I was there from 00-05. I live in the area so I visit sometimes. They have changed a lot. The new fitness center is awesome compared to the one in the U-shaped building.
Thanks for the tour. I was stationed there from 83 -86 and I hardly recognize any of it. When I was there, everything was old WWII buildings, and they were actually spending a lot of money at the time modernizing many of them. My old dorm was a modernized WWII building. It now looks like they have gotten rid of most of them. That old yellow building at 11:03 I believe used to contain the BX and the Commissary. I recognized the auto hobby building and I think that may have been the same base theater. if so, that theater used to be surrounded by dorms and the old dining hall where, it looks like it is out on its own now. When I was there the Security Forces Building or Security Police Squadron was an old WWII building that was replaced after I left in the late 80s. Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you mentioned old Security Forces building, if so, that would be that building from the 80s and they would now have an even newer one.
@@michaelrorman4031 In 2005 I drove through there, but I did not go back on the base. Anyway, I did see Airway Heights and it blew me away as to what it became to what it was was then. Back then I swear that 90% of the commercial buildings in Airway Heights were ramshackle over used temporary structures and most of the homes were old mobile homes.
@@kennethsouthard6042 Its about 10 years from being all the way to highway 90. The housing almost surrounds that prison. There is a second casino now also. They have even made a lot of progress since 2005. It seems to grow fast even if you only go once a year.
The old yellow building used to house the ANG TMO section, at least back around the late 90s to maybe 2010 or so. I think the commissary and BX were across the street from building 2001 (which was also torn down many years ago). The commissary/BX that you see at the beginning of the video was built around 1990. I remember the WWII buildings you referred to; they used them as a disciplinary dorm for junior enlisted around 2000 or so, but gone as well. They got rid of the furniture store, which I believe may have been the old chow hall, just behind the base theater. Fairchild is great at tearing down buildings and tearing up roads. The Fun Spot was the place to go on base and they tore that down as well. By 2030, they'll probably replace the bx & commissary with a couple of Alaskan tents. FAFB is basically a ghost town now, especially on the weekends.
@@mrbigwill007 Yeah that's the one I was referring to. It is gone now. I can't recall how long maybe 3-5 years. They built a big brick building across the street from where it was. The horseshoe building is almost all gone except the front part. The gym was moved into a really nice 2 story facility they built in the last 5 years I think. It is across the street from where the bowling alley was.
The only buildings I recognize is the main chapel and the hospital barracks. The rest seems to be a lot of open unused spaces. Got discharged there in 1970 from the 92nd CES.
