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March 11, 2020
From suffering to success: A story about a first sergeant’s recovery from tragedy

“She told me they were in the emergency room and that my daughter, Britny, had died,” said Master Sgt. Paul Montgomery, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant.
Dec. 18, 2019
Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill “Tank Divers”

Tucked away behind U.S. Central Command and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida’s traditional hangars lies a hangar originally built to house fighter jets. On a given day, peeking out of that hangar will sit a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft seemingly out of place in the considerably smaller maintenance
Aug. 23, 2019
Total Force maintainers road trip for KC-135 recovery

The skies were calm over the state of New York as a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, cruised through the veil of blue, en route to a deployment. All of a sudden, un-commanded flight control movements began to inexplicably shake the aircraft. As the pilots rushed to
July 15, 2019
Aircrew Flight Equipment keep pilots seeing, flying

AFE flights have the important mission of keeping the tools used during missions operational and in good condition.
June 19, 2019
18th AF, Fairchild key spouses address education partnerships, license reciprocity

Moving to a new area presents unique challenges to military families. Spouses often need to look for new jobs, children move to new schools and the support networks families have relied on change with new scenery. Key Spouses are one resource the Air Force calls on to offer support to families
April 27, 2019
Fairchild Airmen enhance deployment line, reduce man hours

As the world modernizes around us, a culture of innovation has swept through the Air Force, encouraging Airmen to enhance nearly every part of our mission. That culture is no different at Fairchild, where a dedicated team of Airmen found ways to save both manpower and time. Newly implemented
April 4, 2019
Masters of the Art: 70 years of setting the foundation, still leading the charge

The 93rd Air Refueling Squadron has stood the test of time through two relocations and a change of mission set and has continued their legacy as the first air refueling squadron to pave the way for Team Fairchild as the premier air refueling base.The 93rd ARS was established only two years after the
March 7, 2019
A survivor’s story: colon cancer

The taste of metal filled his mouth as an icy current numbed his fingers and toes. The chemotherapy machine hummed sharply beside the bed, draining the medicine into his blood stream to attack the sickness manifesting in his body. It was March 10, 2018, when Christopher Hicks was diagnosed with
Nov. 13, 2018
Domestic violence: a survivor’s story

Trailing behind his group of friends, feelings of anxiety and fear crowded his adolescent mind with the question of what version of his father awaited him at home. It hadn’t always been unsafe or tense, but his father’s behavior had become a constant uncertainty. The loving provider who had sat at
Sept. 17, 2018
RED FLAG ALASKA 18-3 keeps Fairchild mission-ready

The sky roared with engines as military aircraft from all over the world formed a mass convoy to accomplish one mission: international security. Amongst the aircraft buzzed a stagnant controller plane, monitoring flight patterns and operations, to ultimately ensure every coalition aircraft abided by

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