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  • Airman performs courageous act, rescues two swimmers

    Memorial Day weekend is a time when many reflect and remember heroes, yet this Memorial Day weekend, an Airman from Fairchild AFB became one.It was a normal sunny day on May 22 when Airman 1st Class Jonah Myers, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, was swimming on the edge of the Spokane

  • Scott firefighter selected to appear on 'American Ninja Warrior'

    Staff Sgt. Randall Forsythe, a 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter, submitted a package to American Ninja Warrior last year.When he didn't hear anything back he thought his opportunity had passed; however, in late April he was notified the show wanted to do a special military episode featuring

  • Team Dover reflects on Memorial Day

    As Memorial Day passes, Americans throughout the U.S. pay homage to the countless men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts ranging from the Revolutionary War to the War in Afghanistan, all in defense of liberty. But it is not only on Memorial Day that this homage is paid at

  • AMC/CC visits Mobility Airmen at Fairchild

    During his visit to Fairchild May 20 and 21, Gen. Darren McDew said Fairchild's Airmen are uniquely qualified to be at the front end of global mobility.The general took the reins of Air Mobility Command a year ago and has made it a goal to visit with Airmen in person to explain his goals, priorities

  • Son ensures Vietnam Veteran is laid to rest

    Everyone who joins the military understands and accepts that they are fighting for the freedom of the citizens of the United States and that there's a possibility that they might not make it out alive.According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there were 58,220 U.S. military casualties of the

  • Eleven C-17s take to the Lowcountry skies

    Exercise Crescent Reach kicked-off May 18, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and began it's critical sequence May 21, 2015 when 11 C-17 Globemaster IIIs took to the skies over the Lowcounty after taking off from the JB Charleston flightline in 30 second intervals beginning at approximately 7:45

  • Ruck march honors Gold Star Families

    One by one the families of fallen service members stood for applause as the name of their loved one was prominently announced and their picture proudly displayed. It was the opening ceremony to the 5th Annual Gold Star Families Ruck March on May 16.Different shades of camouflaged uniforms from past

  • Anzio Beachhead WWII Vets visit JB Charleston

    More than 80 Anzio Beachhead Veterans of World War II and family members shared their last reunion tour, May 15, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, S.C.During their tour, the veterans were able to see demonstrations of today's operations of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the 628th

  • Leadership Spokane tours Fairchild

    Team Fairchild hosted a group from Leadership Spokane May 15 on a tour that highlighted the military's role in the local community. The group viewed the operations of the U.S. Air Force's Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school, 66th Training Squadron water flight, the KC-135