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Towed weapons system

Marines of P Battery 5/14 break down a M777A2 howitzer weapon system and prepare it for towing during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The M777A2 howitzer weighs less than 10,000 pounds and can be easily towed by support trucks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Section Chief

Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, pauses between fire missions during a live-fire, artillery training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC firing positions are centered around a fire direction center and deploy several gun sections, each with it’s own M777A2 howitzer weapon system, support trucks and crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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FIRE!

Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC crews can fire an M777A2 howitzer up to five rounds a minute under intense firing conditions and can provide a sustained rate of fire of two rounds a minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Shockwave

Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The muzzle brake located at the end of a M777A2 howitzer barrel, takes the energy of the extra propellant gases when fired and redirects it backwards into the ground, slowing the recoil and preventing the weapon from bouncing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Reload!

Marines of P Battery 5/14 use a ramming rod to push a 100-pound, high explosive projectile into the barrel of a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. In use by several armies by the mid-seventeenth century, the howitzer continues to be a staple of siege warfare to this day, allowing long-range, indirect fire on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Loader lugs lead

Marines from Battery P, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, haul 155 mm projectiles for a M777A2 howitzer weapon system to separate gun emplacements during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. Using guided munitions, The M777 can fire accurately at a range of up to 25 miles away and may be accurate to within 11 yards of a target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Fire mission

Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, calls out orders to Marines manning a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC Battery P conducts four live-fire artillery exercises performed each year, in addition to small-arms marksmanship and machine gun training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Cyber

(U.S. Air Force courtesy photo / Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Family honors fallen

Mr. Larry Frazier (left) and Mr. Greg Staples (right), place a wreath next to the newly unveiled B-52 Stratofortress bomber memorial at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8, 2017. Frazier and Sta-ples both lost family to the B-52 crash in 1958, so they worked with base leaders to remember their sacrifice with a monument at Fairchild Memorial Park. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Commander coin

Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, presents a commemorative base coin to Mr. Larry Frazier (center) and Mr. Greg Staples (right), during a B-52 Stratofortress memorial ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8, 2017. Frazier and Staples both entered military service despite losing family to a B-52 crash in 1958, carrying on a family legacy of military service. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Memorial honors

Airman 1st Class Mary Dunkley, 92nd Maintenance Squadron fuels technician, sings the national an-them at the start of a memorial dedication ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8, 2017. The memorial honors the memory of Airmen lost to a mid-air collision of two B-52 Stratofor-tresses near the base 59 years ago. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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Liz Russell

(Courtesy Photo)
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Old SERE dorms

(Courtesy Photo)
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A week in history Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

Fairchild Air Force Base held a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of its first Boeing KC-135R model, nicknamed the “Lilac Princess," Aug. 27, 1990 at Fairchild AFB, Washington. (Courtesy Photo)
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A week in history Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

The 92nd Bombardment Group arrived at Bovingdon Airdrome, the second complete group to arrive in the United Kingdom. This was the first group to fly non-stop from Newfoundland to Scotland and the first notable acts by the 92nd BG occurred on their trans-Atlantic flight. The 326th Bomb Squadron was first, followed by the 325th, 327th and 407th Bomb Squadrons. Many detailed plans were formulated including contingencies for mechanical or personnel problems. Out of a force of 32 aircraft, only two had to land in Greenland due to problems. The final squadron arrived on Aug. 28, 1942, making the 92nd BG the second complete group to arrive in the British Isles (Courtesy Photo)
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Fairchild receives first Gold Star Family member

Tracy Finck, Fairchild’s first Gold Star Family member, stands with Col. Ryan Samuelson, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Aug. 3, 2017 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The GSF program is for family members of Airmen who were killed in action during international terrorist attacks against the U.S., in a friendly foreign nation, or during military operations while serving outside the U.S. (Courtesy Photo)
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Two men talking

Robert Snyder, Recovery Care Coordinator for the Pacific Northwest region, consults a member of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Aug. 15, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. This program is a congressionally-mandated, federally-funded program providing personalized care, services and advocacy to seriously wounded, ill or injured service members, their caregivers or families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
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The pianist

Senior Airman Logan Lingren, 92nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, pauses for a photo while playing a grand piano July 24, 2017, in Spokane, Washington. Lingren helped save a man from a knife-wielding attacker in 2016 and was chosen to be in Portraits of Courage, an Air Force program that highlights Airmen who display exceptional valor. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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141st ARW welcomes new commander

Brig. Gen. John S. Tuohy, Assistant Adjutant General and Washington Air National Guard commander, passes the 141st Air Refueling Wing giudon to Col. Johan Deutscher, 141st ARW commander, during an assumption of command ceremony July 14, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Deutscher assumed command from Col. Daniel Swain and joins the 141st ARW from the 194th Wing at Camp Murray, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rose Lust)
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ALS Grad Foxtrot

(From left to right) Col. Yvonne Spencer, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, Senior Airman Joshua Kalanick, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Senior Airman Patrick Cruz, 22nd Training Squadron, Senior Airman Joseph St. Pierre, 66th Training Squadron, Senior Airman Jesus Ramos, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, pose for a top graduate group photo Aug. 1, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Airman Leadership School is an educational program designed to develop enlisted Airmen into front-line supervisors. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
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