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Senior Airman Nicholas Barker, 92nd Operations Group boom operator, demonstrates the 92nd OG’s boom simulator to a group of Comcast NBCUniversal executives during a base tour March 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The tour provided beneficial information to the group and gave them a better understanding of the military and how the Airmen of Fairchild extend the global reach of the Air Force’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)

KC-135 Stratotanker

Senior Airman Nicholas Barker, 92nd Operations Group boom operator, explains the ins-and-outs of the KC-135 Stratotanker and Fairchild’s air-refueling mission to a group of Comcast NBCUniversal executives during a base tour March 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The tour was held in conjunction with the inauguration of Comcast’s new Veterans Employee Resource Group located at the new Comcast Call Center in Spokane Valley, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson)

Business, veterans group executives experience Fairchild mission firsthand

Published March 17, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Richardson
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Executives with Comcast NBCUniveral toured Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., March 16, in conjunction with the inauguration of their Veterans Employee Resource Group located at the new Comcast Call Center in Spokane Valley, Wash.

In attendance was retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Carol Eggert, Comcast's newest Vice President of Military and Veterans Affairs, and several other executive officers.

"As a retired military member, it's important to bring our civilian counterparts to see these great, amazingly skilled and technically competent young military service members," Eggert said. "For our civilian counterparts, it's eye-opening. I wanted them to see that very young people can make things happen."

Throughout the day, the group was briefed by Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, on the mission, purpose and history of Fairchild and the 92nd ARW. The executives were briefed on the ins-and-outs of the KC-135 Stratotanker and received a hands-on experience in the 92nd Operations Group refueling boom simulator.

The Comcast Call Center in Spokane Valley employees more than 50 retired military service members, military spouses and various other people associated with the military community. As the new VP of Military and Veterans Affairs, Eggert was excited for her executive colleagues to receive an inside-look of military operations.

"It's eye-opening to see the amazing array of skills in which members of the military are learning today," said Walter Neary, Comcast NBCUniversal director of public relations and external affairs. "I could see my colleague's eyes getting wider as they learned about how incredibly complex it is to get these aircraft in the air and conduct refueling. You can look at any Airman here and see the passion they have for the mission at Fairchild."

The tour provided beneficial information to the group and gave them a better understanding of the military, the mission of Fairchild and how the men and women of Team Fairchild execute today's rapid global mobility as well as prepare for tomorrow.

Editor's Note: No Air Force or federal endorsement of Comcast NBCUniversal or any other non-federal entity is implied.