Fairchild Air Force Base

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AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. (AP) — Officials in the Spokane suburb of Airway Heights say city tap water is now safe to drink. Residents were told not to drink city water May 16 after tests by Fairchild Air Force Base found groundwater tainted with two industrial chemicals used for years in firefighting foam and consumer products such as nonstick cookware...

SPOKANE (AP) — Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane has been assigned an additional dozen air refueling tanker planes. The Air Force said Monday it will move 12 of its older KC-135 tankers to Fairchild to make room for the new KC-46A tankers elsewhere...

AIRWAY HEIGHTS (AP) — Millions of gallons of water have been flushed from the water system in Airway Heights and testing is set to begin in the next few days. City leaders say they are planning to give the green light for residents to resume drinking tap water by next week...

SPOKANE (AP) — Officials say the Airway Heights water supply may be contaminated with chemicals from Fairchild Air Force Base just west of Spokane. The city and Air Force said in a joint statement Tuesday evening that Airway Heights water customers are advised to not drink city water nor use it for cooking until the water system is considered free of contaminants...

SPOKANE (AP) — Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane has grown a bit. The base on Thursday welcomed nine air refueling tankers and their personnel, who used to be at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. The Spokesman-Review reports the 384th Air Refueling Squadron has been moved to Fairchild as the Air Force prepares to take delivery of a new generation of air tankers, the KC-46A Pegasus McConnell

SPOKANE (AP) — A group of military experts are planning a visit to Spokane to determine whether Fairchild Air Force Base would be a good fit for the nation's next generation of air-refueling tankers. The Spokesman-Review reports the Air Force has scheduled a meeting for Thursday to study the potential impacts of housing the new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus airplanes at Fairchild...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fairchild Air Force Base outside of Spokane is a finalist to receive the next generation of air-refueling tankers. The Air Force said Thursday that Fairchild is one of five finalist bases for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus airplanes...