141st hosts "Pilot for a Day" Published March 7, 2017 By 141st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs 141st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Members of the 141st Air Refueling Wing hosted "Pilot for a Day" candidate Gabe Tesch for a tour of Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Gabe spent the day visiting several work centers throughout the base receiving hands on instruction and briefings on what it takes to be a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot. The "Pilot for a Day" program provides disadvantaged or seriously ill children a chance to spend the day with members of the Washington Air National Guard training as an honorary pilot.