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  • Fairchild welcomes Honorary Commanders

    A new group of Fairchild Honorary Commanders were officially welcomed during a reception at the wing commander's residence Saturday night. Local business and civic leaders, Honorary Commanders are chosen based on their ability and willingness to carry the Fairchild story to friends and associates in

  • Medications being used to harm instead of heal

    Most parents know to keep medicine out of the hands of small children. However, toddlers and pre-schoolers aren't the only ones sneaking into cabinets and causing trouble. Many teenagers and young adults are now using over-the-counter and prescription drugs as an easy and cheap way to get high, said

  • Former TACC vice assumes center's command

    Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force's Tanker Airlift Control Center here Jan. 22 in a change-of-command ceremony. General Ladnier had served as the TACC's vice commander since July. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott, III, who moves on to an assignment as deputy

  • Travis trains Pacific AMC crews to maintain KC-10s

    In an effort to streamline KC-10 maintenance responsibilities in the Pacific theater, the 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron developed a two-phase course designed to train en-route maintainers how to recover aircraft and perform basic maintenance tasks to help move aircraft through the theater

  • Fairchild rescue flight saves 3 in busy week

    Helicopter crews from the 36th Rescue Flight here rescued a man and his son Jan. 11 and one woman on Sunday in what turned out to be a busy, heroic week in North Idaho. Sunday's save was number 613 for the flight, which is part of the U.S. Survival School, a tenant unit at Fairchild. The action

  • Grand Forks tankers set for stealthy Red Flag

    Two KC-135 Stratotankers, four air crews and a large supporting cast from the 319th Air Refueling Wing are primed to be the lead tanker unit at the upcoming Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in February. As the lead tanker unit, the wing is the focal point for all Red Flag tanker

  • Rapid Improvement Event targets transportation efficiency, effectiveness

    Air Force leaders continue to shape wartime work processes by applying AFSO21's Lean principles and techniques. Functional-area experts representing the majority of the combatant commanders, both functional and geographic, as well as the Joint Staff met here Jan. 8-12 to look at improving overall

  • Keesler's Flying Jennies receive final C-130J-30

    A crew from Air Force Reserve Command's 815th Airlift Squadron recently delivered the unit's final C-130J-30 aircraft here after accepting it from the manufacturer at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Maj. Gen. Hanferd "Rusty" J. Moen Jr. piloted the aircraft from Georgia to Mississippi Jan. 9. General