18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Maj. Nathan Mansfield, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron director of operations, asks Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, questions during the question and answer portion of the general’s ‘all call’ in the maintenance hangar at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 25, 2012. The general spoke with hundreds of 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Airmen during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski/Released)

18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, speaks with members of Team Fairchild during his visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 25, 2012. The general also ensured he spent time engaging with wing leadership on how the 18th AF can better serve Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski/Released)

18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Williams, 18th AF command chief, greet Fairchild Airmen in a maintenance hangar at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 25, 2012. While in the hangar Ramsay spoke with hundreds of 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Airmen during an “all call”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski/Released)

18th Air Force leadership visits Fairchild

Col. Michael Hill, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, shows Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, around the aquatic center in the new fitness center at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 25, 2012. The aquatic center has state of the art equipment designed to train Airmen undergoing the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape water survival course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski/Released)

How a “Young” Airman took the initiative

Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young, 92nd Air Refueling Wing public affairs journalist, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., joined the Air Force in January of 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry/Released)

Group commander assists defenders with gate operations

Col. Mike Hill, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, checks identification cards at the main gate of Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 6, 2012. Hill is participating in this operation to better understand the effort put into the mission from his enlisted Airmen. The 92nd Security Forces Squadron now uses the Defense Biometric Identification System to scan DoD identification cards to recognize people entering a military installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry/Released)