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The fabled boom

The boom of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., enables the aircraft’s boom operators to discharge the tanker’s 200,000 pounds of fuel into other jets during aerial refueling operations like those conducted during exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 26 to June 1, 2015. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft like the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets that participated in this annual North American Aerospace Defense Command bi-national exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Fueling up the Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, Wash., on their way to AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. A Tanker Task Force assembled from the 92nd and 22nd ARWs 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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Fueling up the Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, Wash., on their way to AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. A Tanker Task Force assembled from the 92nd and 22nd ARWs 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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Stratofortress eerily creeps on foggy day

The Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, known as the “MiG-killer,” sits in the installation’s Heritage Air Park during one of the foggiest days this month with visibility recorded at less than a quarter mile and far less in some areas March 27, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. According to the 92nd Operations Support Squadron’s weather flight, there is a difference between fog and mist. Fog occurs when visibility is less than a half mile, while mist is when visibility is more than a half mile. Fairchild acquired this B-52 in 1983 after making its final flight from Anderson Air Base, Guam, Oct. 12, 1983, as a member of the 92nd Bomb Wing. B-52s were stationed at Fairchild from 1956 to 1994. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Skytrain fogged in

The Douglas C-47D Skytrain sits in the installation’s Heritage Air Park during one of the foggiest days this month with visibility recorded at less than a quarter mile and far less in some areas March 27, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Typically, the base experiences an average of 11 foggy days each March, but this year, the 92nd Operations Support Squadron has recorded far fewer foggy days. Fairchild acquired the C-47 in 1984 and was previously flown primarily as a military transport developed from the DC-3 with modifications to the cargo door and a strengthened floor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Deicing simulator

92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen work together to de-ice a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flight line for flight preparation at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Jan. 29, 2014. Aircraft de-icing is a process in which liquid solutions are sprayed onto an aircraft during the winter to both defrost and prevent future precipitation from freezing. Snow and ice on the wings and rear tail component change their shape and disrupt the airflow making it difficult to fly and diminishes fuel economy. The recently installed deicing simulator allows Airmen to train deicing an aircraft without using costly deicing resources and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over head during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over head during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over head during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Seven aircraft launch during base exercise

Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes flight during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. During the exercise, the main goal was to evaluate readiness and to generate aircrew and aircraft, ensuring the base’s preparedness for various potential emergency scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary O’Dell/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. Seven tankers were launched within minutes of each other at the conclusion of the Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise to ensure the base’s preparedness for various potential emergency scenarios, and to evaluate the base’s ability to accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary O’Dell/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

KC-135 Stratotankers from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings line up in preparation for take-off during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed the Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities providing responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary O’Dell/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over head during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Tankers practice rapid launch

Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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