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Vice commander bids farewell

Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presents the Legion of Merit Medal certificate to Col. Brian Hill, 92nd ARW vice commander, June 10, 2015, during Hill’s going away in the Final Point at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Legion of Merit is a military award given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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92nd ARS Change of Command

Lt. Col. David Pike, 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, presents the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Jason Brown, the new 92nd ARS commander, June 11, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Brown was the 92nd ARS director of operations before becoming the commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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92nd ARS Change of Command

Lt. Col. David Pike, 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, receives the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron guidon from Lt. Col. Jeromie Sheldon, the former 92nd Air Refueling Squadron commander, June 11, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sheldon relinquished his position as the 92nd ARS commander in the change of command ceremony. The change of command is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military’s way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit to an officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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92nd ARS Change of Command

Lt. Col. David Pike, 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, pins a Meritorious Service Medal on Lt. Col. Jeromie Sheldon, the former 92nd Air Refueling Squadron commander, June 11, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sheldon received his second Meritorious Service Medal earning him an oak leaf cluster. The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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92nd ARS Change of Command

From left, Lt. Col. David Pike, 92nd Operations Group deputy commander, Lt. Col. Jeromie Sheldon, the former 92nd Air Refueling Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jason Brown, the new 92nd ARS commander, salute as the national anthem is played during the change of command ceremony June 11, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. It is tradition to play the national anthem at the beginning of a change of command ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Author visits FAFB

Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, children’s book author and former U.S. Air Force captain, reads her book “Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches Captain Mama” to children at Michael Anderson Elementary June 8, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Tiscareño-Sato’s book series is about a military pilot and her children based at FAFB. She read her first book titled “Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches Captain Mama” and also handed out a copy of her book to students at MAE. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Author visits FAFB

Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, children’s book author and former U.S. Air Force captain, speaks to children at Michael Anderson Elementary June 8, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Tiscareño-Sato is a nine-time award-winning author, she came to MAE to speak to the children about her previous career as a pilot. She flew as a navigator and instructor with the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron while she was stationed at FAFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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change of command

Maj. Timothy Dalby, the 336th Training Support Squadron commander, speaks for the first time as the new squadron commander June 5, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Dalby had just taken charge of the 336th TRSS during the change of command ceremony. The change of command is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military’s way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit to one officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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change of command

Maj. Timothy Dalby, the 336th Training Support Squadron commander, stands center as the newest 336th TRSS commander next to Col. Jonathan Duncan, 336th Training Group commander, left, and the outgoing 336th TRSS commander, Lt. Col. Kelly Hannum, June 5, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Dalby will lead the squadron for the next two years to help provide quality support to achieve the 336th mission “to safely prepare America’s aircrews for global survivability anytime, anywhere and return with honor.” (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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change of command

Col. Jonathan Duncan, the 336th Training Group commander, presents the 336th Training Support Squadron guidon to Maj. Timothy Dalby, the 336th TRSS commander, June 5, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Dalby took command of the 336th TRSS as the new squadron commander. The mission of the 336th TRSS is to provide superior resources and support services for Survival Evasion, Resistance and Escape training by way of four assigned flights and the squadron command staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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change of command

Lt. Col. Kelly Hannum, the former 336th Training Support Squadron commander, on right, passes the 336th TRSS guidon to Col. Jonathan Duncan, the 336th Training Group commander, June 5, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hannum relinquished his position as the 336th TRSS commander in the change of command ceremony. The change of command is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military’s way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit to an officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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change of command

Col. Jonathan Duncan, the 336th Training Group commander, pins a second oak leaf cluster medal on Lt. Col. Kelly Hannum the former 336th Training Support Squadron commander, June 5, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hannum received the second oak leaf cluster for the Meritorious Service Medal. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Fairchild's Finest: Tech. Sgt. Ian Powell

Tech. Sgt. Ian Powell, 336th Training Support Squadron network operations NCO in charge, works on a computer May 13, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Powell provides communication support for the U.S. Air Force Survival School. His leadership selected him as one of Fairchild’s Finest, a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Throttles make it go

The throttles of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., enable pilots to control the aircraft’s four massive CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines on the way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. The KC-135’s engines each produce 21,634 pounds of thrust propelling the aerial refueling and airlift aircraft at speeds up to 530 miles per hour at 30,000 feet. Fairchild AFB, Wash., and McConnell AFB, Kan., KC-135s joined approximately 300 military personnel and 15 aircraft in exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 26 through June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Boomer makes the connection

Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., connects with an F-22 Raptor fighter during aerial refueling on the way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. The exercise spanned two forward operating locations in Canada’s Northwest Territory, two U.S. Air Force bases in Alaska and a mobile radar site in Resolute, Nunavut, as well as, the skies over much of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Fighters escort tanker to Eielson

Two F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis escort a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, Wash., on their way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Focus

Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., coordinates with an F-22 Raptor pilot during aerial refueling on the way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. This North American Aerospace Defense Command exercise is an annual training opportunity affording American and Canadian forces field training exercises aimed at improving NORAD’s operational capability in a bi-national environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, center, poses with his wife Suzette Hill and his son Brayden Hill, U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill completed his final flight as a pilot at Fairchild AFB, where his family joined him on the flight line for the traditional “fini flight” hose down. The Hill’s were unaware of their son’s attendance until the aircraft was coming to a stop after taxiing into its parking spot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, center, poses with the KC-135 Stratotanker crew from his final flight May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. This was Hill’s last flight to pilot at Fairchild, he accumulated more than 3,000 flight hours both a C-130 and KC-135 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, shakes the hand of Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd ARW commander, May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill spent the last two years as the vice commander of the 92nd ARW, and will now spend the next few years at the Air Force Academy before he retires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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