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Col. Fritz's final flight

Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Maj. Joshua Crockett, 92nd ARW executive officer, laugh following the celebration of Fritz’s final flight June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Crockett has worked in the command section since September 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, his family and other members of Team Fairchild celebrate following Fritz’s final flight of a KC-135 Stratotanker June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. A native of Arthur, Illinois, he received his commission in May 1993 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Southern Illinois University. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, is sprayed with water by his children, Matthew and Taylor, after returning from his final flight as vice commander June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fritz was joined by his family and various members of Team Fairchild to celebrate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, prepares for his final time piloting the KC-135 Stratotanker June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fritz received his commission in May 1993 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Southern Illinois University. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

Col. Matthew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, poses in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker before departing on his final flight as vice commander June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fritz has published several books and actively writes about leadership for several online publications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

Matt Fritz, son of Col. Matthew Fritz, prepares to marshal in his father at the end of his final flight as vice commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Prior to his command assignment, Col. Fritz was the director of the National Assessment Group, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Col. Fritz's final flight

92nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters spray water over Col. Matthew Fritz’s KC-135 Stratotanker as he returns from his final flight June 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Fritz has been the 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander since June 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)

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Fritz's Final Flight

Published June 19, 2017
By Senior Airman Sean Campbell
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Col. Mathew Fritz, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, completed his final flight at Fairchild June 15.

Fritz flew with Maj. Joshua Crockett, 92nd ARW executive officer, Lt. Col. Kenneth Bode, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight surgeon, Capt. Jay Heide, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Zach Donarski, 384th ARS boom operator.

The crew refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

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