Check out The Boom Podcast, Oct. 17

Check out the Oct. 10 edition of Fairchild's The Boom Podcast on YouTube and iTunes:YouTube: http://youtu.be/ZfnyFsLO8yQ?list=PLuQklRduAnx57xyV5fDZ8gkCbvyXKq7eriTunes: http://bit.ly/theboomonitunes

Loadmaster leaves big shoes to fill at Operation Deep Freeze

"He has been the hub of all things for Operation Deep Freeze at McChord for nearly 15 years.  If anyone asked him a question about something ODF related, he usually knew the answer and if he didn't, he knew who to ask," said Lt. Col. Tim Davis, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron director of

Crash survivor shares resilience story to Airmen

The men and women of Team McConnell participated in a Wingman Day event Oct. 10, to develop their communication skills, resiliency and focus on Air Force core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.Wingman Day's premier event was a speech from Jared Estes,

Grand Forks SNCO awarded 2014 Visionary Leadership Award

Senior Master Sgt. Shae Alamo, 319th Medical Group Superintendent, was recently awarded the 2014 General Wilma Vaught Visionary Leadership Award October 7.The Gen. Wilma Vaught Visionary Leadership Award was created in 2012 to honor retired Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught  who was the first woman to be

Airmen use football game to raise awareness about cancer

Breast cancer is still the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in the United States, and October is breast cancer awareness month to help people recognize the symptoms.The 635th Supply Chain Operation Group flag football team contributed to the awareness campaign by wearing pink socks, shoe

62nd MXG Airmen keep the jets flying at ODF

At the end of fiscal year 2014, the 62nd Maintenance Group achieved a first by closing out the year with an overall mission capable rate of 87.1 percent, the highest yearly rate achieved for C-17 Globemaster III operations at McChord Field, Washington.    "The mission capability rate is an important

Fire Prevention Week 2014

Team Fairchild celebrated Fire Prevention Week 2014 from Oct. 5 to 12, 2014. The fire department held events for the week, including visiting children from Michael Anderson Elementary School, a poster drawing contest and tours of the fire department to bring awareness to fire safety and prevention. 

Airmen restore American history at Gettysburg

Fighting broke out once again on the frontlines of Gettysburg. However, it wasn't the battle sounds of cannons and muskets being fired from the Union and Confederate Armies heard, it was the sound of overgrown brush being pulled from the ground and the sound of a rotting fence being torn down in a

Snapshot: 436th CES EOD hones soldiering skills

Altus AFB Airmen deliver aid to Liberia

Ten Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing here, delivered humanitarian and medical supplies to Liberia Sept. 25 - Oct. 3, in support of Operation United Assistance to provide aid to the Ebola stricken region.The epidemic has already claimed more than 3,500 lives, according to the U.S. Centers for