Fairchild Air Force Base
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Fairchild Air Force Base Tours. Base tours are provided monthly, excluding October through March. Tours are tailored to coincide with the interests of different age groups. Individuals and groups are welcome to sign up for base tours and will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis when our mission allows. To sign up, contact the 92nd Public Affairs office Community Relations Division at 509-247-5707. [Top]
BEST WESTERN PLUS Peppertree Airport Inn - Hotel Near Fairchild Air Force Base. Conveniently located minutes from Spokane International Airport and only 8 miles from downtown Spokane, the BEST WESTERN PLUS Peppertree Airport Inn is ideal for business travelers and vacationers of all stripes. Enjoy spacious mini-suites, a complimentary hot breakfast buffet and access to a wide array of awesome attractions such as Fairchild Air Force Base. [Top]
Fairchild Air Force Base Recent History. Throughout much of the 1990s, the 92d Air Refueling Wing was actively involved in missions to suppress the aggression of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Wing personnel answered the call for operations such as DESERT STRIKE and PHOENIX SCORPION and routinely deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch (OSW) and Operation Northern Watch (ONW).
OSW and ONW required a constant presence of tankers and associated support personnel to help enforce the UN-sanctioned no-fly zones in Iraq. Southwest Asia, however, was not the only trouble spot, as the wing also had to deploy aircraft and personnel in 1999 to support Operation ALLIED FORCE, the mission to stop Serb aggression in Kosovo.
2001 will be remembered most for 9/11 and America’s response to the Global War on Terrorism. Following the terrorist attacks on our nation, the wing began providing around-the-clock air refueling of Combat Air Patrol fighter aircraft and initiated 24-hour ground alert operations in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, the defense of our homeland.
Preparations also began for what would become a series of extended Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) deployments for aircrews and maintainers as well as combat support and medical personnel. These deployments continue today for OEF as well as Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
For more information about Fairchild’s history, visit http://public.fairchild.amc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4303. [Top]
OSW and ONW required a constant presence of tankers and associated support personnel to help enforce the UN-sanctioned no-fly zones in Iraq. Southwest Asia, however, was not the only trouble spot, as the wing also had to deploy aircraft and personnel in 1999 to support Operation ALLIED FORCE, the mission to stop Serb aggression in Kosovo.
2001 will be remembered most for 9/11 and America’s response to the Global War on Terrorism. Following the terrorist attacks on our nation, the wing began providing around-the-clock air refueling of Combat Air Patrol fighter aircraft and initiated 24-hour ground alert operations in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, the defense of our homeland.
Preparations also began for what would become a series of extended Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) deployments for aircrews and maintainers as well as combat support and medical personnel. These deployments continue today for OEF as well as Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
For more information about Fairchild’s history, visit http://public.fairchild.amc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4303. [Top]
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3711 S Geiger Boulevard, Spokane, WA 99224
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