Fairchild honors those who lost their lives on 30th anniversary of hospital shooting > Fairchild Air Force Base > View Article

Lt. Col. Garret Bilbo, right, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerome Thornton receive a wreath to lay in front of the plaque honoring those who lost their lives in a shooting spree during a memorial ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, June 20, 2024. On June 20, 1994, a gunman opened fire in the base’s hospital, leaving five dead and 22 injured. Thirty years later, Bilbo and other 92nd ARW leaders held a memorial ceremony to remember the victims and those affected by the incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)