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Throttle down

Capt. Philippe Melby, 509th Weapons Squadron pilot lands a KC-135 Stratontanker at Fairchild Jan. 6, 2010. The flight was a mid-flight refueling mission, which was also an incentive flight for the honorary commanders aboard to witness the mission firsthand. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Honorary commanders witness in-flight refueling

B-1 Bomber receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, over northern Montana, Jan 06, 2011. The task was a mid-flight refueling mission, which was also an incentive flight for the honorary commanders aboard to witness the mission firsthand. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Ready for take off

Major Dan Bradford and Captain Philippe Melby, 509th Weapons Squadron pilots, prepare for takeoff at Fairchild Jan. 06, 2011. The task was a mid-flight refueling mission, which was also an incentive flight for the honorary commanders aboard to witness the mission firsthand. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Honorary commanders fly with the booms

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daron Talsma, 509th Weapons Squadron boom operator, maneuvers the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker while William Simer, honorary commander, observes a B-1 Bomber being refueled Jan 6, 2011 over northern Montana. Honorary commanders were given the opportunity to witness Fairchild’s unique mission firsthand (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Norenberg)
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Rolling out

Equipment gets trucked to the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., Jan. 8 as part of the bases relocation to the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. J.T. May)
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All systems are go

Major Dan Bradford and Captain Philippe Melby, 509th Weapons Squadron pilots, prepare for takeoff on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Fairchild Jan. 06, 2011. Soon pilots will be taking off out of the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., as Fairchild relocates its flying operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)
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Night Ops

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airman 1st Class Caleb Sieben gathers several safety items before a night refueling mission Nov. 18, 2010. Airman Sieben is a boom operator with the 92nd Air Refueling Wing. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Night Ops

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Capt. Elizabeth Hoffman reviews a night refueling mission with two other members of her crew, Capt. Robert Kline and Staff Sgt. Brendan Balko, Nov. 18, 2010. The crew, along with Airman 1st Class Caleb Sieben, refueled two Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagles and a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Night Ops

Airman 1st Class Caleb Sieben, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, does pre-flight inspections for a KC-135 Stratotanker before a night refueling flight Nov. 18, 2010. During the flight, the crew refueled two F-15C Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing and one KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Airman Sieben has been a boom operator with the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron here for five months. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Natasha E. Stannard)
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Spokane Sun-God

The Spokane Sun-God at Felts Field, 1929. (Courtesy Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.)
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The Spokane Sun-God

Spokane Sun God photograph (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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A look at Fairchild History

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.–A very unique B-52D Stratofortress rests at Fairchild’s Air Park here July 31. This particular B-52 began its life here in 1957 through 1961, returned in 1968 through 1970, and was finally laid to rest October 1983 when the D model was decommissioned. The lawn-laid B-52 was the first of two Stratofortress’ to shoot down an enemy MiG fighter during the Vietnam War; the other B-52 is located at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Joshua K. Chapman)
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Looking Back: Fairchild Airman once awarded highest honor

B-17s from the 92nd Bomb Group fly over Europe during World War II. (courtesy photo)
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Photo of the week

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – A B-52 air craft receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over California during an Honorary Commanders flight on May 29. The Honorary Commanders aboard the tanker were able to watch the refueling by lying down inside the boom. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Melissa L. Carlino)
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Blue Angels maintainers discuss logistics

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Two crewmembers from the Navy’s Blue Angels’ maintenance team discuss logistics prior to the Angels’ takeoff for the 2008 Skyfest airwshow here Aug. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Joshua K. Chapman)
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Skyfest 2008 brings in C-17 Globemaster

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Crowds gather around the Fairchild runway as a C-17 Globemaster III prepares for take-off Aug. 9 during Skyfest 2008, Fairchild’s open house and airshow. The C-17 has broken a total of 22 records for oversized payloads and is currently being used for humanitarian aid to the Republic of Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Melissa Barnett)
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Independence Day

SPOKANE, Wash. - A KC-135 from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., flies over the clock tower at Riverfront Park here, kicking off Spokane’s 4th of July festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt Chad Watkins)
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92nd ARW refuels over Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft moves into position to receive fuel May 29 from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan. The A-10 is deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and the KC-135 is assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan and is deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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Refueling over Afghanistan

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft receives fuel from a Team Fairchild KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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MVP: Tech. Sgt. Kara Dubin

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Tech. Sgt. Kara Dubin, 92nd Medical Support Squadron chemistry NCOIC and floor supervisor of medical laboratory services, is this week's Team Fairchild MVP. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar)
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