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9/11

Firefighters and Soldiers unfurl an American flag at the Pentagon Sept. 12, 2001. (Curtsey photo)
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9/11

Firefighters raise an American flag at the site of the Twin Towers. (Courtesy photo)
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Simple delights

Emily Liapis partakes of some freshly made cotton candy during the Food Truck Festival, Aug. 26, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Food Truck Festival offered many treats and games for children big and small. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Hockey

Hockey players from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. stand with their hands over their hearts while the National Anthem is being sung before the start of the Veterans Hockey Game Aug. 27, 2016 at Eastern Washington University Recreational Center in Cheney, Wash. The purpose of the game was to build relationships with other varsity hockey teams in the Pacific North West Region. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton)
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Hockey

Players from the Fairchild Falcons hockey team, blue, play against the Joint Base Lewis-McChord team, black, during the Veterans Hockey Game Aug. 27, 2016 at Eastern Washington University Recreational Center in Cheney, Wash. “This game helped get our team ready to compete at the Armed Services Hockey Tournament against the caliber of teams we will be facing when there,” said Master Sgt. Rory McKinnon, 92nd Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor and Falcons player. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton)
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Hockey

Players from Fairchild Falcons, blue, stop a puck from being hit into the goal by Joint Base Lewis-McChord players during the Veterans Hockey Game Aug. 27, 2016 at Eastern Washington University Recreational Center in Cheney, Wash. “The game was entertaining and educational for our team,” said Master Sgt. Richard Ortega, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Inspector General wing inspection team manager, and Falcons coach. “We learned some of our shortfalls and strengths.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton)
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Bellevue University opening

Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, discusses the important role education plays in the Air Force during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bellevue University Aug. 25, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Bellevue University is one of four schools the base education center offers. Bellevue is a private, regionally accredited, non-profit school nationally recognized as a military-friendly institution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)
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Bellevue University opening

Dr. Mary Hawkins, Bellevue University president, reflects about her time as a military spouse during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bellevue University Aug. 25, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Since Hawkins joined the institution in 1995, Bellevue University enrollment has experienced record growth and has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best online learning and military-friendly institutions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)
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Fairchild welcomes Bellevue University

Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Dr. Mary Hawkins, Bellevue University president, celebrate the opening of Bellevue University at the Fairchild Education Center during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 25, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Bellevue University will offer three of its most popular graduate programs at Fairchild: Master of Science in Human Resource Management, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Cybersecurity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)
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AF to reduce additional duties

Tech. Sgt. Laronica Docken, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command support staff, reads over a memorandum from the Secretary of the Air Force titled “Reducing Additional Duties,” Aug. 19, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. As the first step in a long-term effort to reduce the burden on Airmen and allow them more time to focus on core missions, the Air Force conducted an assessment of each of the 61 additional duties identified under Air Force Instruction 38-206, “Additional Duty Management.” Based on this review, 29 of the 61 duties will be adjusted in a way that reduces the workload for Airmen. “We all must commit to making continuous improvements to reduce excessive demands on Airmen’s time,” said Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force. Airmen can expect these changes no later than Oct. 1, 2016.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton)
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Heave-ho!

Staff Sgt. Andrew Lesperance, 92nd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, heaves a KC-135 landing gear tire end-over-end in the Fairchild MXG Olympic Relay Competition Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The tires, which weigh approximately 200-250 pounds each, were the obstacle in the first leg of the four-part relay race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Power cord drag

Staff. Sgt. Robert Goodman, 92nd Maintenance Group Aircraft General flying crew chief, strains to pull a 100 ft. long aircraft power cable across the flight line during the third leg of the Fairchild MXG Olympic Relay Competition on Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Each member of the four airman teams had to sprint across the flight line to perform their part of the relay before tagging a teammate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Heave-ho!

Staff Sgt. Andrew Lesperance, 92nd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, heaves a KC-135 landing gear tire end-over-end in the Fairchild MXG Olympic Relay Competition Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The tires, which weigh approximately 200-250 pounds each, were the obstacle in the first leg of the four-part relay race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Hammer toss

Tech. Sgt. Bradly Alberts, 141st Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, hurls a dummy bomb munition weighing approximately 25-30 pounds during the Fairchild MXG Olympic Relay Competition Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The last leg of the four-part relay directly followed a quarter mile sprint across the flight line to finish with the bomb toss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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And the winner is …

Master Sgt. Chad Gygi tallies race times next to the champion belts for the Maintenance Group’s Olympic relay challenge on Aug. 5, 2016 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The winners of the competition were encouraged to wear the belts on the job to show team pride. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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141st Commander announces winners

Colonel Daniel Swain, 141st Air Refueling Wing commander, talks to the participants and attendees of the Fairchild Maintenance Group Olympic Relay Competition before announcing the winners Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Swain expressed his pride in seeing enlisted Airmen and officers come together in friendly competition to build team pride. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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92nd Commander congratulates the winners

Colonel Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, holds up a championship belt in front of the Fairchild Maintenance Group Olympic Relay Competition winners Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Samuelson encouraged the winning team to wear the ceremonial belts on the job as a sign of team pride. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Winning team

Staff Sgt. Robert Goodman, 92nd Maintenance Group Aircraft General flying crew chief and Master Sgt. Dominik Gutierrez, 92nd MXG Aircraft General flight line expediter, line up during an interview after winning the Fairchild MXG Olympic Relay Competition Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Team 5 won out over seven other teams, winning by a margin of only a few seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Team 5 huddle

Fairchild Maintenance Group Olympic Relay Competition winners, (from left to right) Staff. Sgt. Robert Goodman, 92nd MXG Aircraft General flying crew chief, Master Sgt. Dominik Gutierrez, 92nd MXG Aircraft General flight line Expediter, Senior Airman Milvydas Karaliunas, 92nd MXG flight line expediter and MSgt Lance Hasz, 92nd MXG flight line production supervisor huddle up in celebration Aug. 5, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The winning Airmen expressed a desire to see more events like this one and look forward to participating in more competitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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336th TRG Change of Command

Col. Brenda Cartier, 58th Special Operations Wing commander, passes the 336th Training Group guidon to Col. John Groves, 336th TRG commander, during the change of command ceremony Aug. 10, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Groves was previously chief of the Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Fogleman)
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