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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during the final flight for Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, over Oregon, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker during his final flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus served as Fairchild AFB’s commander since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, sits in the flight deck of a KC-135 Stratotanker during his final flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s command chief since 2022 and is set to retire after fulfilling a 29-year Air Force career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during the final flight for Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, over Oregon, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

Col. Chesley Dycus, right, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, conducts a preflight safety brief before his and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri’s, 92nd ARW command chief, final flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

A group of friends and family wait on the flightline after the final flight for Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during the final flight for Col. Chesley Dycus, 92nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, over Oregon, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

An F-15 Eagle assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during the final flight for Col. Chesley Dycus, the 92nd ARW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 92nd ARW command chief, over Oregon, June 27, 2024. Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild AFB’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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PHOTOS: Team Fairchild Honors Col. Dycus and CMSgt. Arcuri's Final Flight

Published July 3, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Clare Werner
92nd Air Refueling Wing

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. --

Final flights, also known as “fini flights,” are a tradition among pilots and aircrew to celebrate one’s last flight with their unit or airframe. Dycus and Arcuri served as Fairchild Air Force Base’s key leaders since 2022. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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