Cheney Free Press -

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – For only the second time Fairchild Air Force Base has been named a finalist for the Commander-in-Chief’s Installation Excellence Award according to a recent press release.

The award was created in 1985 under President Ronald Reagan, and “is awarded to the best installation in every department under the Department of Defense, to include the United States Air Force,” according to the same release.

Officials said “as a finalist Fairchild will receive a cash prize of $750,000 to fund innovative projects and quality-of-life improvements across the base for ou...