Groundbreaking news: New headquarters building to improve Total Force Integration

More than 200 people gathered at the parade field here May 1, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Fairchild's new wing headquarters building."I do know how important Fairchild is to the Spokane community and this nation," said honored guest, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, who played an integral part in

JB Charleston upgrades the AF, one vehicle at a time

Joint Base Charleston was selected to be part of the testing phase for an innovative new way to improve vehicle operations.Automotive Information Module, second generation, manufactured by the Syn-Tech Corporation, is an on-board vehicle computer interface used for automatic maintenance and odometer

C-17 Ground Refueling

CRW, 305th AMW join forces to assist USNORTHCOM exercise

Legacy aircraft, last of its kind, honored at the Rock

The propeller blades were cycling in synchronization as the dedicated crew chief stood in front of the nose of the aircraft, rubbing it in cyclical fashion, jocularly encouraging the blades to keep turning. As the crew chiefs backed off and gave the "thumbs up" to the aircrew, the C-130E began to

Mobile app connects Airmen to their base

Want to connect with friends and family? There's an app for that. Need to find the best restaurant around? There's an app for that. Want to see what movies are playing nearby? There's an app for that.Discovering what events your base is hosting on a particular day? Now there is an app for that,

Angels deploy too

With only 19 percent of the Air Force being female and only five percent of those females being pilots, it is not often that you hear of an all-female flight crew, especially while being deployed.An all-female crew, also known as an "angel flight" deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan,

Airlift control flights, FBI train together at Patriot Sands

Five Reserve units and a federal agency teamed up April 26-29 in Florida for Patriot Sands, an airlift training exercise simulating deployed bare base conditions with limited support.Reservists with the 512th Airlift Control Flight, Dover Air Force Base, Del., 452nd ALCF, March Air Reserve Base,

18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Charting a path to continued success during uncertain strategic and fiscal environments was a key theme shared by the 18th Air Force commander during a visit here April 24 to 26.Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, accompanied by his wife, Patty, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th

AMC: Maintaining a Global Lifeline

More than a decade after the start of American involvement in Afghanistan, pilots and aircraft belonging to a global mobility enterprise headquartered amidst the cornfields of Illinois here continue to provide a lifeline for thousands of Americans overseas. Each day, Air Force C-17 and C-130