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  • Airman rescues 79-year-old woman during hiking accident

    It’s the afternoon on a cool day in August and you are hiking up a mountain toward a dazzling lookout with a view of Mount Rainer and the surrounding landscape.SNAP – CRUNCH – You feel your leg give out beneath you and the sense of shock overtaking your senses. The calm scenery explodes into a

  • 36th RQS commemorates 700th save

    The 36th Rescue Squadron commemorated the successful completion of its 700th save at a ceremony held Sept. 20 at Fairchild Air Force Base. The ceremony included a Bell UH-1N Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter performing a search and rescue demonstration, a helicopter fly-over, and the unveiling of a plaque