Honorary Commander program offers look inside the military

Supporting our military personnel is all the rage these days, especially after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the wars and military actions that followed. And yet, unless you’ve actually served in one of the armed forces, the majority of us don’t have a really good idea of what it’s like to be in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.

There is a way, however, that non-military citizens can get a small glimpse into the lives of our service men and women — the Honorary Commander’s Program at Fairchild Air Force Base. The program was started in 1982 by the...