The first home to be completed under a $170 million housing upgrade project at Fairchild AFB, Wash., west of Spokane, was turned over to an Air Force family Wednesday during a ceremony. The Associated Press reported yesterday (via the Seattle Post Intelligencer) that the family will move into the three-bedroom home later this month. It is one of 81 new homes planned for construction at Fairchild over the next five years. The Air Force is also having 560 existing houses at Fairchild renovated and is converting 108 duplexes into single-family units, according to AP.
Army Building Up New Space Operations Branch
Oct. 15, 2026
The Army has long been dependent on space capabilities to navigate terrain, communicate in hard-to-reach areas, and identify and strike targets. Now, the service wants to deepen its space operations expertise and is making plans to expand its own cadre of operators in the coming years.