628th SFS trains to restrain

A piece of history

Members of Team Fairchild had the unique opportunity to tour the Experimental Aircraft Associations B-17 "Flying Fortress" Aluminum Overcast at Felts Field here June 1 to 3.The B-17 is part of Fairchild Air Force Base History and was flown by the 92nd Bombardment Group in World War II. The group was

18th AF commander visits JB Charleston

Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, visited Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 3 and 4 to get a firsthand look at the daily operations of the 437th Airlift Wing and its mission partners, as well as to speak to wing Airmen during an 'All Call'.During the All Call, which took place in the

22nd CES spouse wins Joan Orr Air Force Award

By reaching out to others and volunteering countless hours in support of many 22nd Air Refueling Wing and community organizations, one McConnell spouse has earned Air Force-wide recognition. Amanda Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron spouse, has been named the 2011 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of

20 years in the making

Twenty years ago marked the end of an era for the Air Force and the beginning to a new age in air superiority.Fairchild, along with Grand Forks and McConnell AFBs, became the three tanker bases assigned to Air Mobility Command in the years following when the Military Airlift Command and Strategic

317th AG supports mass air mobility exercise

Airmen from the 317th Airlift Group recently flew to Las Vegas, not for the bright lights and sights of Sin City, but to support the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Mobility Force Exercise, better known as MAFEX.The exercise is part of a six-month Weapons Instructor Course conducted by the school.

Scott hosts first TEDx

615 CRW inactivates, transfers command to 621 CRW

The 615th Contingency Response Wing, headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, ceased its operations as a CRW, ending seven years of mobility excellence during an inactivation ceremony on Travis Air Force Base, May 29. Part of the inactivation ceremony included the transfer of command of the two

Congresswoman & 4-star General officially open fitness center

Two distinguished visitors helped cut the ribbon to Team Fairchild's new fitness center May 19th.Cathy McMorris Rogers, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Washington, was joined by Gen. Raymond Johns Jr., commander Air Mobility Command, to officially celebrate the new $18.7 million facility

6th AS gives bird's-eye view of Jersey Shore to spouses

More than 30 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employees and spouses attended the 6th Airlift Squadron's second annual spouse orientation flight May 19 here.The orientation flight included a mission brief, squadron tour, lunch, C-17A Globemaster III tour and orientation flight over the Jersey