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  • 18th AF commander shares mission and vision with Fairchild Airmen

    Lt. Gen. Carlton Everhart II, 18th Air Force commander, came to Fairchild to preside over the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Change of Command ceremony July 25, 2014. During his quick visit, Everhart toured Memorial Grove, a site dedicated to Fairchild men and women who have lost their lives while serving

  • Fairchild firefighters join forces to battle local fire

    On July 19 at around 2:50 p.m., flames erupted into what later became known as the Watermelon Hill Fire in Lincoln County, Washington. Within several hours, the fire was approved for state mobilization, allowing additional resources to be deployed from around the state.Crews from Fairchild received

  • Team Dover gets in tune at AMC Icon

    You're going to Hollywo... Scott Air Force Base! Well, sort of. Eight Team Dover contestants took to the stage to show off their singing talents in the 2014 Air Mobility Command Icon competition; an event loosely based on the "American Idol" television show, July 16, 2014, at the Landings Club on

  • McConnell crew awarded Doolittle Trophy

    A McConnell aircrew won the Air Mobility Command's 2013 General James H. Doolittle Trophy, July 2, 2014. The trophy was awarded to Maj. Robert Knapp, 22nd Air Refueling Wing executive officer, Capt. Brett McAuliff, 384th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, and Airman 1st Class Tim Neff, 350th ARS boom

  • Top wing commander team is honored

    Col. Ricky Rupp and his wife, Charlotte, received the General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award during a ceremony here June 27.Rupp, who led the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and is now serving as the special assistant to the commander, United Nations Command, Combined

  • Happy Hooligans, Warriors of the North make ALS history

    History was made during a recent graduation by Airmen completing their Airman Leadership School course.The course is designed to prepare junior enlisted members for leadership and supervisory roles as they make the transition to the non-commissioned officer level.Class 14-Echo began making ALS

  • JB Charleston triathletes take on military's best

    Two members of Joint Base Charleston competed for the Air Force Triathlon team during the Armed Forces Triathlon Championships May 31, at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Calif.Capt. Brett King, 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Capt. Jamie Turner, 315th Airlift wing C-17 pilot, had the honor of

  • 18th Air Force welcomes new commander

    Lieutenant Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II assumed command of 18th Air Force during a ceremony officiated by Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. Darren W. McDew here, June 20. Addressing the Airmen in his new command for the first time, Everhart affirmed the command's heritage of excellence."18th Air

  • Fairchild and Air Force Space Command Firefighters have an Intervention

     You and your best friend are blinded as your whole world comes crashing down around you. Through the haze, you hear loud sirens screaming as they speed closer. Temperatures rise higher than those in California's Death Valley and as you look around, slowly regaining your bearing, your only means of

  • AGE technician wins AMC maintainer of the year award

    Dallas Nickerson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, was awarded Air Mobility Command's civilian maintenance professional of the year award and was recognized by Brig. Gen. Warren Berry, Headquarters Air Mobility Command director of logistics, at an awards ceremony June