Tech. Sgt. Eric Flanders, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, and Airman 1st Class Erica Mann, 92nd ARS boom operator, make a boom connection to an F-15C, flying out of the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Ore., during an air refueling mission and incentive flight on board a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker over Oregon, May 27, 2015. During the incentive flight, Airmen witnessed boom operators complete the air refueling mission of Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicolo J. Daniello)

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Tech. Sgt. Eric Flanders, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, and Airman 1st Class Erica Mann, 92nd ARS boom operator, make a boom connection to an F-15C, flying out of the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Ore., during an air refueling mission and incentive flight on board a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker over Oregon, May 27, 2015. The incentive flight is a program that gives Fairchild Airmen a chance to see the air refueling mission first hand. The Airmen are handpicked based off their work performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicolo J. Daniello)

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Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, poses with a group of Airmen on the flightline May 27, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill was the aircraft commander during the incentive flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicolo J. Daniello)

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An F-15C, flying out of the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Ore., begins a wingtip formation while his comrades are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker May 27, 2015, over Oregon. The incentive flight enables Airmen to see the air refueling mission that Fairchild provides to the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicolo J. Daniello)

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Fairchild Airmen experience air refueling mission

Published May 29, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Nicolo J. Daniello
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airmen from across Fairchild had the opportunity to observe an air refueling mission during an incentive flight over Washington May 27.

Incentive flights are designed to show Airmen and members of the local community the mission of air refueling first hand. They also show the importance of the refueling mission in the fight for freedom.

Photo with the aircraft commander