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  • Base unveils 'City of Spokane'

    The latest incarnation of the "City of Spokane," a KC-135 with tail number 58-0092, was unveiled near base operations here before an audience that included Spokane, Wash., Mayor Dennis Hession, local government and business leaders, Fairchild honorary commanders and Eagles, July 26. "The new City of

  • KC-10 maintainers keep mission flowing

    KC-10 Extender maintainers work long days on the flightline with temperatures reaching nearly 135 degrees on the scorching concrete, and it is even hotter in the KC-10s parked on the ramp. These are the conditions facing the Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The

  • Air Force blue meets Cardinal red

    The first event in the inaugural Air Force Week kicked off Sunday in downtown St. Louis at the St. Louis Cardinals versus the Milwaukee Brewers baseball game. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, selected St. Louis to host the first Air Force Week because of its tremendous

  • Air Force Week kicks off in St. Louis

    The first-ever Air Force Week kicked off here Sunday during the St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers game at Busch Stadium with Airmen participating in the toss of the first pitch and a flyover by Missouri National Guard F-15 Eagles. Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz, commander of U.S.

  • Fairchild Skyfest draws record crowd

    A record-breaking crowd estimated at 125,000 visitors turned out this weekend for Skyfest 2006, the base's air show and open house. Eclipsing the previous record of 123,000 set in 2004, this year's Skyfest featured Airmen from all professions from Team Fairchild representing the Air Force and its

  • 'Gateway to the West' embraces Air Force

    To honor the men and women of the U.S. Air Force, mayors, administrators and councils in the St. Louis metropolitan area are proclaiming the week of Aug. 7 as "Air Force Week" in their respective cities, villages and towns. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay will sign a decree Aug. 7 proclaiming the week

  • Airman, family help evacuees

    It was meant to be a weekend at home with his parents in New Jersey. Airman 1st Class Daniel Reschke, 43rd Airlift Wing, and his family were going to take in a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game, but all that changed with the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. "My dad is a chief with the 305th

  • St. Louis to host inaugural Air Force Week

    Air Force officials have announced the first-ever Air Force Week. It will begin Aug. 6 in St. Louis, culminating in an open house and air show at nearby Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 12 to 13, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The St. Louis metro region was selected by Air Force

  • C-130s assist humanitarian relief efforts in Cyprus

    Two C-130 Hercules crews assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing delivered more than 10 tons of food and other relief supplies during two missions this past week to support American citizens leaving Lebanon. Both missions were no-notice taskings delivered by U.S. Central Command Air Forces'

  • Manas C-17 crews help Americans depart Lebanon

    The C-17 Globemaster III detachment here recently had a name change and change of scenery. The 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's detachment used to be Detachment 4, but due to a reorganization of the theater's airlift placement, is now Detachment 1. Det.1's primary mission is flying passengers