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  • Spokane awarded Air Mobility Command Abilene Trophy 2013

    Fairchild Air Force Base has a continuous global mission that employs more than 5,700 personnel and supports 17,000 retirees; and the Inland Northwest community has proven to be the grassroots supporting Fairchild and Air Mobility Command. The 2013 Abilene Trophy was awarded to Spokane, Washington,

  • Spotlight Award: Rook 71 Crew

    ROOK 71 CREW 92 ARW, Fairchild AFBDespite Obstacles, ROOK 71 Crew Lands Plane Flawlessly at Fairchild Mission recap by MAJ ROBERT A. AIKMAN II 92d Air Refueling Wing "The fuel panel, set to burn all mains, had about 5K in each tank and the reserves were full. However, all of the boost pumps in the

  • McConnell medic earns Heroes of Military Medicine award

    A Team McConnell medic received the 2014 Heroes of Military Medicine award, May 1, in Washington, D.C., for his work advancing and impacting military medicine.Senior Master Sgt. David Smith, now a career advisor with the 22nd Force Support Squadron, provided medical care for more than 500 Joint

  • Grand Forks AFB chapel team named best in the Air Force for 2013

    The Warriors of the North can rest assured that they and their families will be in the hands of the very best when it comes to meeting their spiritual and religious needs.The chapel team here was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2013 Robert P. Taylor Award for Small Active-Duty

  • McChord Field SNCO competes to be one of Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen

    Master Sgt. Marc Sellers, 62nd Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight chief, was named, March 28, 2014, Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Airman of the Year in the senior non-commissioned officer category. He will now compete at the Air Force level to become one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding

  • Could you be the next AMC Icon?

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the 2014 AMC Icon. All AMC installations will host base-level talent shows in either July or August. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol. Local contestants compete for $1,000 in cash prizes, the top active duty Air

  • Airman values quality of life in U.S. Air Force

    She was raised in a small, one-bedroom home made of wood. She and her mother lived in the small, dark, damp basement and slept on an old futon on the concrete floor. There was only one bathroom, which she shared with many cockroaches.These are the humble beginnings for one Airman, and the conditions

  • Fairchild's historic "White House" headquarters retired

    For nearly 75 years, the Fairchild headquarters, affectionately known as the "White House," has served the region providing numerous units throughout the years a place to call home.White House construction completed on Feb. 5, 1943, and the Army took ownership June 14 of the same year. The building

  • Team Dover Airman awarded the Bronze Star Medal

    A lone Airman and his service dog responsible for training Afghan forces and keeping Army Special Operations forces safe from improvised explosive devices, brought home more than just himself and his companion. Staff Sgt. Jason Spangenberg, 436th Security Forces Squadron, military working dog