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92nd CE clears the flight line

Doug Flint, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron snow plow operator, clears the flight line using a snow removal truck at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. Team Fairchild’s Snow Barn is not only responsible for snow and ice control across the flight line, all aircraft parking areas and taxiways, but also all the base streets and parking areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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92nd CE clears the flight line

Snow removal trucks from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron clear the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. The snow removal team helped ensure the efficient takeoffs and landings of all inbound and outbound aircraft on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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92nd CE clears the flight line

The 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron snow removal trucks clear the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. Team Fairchild’s snow removal team uses a variety of large vehicles to keep the flight line clear including snow plows, snow brooms and snow blowers. Team Fairchild’s snow barn is responsible for snow and ice control across the flight line, all aircraft parking areas and taxiways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, stand with his coach and the other men and women he trains with at Sik Jitsu, Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. After arriving at Fairchild and returning to MMA training, McGuire started to compete in the professional tier of mixed martial arts and currently holds a record of 9-0. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, sits with his fellow mixed martial arts fighters during training at Spokane, Washington, Nov. 14, 2017. McGuire took two years off from MMA when joining the Air Force to focus on training. After getting settled here at Fairchild, he got connected with Rick Little, owner and head coach of Sik Jitsu, and began to train again. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, practices grappling with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight MMA fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. McGuire joined the Air Force in 2012, choosing to be a survival instructor with the Air Force’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, and Rick Little, head coach of Sik Jitsu, demonstrate a technique to fighters in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. In his current role, McGuire works in the SERE combative program teaching aircrew personnel and working with other SERE instructors to rewrite the combative course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, spars with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight MMA fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017. McGuire joined the Air Force in 2012, choosing to be a survival instructor with the Air Force’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school. He chased this dream because of his love of teaching. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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MMA

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, poses for a photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 13, 2017. Prior to joining the military, McGuire worked as a public school teacher for autistic youth. His passion and love for teaching these children is why he continues to show his support for them and their families with the lime green t-shirt he dons each time he enters the cage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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KC-135 Stratotanker

A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to depart Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 30, 2016. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force, with four turbo fans and mounted under 35-degree wings, the KC-135 is capable of take-offs at gross weights of up to 322,5000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)
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Newest chiefs recognized during Chief Recognition Ceremony

Fairchild leadership and Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, a survivor of the “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp in Vietnam, pose for a photo with the newly selected Chief Master Sgts. Chad Madore and Shane Sweeney during the Chief Recognition Ceremony Mar. 25, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The ceremony consisted of a medallion and a candle lighting ceremony where they lit nine candles that represented each enlisted grade in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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Newest chiefs recognized during Chief Recognition Ceremony

Retired Lt. Col. Barry Bridger, a survivor of the “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp in Vietnam, speaks with the audience about his experiences as a prisoner of war for six years during the Chief Recognition Ceremony Mar. 25, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Bridger was shot down over Son Tay, North Vietnam, by a surface-to-air missile and was captured by the North Vietnamese. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)
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Tech. Sgt. Alfonso Vigil 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics NCO in charge of dayshift, works on removing the saddle panel from the refueling boom Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The 92nd MXS hydraulics shop recently submitted an Air Force Technical Order correction form, correcting an issue with the KC-135 Stratotanker technical order Air Force wide. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Anthony Landin, 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics system craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Tage Sickler 92nd MXS hydraulics systems apprentice, install a ruddervator Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. If any of the parts located in the ruddervator control system are installed improperly, there is the possibility of damaging the entire boom. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Anthony Landin, 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics system craftsman, secures a ruddervator to the refueling boom Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. A bell crank is a clamp style crank with splines that rotates the torque tube which in turn rotates the ruddervator. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Tech. Sgt. Alfonso Vigil 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics NCO in charge of dayshift, removes a stripped screw from the saddle panel located on the refueling boom Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The boom operator uses the ruddervators to guide the boom to another jet during air refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop prepare a refueling boom to be attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. This spring, Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop were called to fix a KC-135 with an improperly installed boom ruddervator torque tube, which secures the ruddervators to the tanker’s refueling boom. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Staff Sgt. Anthony Landin, 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics system craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Tage Sickler 92nd MXS hydraulics systems apprentice, install a ruddervator Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. If any of the parts located in the ruddervator control system are installed improperly, there is the possibility of damaging the entire boom. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Airman 1st Class Tage Sickler 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems apprentice, prepares to attach the ruddervators to the refueling boom Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. There are two slots on either side of the torque tube where bolts can go through, keeping the ruddervator from rotating within the bell crank, allowing the ruddervator to be controlled. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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Tech. Sgt. Alfonso Vigil 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics NCO in charge of dayshift, works on removing the saddle panel from the refueling boom Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Changes have been submitted to the KC-135 Stratotanker’s T.O. since the introduction of the aircraft in 1956 to correct errors, all in effort to make it safer for Airmen to maintain and fly the Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
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