchild Airmen participate in virtual reality suicide prevention training

Airman Amanda Zacarias, an air transportation apprentice assigned to the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, participates in an interactive virtual reality training session on suicide prevention at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2023. During the training, Airmen were taught to utilize the Ask, Care, Escort (A.C.E.) model to assist Airmen who demonstrate or express possible thoughts of suicide. This process includes asking direct questions about thoughts of suicide, caring for Airmen by calmly expressing concern and removing access to lethal means, and escorting Airmen in need to a helping resource or agency. Fairchild AFB is the first base to participate in formal evaluation of virtual reality suicide prevention training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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Fairchild Airmen participate in virtual reality suicide prevention training

Tech Sgt. Joseph Young, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel facility noncommissioned officer in charge, adjusts a headset during a virtual reality training session for suicide prevention at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2023. During the training, Airmen were taught to utilize the Ask, Care, Escort (A.C.E.) model to assist Airmen who demonstrate or express possible thoughts of suicide. This process includes asking direct questions about thoughts of suicide, caring for Airmen by calmly expressing concern and removing access to lethal means, and escorting Airmen in need to a helping resource or agency. Fairchild AFB is the first base to participate in formal evaluation of virtual reality suicide prevention training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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Fairchild Airmen participate in virtual reality suicide prevention training

Lance Hasz, a prevention coordinator at the Integrated Prevention Office, instructs Airmen during a virtual reality suicide prevention training session at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2023. During the training, Airmen were taught to utilize the Ask, Care, Escort (A.C.E.) model to assist Airmen who demonstrate or express possible thoughts of suicide. This process includes asking direct questions about thoughts of suicide, caring for Airmen by calmly expressing concern and removing access to lethal means, and escorting Airmen in need to a helping resource or agency. Fairchild AFB is the first base to participate in formal evaluation of virtual reality suicide prevention training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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Team Fairchild hosts resiliency picnic after wildfires

Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, address Team Fairchild during a base picnic at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 25, 2023. Team Fairchild hosted the base picnic to show support and provide resources to those affected by the Aug. 18 wildfire that burned over 10,000 acres of land in the Medical Lake area of Spokane County, Washington. In his remarks, Dycus said base leaders will continue to support those affected by the fires for as long as needed and highlighted available resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Team Fairchild hosts resiliency picnic after wildfires

Airmen and families stand in a line to get food during a base picnic at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Aug. 25, 2023. Team Fairchild hosted the base picnic to show support and provide resources to those affected by the Aug. 18 wildfire that burned over 10,000 acres of land in the Medical Lake area of Spokane County, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Team Fairchild hosts resiliency picnic after wildfires

Maj. Jordan Simonson, 92nd Medical Group mental health flight commander, receives food during a base picnic at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 25, 2023. Team Fairchild hosted the base picnic to show support and provide resources to those affected by the Aug. 18 wildfire that burned over 10,000 acres of land in the Medical Lake area of Spokane County, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Team Fairchild hosts resiliency picnic after wildfires

Airmen and families stand in a line to get food during a base picnic at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 25, 2023. Team Fairchild hosted the base picnic to show support and provide resources to those affected by the Aug. 18 wildfire that burned over 10,000 acres of land in the Medical Lake area of Spokane County, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Royal Australian Air Force and 92nd Expeditionary Wing personnel prepare to get multiple KC-46 Pegasus airborne for Mobility Guardian 23 in Darwin, Australia, on July 9, 2023. A multinational endeavor, MG23 featured seven participating countries – Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States – operating nearly 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000-mile area in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)
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Tech Sgt. Eric Kozma, 92nd Maintenance Squadron metal technology noncommissioned officer in charge, demonstrates a prototype he designed for collecting fuel samples from a K-135 Stratotanker at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 24, 2023. Kozma designed the prototype to improve safety for Airmen on the flight line, allowing them to get a fuel sample without climbing a ladder and reducing the risk of fuel spills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Tech Sgt. Eric Kozma, 92nd Maintenance Squadron metal technology noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks about his various projects in the metal tech shop at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 24, 2023. Kozma led the recreation of the jackscrew mounting bracket, a vital part of the KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to Fairchild AFB, from old blueprints after its reproduction was discontinued in 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Several prototypes of the jackscrew mounting brackets used on KC-135 stratotankers are displayed on a table at Fairchild Air Force Base, July 24, 2023. The jack screw is an essential part of the KC-135 Stratotanker that was remade from old blueprints by Fairchild AFB’s metal tech shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Official photo of Ms. Theresa M. Wirth
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Senior Airman Kyle Riley, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) craftsman assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, drags a simulated injured Airmen to safety during a field training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2023. Airmen performed emergency medical aid to a training dummy in a simulated overseas environment as part of a field training exercise that prepares them for overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Patterson)
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Staff Sgt. Robert O’Connell, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) craftsman assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, participates in a field training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2023. Airmen cleared a path and performed emergency medical aid to a training dummy in a simulated overseas environment as part of a field training exercise that prepares them for overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Patterson)
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Staff Sgt. Robert O’Connell, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) craftsman assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, participates in a field training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2023. Airmen practiced removing a training rocket from base and then properly disposing of it as part of a field training exercise that helps prepare them for overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Staff Sgt. Robert O’Connell, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) craftsman assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, participates in a field training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2023. Airmen practiced removing a training rocket from base and then properly disposing of it as part of a field training exercise that helps prepare them for overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Tech. Sgt. Tye Wilson, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) craftsman assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron, sets up a field training exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 31, 2023. Airmen practiced explosive disposal in a simulated overseas exercise as part of the mandatory 16 hours of training they do each work week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lillian Patterson)
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Amber Troiano, director of the Red Morgan Center and Alder House at Fairchild Air Force Base, poses for a portrait photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 27, 2023. Troiano began her career as a DOD civilian at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, in 2016 and progressed her career through the years and move here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Morgan Dailey)
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