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  • 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.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Arroyo, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintainer, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, fills out in-processing forms to participate in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug 16, 2019.

    Mobility Guardian 2019 personnel begin arriving at Fairchild

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mark Arroyo, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintainer, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, fills out in-processing forms to participate in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2019 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug 16, 2019. Exercise Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s premier, large-scale
  • A U.S. Air Force 7th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancer performs air refueling training with a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 14, 2019.

    Fairchild Fuels Dyess AFB B-1B Lancers

    A KC-135 Stratotanker and aircrew members from Team Fairchild's 384th Air Refueling Squadron conducted air refueling training missions in support of 7th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancers Aug. 12-16 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, addresses Airmen during a base-wide all call addressing suicide awareness at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 7, 2019. The all calls kicked-off a wing-wide effort to take a Resilience Tactical Pause to address issues that have led to Air Force member suicides. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Team Fairchild takes Resilience Tactical Pause

    Team Fairchild hosted three base-wide all calls as part of the Air Force-wide Resilience Tactical Pause implemented by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright on August 7 at the base theater.
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