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230511-F-WH061-1131

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 509th Weapons Squadron load cargo prepare to load cargo using the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12, 2023. Initial testing for the crane took place at Fairchild AFB in April, and included the crane lifting multiple litters, a 250-pound Versatile Integrating Partner equipment Refueling (VIPER) refueling kit, and 300 pounds of aircraft equipment to include a tow bar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230511-F-WH061-1047

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Sowder, 509th Weapons Squadron Advanced Instructor Training cadre and inflight refueling specialist, operates the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12, 2023. Initial testing for the crane took place at Fairchild AFB in April, and included the crane lifting multiple litters, a 250-pound Versatile Integrating Partner equipment Refueling (VIPER) refueling kit, and 300 pounds of aircraft equipment to include a tow bar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230511-F-WH061-1025

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 509th Weapons Squadron load cargo using the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12, 2023. The 509th WPS partnered with Fairchild Air Force Base’s innovation cell to create the crane with a goal of expanding the KC-135 Stratotanker’s ability to load and unload various types of cargo using the PATR crane prototype. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230511-F-WH061-1014

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Sowder, 509th Weapons Squadron Advanced Instructor Training cadre and inflight refueling specialist, operates the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12, 2023. The 509th WPS partnered with Fairchild Air Force Base’s innovation cell to create the crane with a goal of expanding the KC-135 Stratotanker’s ability to load and unload various types of cargo using the PATR crane prototype. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230506-F-WH061-1924

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ian Shelley, 509th Weapons Squadron commander, prepares to operate the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2023. The 509th WPS partnered with Fairchild Air Force Base’s innovation cell to create the crane with a goal of expanding the KC-135 Stratotanker’s ability to load and unload various types of cargo using the PATR crane prototype. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230506-F-WH061-1906

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Sowder, 509th Weapons Squadron Advanced Instructor Training cadre and inflight refueling specialist, prepares to unload cargo using the Pack and Transport Reloader (PATR) crane prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2023. Airmen from the 509th WPS tested a new prototype PATR crane during an integration training at a special operations forces exercise at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230506-F-WH061-1880

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Sowder, 509th Weapons Squadron Advanced Instructor Training cadre and inflight refueling specialist, prepares to unload cargo using the Pack and Transport Reloader crane (PATR) prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2023. Airmen from the 509th WPS tested a new prototype PATR crane during an integration training at a special operations forces exercise at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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230506-F-WH061-1799

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Sowder, 509th Weapons Squadron Advanced Instructor Training cadre and inflight refueling specialist, closes the cargo door of KC-135 Stratotanker next to the Pack and Transport Reloader crane (PATR) prototype at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2023. Airmen from the 509th WPS tested a new prototype PATR crane during an integration training at a special operations forces exercise at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)
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220224-F-WB681-1129

Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition contestants, judges, and hosts pose for a group photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. Fairchild’s annual inland Spark Tank competition is designed to ignite and empower innovative Airmen and foster new ideas that make us a more efficient, lethal and combat-ready force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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220224-F-WB681-1064

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Reynolds, 384th Air Refueling Squadron executive assistant, presents his idea to the judge’s panel at the annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. This competition awarded $176,314 to five of the ideas presented while one Airman’s project was awarded a portion of 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander’s funds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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220224-F-WB681-1111

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Adam Scott, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight commander, presents his idea to the judge’s panel at the annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. This competition awarded $176,314 to five of the ideas presented while one Airman’s project was awarded a portion of 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander’s funds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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220224-F-WB681-1049

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Bobby McCrary, 92nd Maintenance Squadron metals technician, presents his idea to the judge’s panel at the annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. This competition awarded over $176,314 to five of the ideas presented while one Airman’s project was personally funded by the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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220224-F-WB681-1080

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Christian Davey, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsions systems craftsman, presents his idea to the judge’s panel at the annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. Davey won $10,000 in funding for his engine preservation trailer, a mobile trailer that preserves oil, replaces fuel and would save over two-thousand man hours per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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220224-F-WB681-1017

The Fairchild Innovation Cell introduces themselves at the annual Inland Northwest Spark Tank Competition at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 24, 2022. The Innovation Cell is a year-round office set on finding new ideas and getting them on track to be implemented. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser)
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210106-F-MO337-1255

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Clanton (middle), 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron non-commissioned officer-in-charge of Air Transportation Function, showcases an innovative tool to Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief (right), during a base tour at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 6, 2022. Clanton explained the safety benefits of the ‘DAWG Bone’ tool to the AMC Command Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Jenna A. Bond)
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210106-F-MO337-1260

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Clanton (front left), 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron non-commissioned officer-in-charge of Air Transportation Function, showcases an innovative tool to Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander (right), and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief (middle), during a base tour at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 6, 2022. Clanton explained the safety benefits of the ‘DAWG Bone’ tool to the AMC Command Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Jenna A. Bond)
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210106-F-MO337-1246

Maj Tia Ahlf, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander (right), walks Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief (middle), through a logistics warehouse at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 6, 2022. Team Fairchild viewed this visit as an opportunity to showcase their successes and candidly explain the challenges they’ve faced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Jenna A. Bond)
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210106-F-MO337-1093

Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, coins a 92nd Medical Group star performer during a base tour at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Jan. 6, 2022. Team Fairchild leadership from across the base explained innovative processes to the visiting AMC Command team while highlighting the Airmen that made those processes possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amn Jenna A. Bond)
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200729-F-WH061-1074

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaden Allen, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, performs a pre-flight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2020. Team Fairchild’s success in the implementation of Theory of Constraints and Continuous Process of Improvement tools set the standard for Project Tesseract’s success at other wings throughout the Air Force, and further enabled Fairchild Airmen to continue to innovate and solve the problems they know best. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
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200729-F-WH061-1014

A KC-135 Stratotanker boom is prepared for take-off prior to an air refueling mission at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 29, 2020. Team Fairchild’s success in the implementation of Theory of Constraints and Continuous Process of Improvement tools, resulted in higher aircraft availability, high quality maintenance, and Fairchild paving the way for Project Tesseract to be implemented across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
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