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  • An Air Force Reserve Airman from March Air Reserve Base, California, assists an active duty Airman from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, with unloading cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 4, 2019. Fairchild Airmen will continue their Global Reach mission at March ARB during Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise Mobility Guardian 2019, currently hosted at Team Fairchild. Through Total Force Integration, Mobility Airmen are capable of accomplishing even more through building strong relationships and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Gomez)

    Ops never stops! Fairchild provides Global Reach from March ARB

    Twelve Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135 Stratotankers have relocated to March Air Reserve Base to continue their Global Reach mission during Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 in September. Fairchild AFB is partnering with March ARB to continue training crews and executing global taskings while U.S. and international partners exercise MG ’19 at home station.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Medlen, Operation Juniper Micron 384th Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, discusses mission details with aircrew and maintenance personnel at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in preparation of supporting Operation Juniper Micron Sept. 2019. OJM is a counterterrorism operation stemming from a long-standing relationship between the U.S. and French governments dating back to 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick J. Daniello

    Fairchild KC-135s support Operation Juniper Micron

    Team Fairchild deployed KC-135 Stratotankers, Airmen and support equipment to continue anti-insurgent support to France as part of Operation Juniper Micron in Spain, September 2019.
  • C-17 and FORCE

    MG ‘19 Airmen fill fuel bladder in U.S. for the first time

    A handful of 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen employed a Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment system during Mobility Guardian 2019, marking the first time the mobile fuel bladders have been used stateside in an uncontested environment, Sept. 11, 2019. “We use the FORCE to help sustain bare bases and allow for fuel distribution anywhere around the world at a moment’s notice,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Rey, 92nd LRS fuels information service center section chief. “The bladder can hold up to 50,000 gallons of fuel, which can help service a wide range of friendly aircraft.”
  • Mulitple U.S. Air Force, Joint and Coalition C-130Js and KC-130Js prepare to take off during exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. More than 4,000 personnel participated in or observed exercise Mobility Guardian, including Total Force Airmen, Joint, Combat Air Forces, and International Partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Mobility Guardian 2019 flies over Fairchild

    Mulitple U.S. Air Force, Joint and Coalition C-130Js and KC-130Js prepare to take off during exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. More than 4,000 personnel participated in or observed exercise Mobility Guardian, including Total Force Airmen, Joint, Combat Air Forces, and International Partners.
  • The Gunfighter Sexual Assault Response team implemented a Department of Defense-wide sexual assault reporting system August 5th, 2019. The Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) program gives victims of sexual assault who are making a restricted report an opportunity to anonymously enter suspect information into its database. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Tyrell

    Fairchild SAPR launches CATCH program

    Team Fairchild’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team implemented a new Department of Defense-wide, confidential sexual assault reporting program Aug. 5, for victims of sexual assault to provide information about their incident. The Catch a Serial Offender program, or CATCH, allows sexual assault victims who file a restricted report to confidentially provide information about the suspect and incident to military criminal investigators to identify individuals suspected of multiple sexual assault incidents.
  • Logistics Airmen from the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, compare cargo manifests on the first day of Air Mobility Command’s Mobility Guardian 2019 exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8, 2019. Exercise Mobility Guardian is AMCs premier, large-scale mobility exercise during which more than 2,500 Air Mobility Airmen will participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey) (Badge details removed in post-processing for operational safety and security)

    Mobility Guardian 2019 kicks-off at Fairchild

    Mobility Guardian 2019, Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise hosted by the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings, kicked-off at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8.
  • Mobility Guardian 19 Patch

    Mobility Guardian Q&A

    Mobility Guardian is now underway. Read below for a few FAQs about Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachery Murray, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, performs pre-flight checks on a KC-135 Stratrotanker at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 14, 2019.

    New maintenance program to save Fairchild, Air Force millions

    Air Mobility Command recently adopted a new maintenance mindset, switching from reactive to proactive part replacement through Condition Based Maintenance plus, or CBM+.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Ekker inspects the 97th Air Refueling Squadron’s memorabilia box before loading it onto Fairchild’s KC-135 Stratotanker

    Fairchild regains historic 97th ARS memorabilia

    A KC-135 Stratotanker and aircrew from Fairchild AFB retrieved the 97th Air Refueling Squadron’s heritage box from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20. Inactive since Sept. 30, 2004, the squadron’s box full of memorabilia brings the squadron’s history to light as they prepare to reactivate here on Oct. 1, 2019.
  • Airmen from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron fly into MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

    Fairchild tankers refuel Marine aircraft

    A KC-135 Stratotanker and Airmen from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron performed aerial refueling with two F/A-18C Hornets from the Marine Aircraft Group 31 while flying over Georgia, Aug. 27, 2019.
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