Night flight fuels freedom

Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 15 over Washington and Oregon.The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission-essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled

62nd AW pilot to be recognized at 32nd Annual DoD Disability Awards Ceremony

Capt. Ryan McGuire, 4th Airlift Squadron pilot and McChord Field member, was recently notified of his selection as a recipient of the Department of Defense's Outstanding Employee and Service Members with a Disability award.McGuire lost the lower portion of his right leg in a boating accident on Lake

Travis moves Army Soldiers

Roughly 550 Soldiers from the 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard travelled through Travis on their way back to Guam Wednesday. They spent the last few weeks at Camp Roberts, California performing critical pre-mobilization training before travelling here via bus."We are in the

Answering the call, McConnell attends A/TA

Active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered with Department of Defense civilians, industry partners and military families from across Air Mobility Command at the 44th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium Nov. 1 to 4 in Anaheim, Calif.The A/TA symposium is an annual event which allows

JB Charleston service members march in the Charleston Veterans Day Parade

JB Charleston's Honor Guard presents the Colors at Panthers game

The Joint Base Charleston Honor Guards teamed up to form a Joint Service Color Guard and presented the Colors for a crowd of nearly 74,000 during the Carolina Panthers - Denver Broncos football game Nov. 11, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.The Joint Service Color Guard participated in the event as a

710th BSB, 87th LRS work together in HEMTT refueling

Airmen finding safer ways to airdrop supplies, purify water for disaster victims

No one wants to injure a civilian when parachuting-in life-saving supplies. But the reality is that so-called humanitarian airdrops carry inherent dangers, as massive bundles must be dropped into disaster areas, sometimes putting people on the ground at risk."With a typical humanitarian airdrop

Gates pays tribute to Kansas service members

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates returned to his hometown of Wichita, Kan., over Veterans Day weekend to speak to active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen from McConnell and members of the Wichita Chamber of Commerce Nov. 12, 2012, at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center.During

Team Fairchild honors veterans past, present

Team Fairchild members visited various locations around the Spokane, Wash., community Nov. 9-12 interacting and honoring veterans everywhere they went.Airmen visited schools around the region, and met with veterans at the Elks Lodge, the Ft. Wright Cemetery, Spokane Arena and Felts Field.Veterans