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Fairchild commander prepares Airmen for winter safety

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, gives opening remarks during the winter safety briefing and stressed the importance of a safety-first mentality at the base theater Dec.4. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild commander prepares Airmen for winter safety

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Chief Master Sgt. David Nordel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, explains the importance of safety to a crowded audience at the base theater Dec. 4. Through an imaginative exercise, the chief highlighted the incidences of everyday safety mishaps by showing that every almost every Fairchild Airman has been affected by accident, death or suicide. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild First Sergeants Council program helps Airmen

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. –Master Sgt. Robert Swanson, 92nd Communication Squadron first sergeant, hauls Operation Warm Heart boxes to awaiting vehicles. The event took place at the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron warehouse on Nov. 21.The boxes were filled with a complete Thanksgiving meal and arranged in two sizes accommodating various family sizes. The funding from this project came solely from yearly fundraising efforts of the Fairchild First Sergeants Council.(U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild First Sergeants Council program helps Airmen

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Master Sgt. Jeffery Birkland, 92nd Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, loads a vehicle with an Operation Warm Heart box on Nov. 21. Owh was led by Sgt. Birkland and took place at the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron warehouse. The First Sergeants Council worked with the base commissary in order to complete this venture. The base commissary used the funding provided by the First Sergeants Council to acquire the lowest prices from vendors. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild First Sergeants Council program helps Airmen

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – First Sergeants Council and Team Fairchild members assembled 117 boxes which housed complete Thanksgiving meals in support of Operation Warm Heart. Operation Warm Heart is a Fairchild First Sergeants Council community outreach program designed to support Airmen during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Athlete of the Year

FARICHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander, presents Tech. Sgt. Micheal Bergquist, 242nd Combat Communication Squadron satellite communications technician and currently an augmentee with the 92nd Security Forces Squadron, a coin for his outstanding achievement for receiving Athlete of the Year for the Air Force. Sergeant. Bergquist has participated in 21 events including marathons, triathlons, decathlons, half marathons, sprint marathons, and five kilometer road races. He was the overall winner in 18 events and set new records in 10 of them. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Melissa Barnett)
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MTV visits Fairchild

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Senior Airman Ethan Jago, 66th Training Squadron SERE Specialist listens to instructions from the MTV crew before filming begins at the Aquatic Center Nov. 18. Airman Jago was chosen to narrate for the episode demonstrating the steps involved to egress from a submerged vehicle for the “How To Show” on MTV.com and MTV mobile. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Jocelyn A. Ford)
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MTV visits Fairchild

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Jack Baribault, MTV camera operator, leans over the water to talk to Shawn Mattaro, MTV camera operator, as Mr. Mattaro awaits further instructions from the instructors during a SV-90-A, open water survival course, at the Aquatic Center Nov. 17. Mr. Mattaro was required to take the open water survival course for the purpose of filming from inside the underwater egress training dunker as part of one of the episodes for the “How To Show” on MTV.com and MTV mobile. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Jocelyn A. Ford)
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MTV visits Fairchild

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Airman 1st Class Tiffany Zaloudek, 22nd Training Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, receives instruction from Rich Browd, MTV “How To Show” director during the filming process here Nov. 17. The episode starring Airman Zaloudek will demonstrate how to survive when you find yourself stranded and in need of being rescued. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Jocelyn A. Ford)
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MTV visits Fairchild

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – MTV crew arrives at the back 40, open land on base used for field training, to film for an episode of the “How to Show” seen on MTV.com and MTV mobile Nov. 17. Fairchild was selected to take part in two custom episodes involving land and water survival to be launched the week of Dec. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Jocelyn A. Ford)
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Fairchild’s Clinic opens new X-RAY machine room

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Chief Master Sgt. John Elder, 92nd Medical Group superintendent, inspects the x-ray machine after the ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 7. “The machine will improve the quality of life for our Airmen, and is another example of the Air Force taking care of our Airmen,” said Tech Sgt. Tracy Dunn, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron radiology non commissioned officer in charge. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild’s Clinic opens new X-RAY machine room

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Mr. Terry Douglass, 92nd Medical Operations Support Squadron clinical engineering manager, Tech. Sgt. Tracy Dunn, Staff Sgts. Antoinette Brown and Mycal King, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron radiology technicians, pose as Lt. Col Maureen Harback, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron commander, cuts the ribbon signifying the opening of the new X-ray room at Fairchild’s base clinic on Nov. 7. The x-ray machine will replace outdated technology within the radiology clinic and allow fewer off base referrals. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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Fairchild’s Newest Chiefs Recognized

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, congratulates Senior Master Sgt. Chad Brandau, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, on his selection for promotion to chief master sergeant, Nov. 12. Three of Fairchild’s senior master sergeants were selected. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)
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Fairchild’s Newest Chiefs Recognized

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Senior Master Sgt. Reco Houston, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, gets his chief stripes tacked on by Lt. Col. Gregory Ottoman, 92nd CES commander and Chief Master Sgt. William Stamper, 92nd Maintenance Group superintendent, Nov. 12. Sergeant Houston is one of three Fairchild senior master sergeants chosen for promotion. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)
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Fairchild’s Newest Chiefs Recognized

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Chief Master Sgt. David Nordel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, congratulates Senior Master Sgt. Julie Layton, 92nd ARW, on her selection for promotion to chief, Nov. 12. Three of Fairchild’s senior master sergeants were selected. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)
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Arabian Peninsula welcomes the RG-33

BALAD, Iraq - Members of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force’s Group Support Battalion convoy new RG-33’s to forward operating bases for use by Special Operations personnel June 1. These RG-33’s, also known as Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protective vehicles, are the newest addition to the Special Forces arsenal. (U.S. Navy photo / Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph W. Pfaff)
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Arabian Peninsula welcomes the RG-33

CAMP RAMADI, Iraq – An RG-33 heads back to the safety area carrying members of Special Operations Task Force-West after explosive ordinance disposal technicians performed a controlled detonation of recovered Iraqi munitions June 1. After the controlled blast, several members of SOTF-W had the opportunity to hone their skills on the RG33 remote weapons system at the firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter, Jr.)
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141st Air Refueling Wing officer receives high honor

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Lt. Col. Jim Brooks, 141st Operations Group and Program Manager of the C-26 program, receives the Bronze Star Medal from Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers and the Commander of the 141st Air Refueling Wing, Col. Gregory Bulkley, during a ceremony Nov. 2 at Fairchild. He received this medal for meritorious achievement in his work to develop the first concept of operations for a new deployed mission within the Special Operations Command. Colonel Brooks served as the Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron commander for a joint task force. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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92nd ARW Airmen receive top awards

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presents the Bronze Star Medal to Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Beaty, 92nd Security Forces manager, at the Wing Commander’s Call Monday. The chief received the medal for his service in Camp Bucca, Iraq, August 2007 – January 2008, he was a security forces manager of troops in charge of detainees. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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92nd ARW Airmen receive top awards

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Col. Robert Thomas, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presents the Combat Action Medal to Senior Airman Alan McNew, 92nd Security Forces journeyman, at Wing Commander’s call Monday morning. He received the medal for his service in Camp Bucca, Iraq, December 2007 – March 2008. The Airman survived a direct hit by an improvised explosive device while sustaining small arms fire throughout while supporting operations in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. JT May III)
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