Fairchild Air Force Base 75th

John McCallum | Last updated Mar 10, 2017 11:22am0

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Fairchild Air Force Base celebrated its 75th anniversary with ceremonies March 1.

Besides guest speakers, cake and punch, the celebration featured a number of static displays telling the story of the base's and the U.S. Air Force's history. Those displays featured many items such as former uniforms, awards and various pieces of military hardware.

The 36th Rescue Squadron was on hand, and representatives from the survival school also brought in items for public viewing.

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John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.