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Boomer makes the connection

Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., connects with an F-22 Raptor fighter during aerial refueling on the way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. The exercise spanned two forward operating locations in Canada’s Northwest Territory, two U.S. Air Force bases in Alaska and a mobile radar site in Resolute, Nunavut, as well as, the skies over much of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Fighters escort tanker to Eielson

Two F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis escort a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, Wash., on their way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. The F-22 Raptor is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Focus

Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., coordinates with an F-22 Raptor pilot during aerial refueling on the way to exercise AMALGAM DART 15-2 at Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 27, 2015, over British Columbia, Canada. This North American Aerospace Defense Command exercise is an annual training opportunity affording American and Canadian forces field training exercises aimed at improving NORAD’s operational capability in a bi-national environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, center, poses with his wife Suzette Hill and his son Brayden Hill, U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill completed his final flight as a pilot at Fairchild AFB, where his family joined him on the flight line for the traditional “fini flight” hose down. The Hill’s were unaware of their son’s attendance until the aircraft was coming to a stop after taxiing into its parking spot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, center, poses with the KC-135 Stratotanker crew from his final flight May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. This was Hill’s last flight to pilot at Fairchild, he accumulated more than 3,000 flight hours both a C-130 and KC-135 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, shakes the hand of Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd ARW commander, May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill spent the last two years as the vice commander of the 92nd ARW, and will now spend the next few years at the Air Force Academy before he retires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, gets sprayed down with water by his son, Brayden Hill, U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, his wife, Suzette Hill, and Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd ARW commander, May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Hill was not aware of his son being in town until the moment he taxied in, his son having flown in to surprise him after his final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, gets a bucket of water dumped on him while exiting a KC-135 Stratotanker upon completion of his final flight May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Over the years, Hill accumulated more than 3,000 flight hours flying both the C-130 Hercules and KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

Brayden Hill, U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, surprises his mom, Suzette Hill, during his father’s, Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, final flight celebration May 29, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Hills did not know their son was in town and were surprised and delighted to see that he had shown up for his father’s final flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Col. Hill fini flight

A KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by Col. Brian Hill, 92nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, taxis through an archway of water May 29, 2015, upon completion of Hill final flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The final flight is an aviation tradition in which aircrew members, upon completion of their last flight with the wing, or "fini flight," are met and hosed down with water by their unit comrades, family and friends. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Fairchild’s Finest: Staff Sgt. Adam Fillman

Staff Sgt. Adam Fillman, 92nd Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, solders a part onto a ladder April 7, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Fillman and his flight maintain’s 35 KC-135 Stratotankers, three UH-1N Iroquois helicopters, and 493 pieces of aerospace ground equipment by operating manual/computer numerical controlled lathes, mills and precision measuring tools. He also designs and manufactures non-procurable and non-aircraft parts by utilizing technical orders or blue prints as well as weld, braze, forge, heat treat and solder metal alloys. Fillman’s leadership selected him as one of Fairchild’s Finest, a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Medical Lake HS Tour

Senior Airman Kevin Fredenburg, 92nd Maintenance Squadron metals technician, shows students from Medical Lake High School Junior ROTC a part the shop made from scratch May 4, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The students were on a tour of the base that included stops at the aerospace and operational physiology training unit, the 92nd Operations Support Squadron weather flight and the 92nd Maintenance Squadron metals technology flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Medical Lake HS Tour

Senior Airman Howard Spitzenberger, 92nd Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, shows students from Medical Lake High School Junior ROTC the weather tracking system used by the Air Force May 4, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Community engagement activities like these showcase Air Force capabilities to the public increasing trust, support and in the case of these Air Force JROTC cadets, interest in joining the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Medical Lake HS Tour

Staff Sgt. Bethany Whiteley, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology craftsman, shows students from Medical Lake High School Junior ROTC how to pilot an aircraft in the training simulator during a tour May 4, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The students had the opportunity to see what it would be like to be a pilot and take off in an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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93rd ARS Commander

Lt. Col. Nate Vogel, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron commander, speaks with an Airman April 10, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Vogel took over as squadron commander in 2014, with 120 personnel assigned to the squadron and 35 KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the base. The squadron recently celebrated its 66th birthday and 20 years at Fairchild AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Fairchild community coordinator speaks with Cheney students

Dawn Altmaier, 92nd Air Refueling Wing community support coordinator, talks with students April 15, 2015, at Cheney High School in Cheney, Wash. Altmaier was invited by a student to speak during the Distributive Education Clubs of America class. The organization is an international association of high school and college students that prepares leaders and entrepreneurs for careers and education in marketing, finance, hospitality, management and other business areas. Altmaier spoke with the students about what she does in the business world and how her job is important and makes an impact. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Congresswoman speak with teens

Teens from the Fairchild Teen Center show Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, the robot they are making during a tour April 1, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During her visit, McMorris Rodgers visited the Teen Center to see more of the Teen Center’s 4-H program, which is the nation’s largest youth development organization. The program empowers youth to reach their full potential through different engaging programs involving the four key values: Head, Heart, Hands and Health. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Congresswoman visits base firing range

Maj. Eric Horst, 92nd Security Forces Squadron commander, briefs Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, on small arms firing rage operations during a tour April 1, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. McMorris Rodgers received a demonstration of the training as Airmen fired rounds into targets placed at specific distances. In order to ensure safety and prevent misuse the students are required to attend a class on weapon safety to learn how to properly handle and clear out a loaded weapon before dealing with live rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Congresswoman tours base pool

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, surveys some survival rafts through the fog created by the humidity in the Aquatics Center while on a tour led by Col. Jonathan Duncan, 336th Training Group commander, and Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, April 1, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. McMorris Rodgers received a demonstration by U.S. Air Force Survival School students, showing what they would do if a plane they were in crashed in a large body of water. The Aquatics Center is used for recreational and lap swimming as well as an indoor water survival training facility capable of simulating waves, thunder and lightning, wind and other conditions aircrew might encounter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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Command chief welcomes Congresswoman

Chief Master Sgt. Christian Pugh, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, welcomes Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, to the base April 1, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Pugh, along with Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, provided McMorris Rodgers with a tour of certain locations on base to show her a few of the mission capabilities Fairchild has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous)
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