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NEWS

  • So much more than just a sky mechanic

    Keeping an aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars in tip-top shape is a complex process. Tactical aircraft maintainers are commonly known as "flying crew chiefs" because they're generalists who coordinate the aircraft's readiness and call in specialists like avionics or propulsion

  • Our mission is your mission: 19th CONS

    “Our mission is your mission.” This motto serves as the backbone of everything that is the 19th Contracting Squadron.The 19th CONS is tasked with overseeing Team Little Rock’s services and commodities contracts from the time they’re a squadron purchase request through the end of their life cycle.

  • Wheels touch down at McChord

    McChord Field’s runway officially reopened June 17, after being closed for repairs since February, marking the return of Airmen and C-17 Globemaster IIIs who were temporarily stationed elsewhere.At 10 a.m., a McChord C-17 returning from a temporary duty was the first to land on the new runway, to be

  • What are the odds? Identical twins journey through life, career together

    It’s rare -- traveling through life as an individual, but also sharing that journey with someone who shares the same DNA.What is also rare is for that journey through life to be so similar that even when the odds are against being together, the world has its ways.Brothers Nathan and Nicholas Lathers

  • 18th AF highlights Fairchild’s future, role in worldwide mission

    Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chris Simpson, command chief, spent May 20-23 at Fairchild immersing with the Airmen who run the world’s largest air refueling wing. They highlighted where 2019 and beyond will take Team Fairchild.

  • The 87th CES fire department proves to be the best

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department won the 2018 Department of Defense Annual Fire and Emergency Services Award for being the best large fire department.This award is given to departments with outstanding contributions to the installation,