Fairchild Maintenance Keeps Stratotankers in the Air

Staff Sgt. John Matero tightens a bolt on a servo fuel heater at Fairchild Jan 25. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Fairchild Maintenance Keeps Stratotankers in the Air

Tech. Sgt. Chris Anderson, 373rd Training Squadron, instructs students how to check for resistance on a bondage strip on a KC-135 Stratotanker, during an auxiliary power unit craftsman course at Fairchild Jan. 25. Each engine is capable of producing more than 21,000 pounds of thrust and can propel the Stratotanker to more than 500 mph. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

Deployed members from the 336th TRG at Fairchild participate in rescue in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hill, an Mi-17 helicopter engineer from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, who is deployed from the 36th Rescue Flight at Fairchild, scans the ground from his helicopter as it flies a rescue mission Jan. 24. (U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Practice Makes Perfect

Airman 1st Class William Donohue, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system maintenance, plays “Taps” during the graduation ceremony at Fairchild Jan. 12. “Taps” is played as a sign of tradition after the passing of military servicemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tyirez Frost)

Fairchild MWD handlers train military working dogs

Staff Sergeant Brittany Ward, 92nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, takes her military working dog, Bonno, through the paces at the K-9 training course Jan. 25. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry) The Military Woking Dog Creed: I am a Working Dog; My eyes are your eyes, to watch you and to protect you and yours. My ears are your ears, to hear and detect evil minds in the dark. My nose is your nose, To scent the invader of your domain. And so you may live, My life is also yours.

Fairchild MWD handlers train military working dogs

Staff Sergeant Brittany Ward, 92nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, watches as her military working dog, Bonno, crawls through a tunnel in the Security Forces K-9 training course at Fairchild Jan. 25. The K-9’s are trained to locate explosives and narcotics whether it is in a deployed location or stateside. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry) The Military Woking Dog Creed: I am a Working Dog; My eyes are your eyes, to watch you and to protect you and yours. My ears are your ears, to hear and detect evil minds in the dark. My nose is your nose, To scent the invader of your domain. And so you may live, My life is also yours.