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Fairchild tankers refuel C-17s over Oregon

A KC- 135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. The C-17 Globemaster III was from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Fairchild tankers refuel C-17s over Oregon

Airman 1st Class Melanie Bright, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. The boom operator is part of the three-person crew on the KC-135 Stratotanker. One of the things a boom operator is responsible for is guiding the boom into the receiving aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Fairchild tankers refuel C-17s over Oregon

A Travis Air Force Base, Calif., C-17 Globemaster III lines up to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. During the flight, the crew performed training procedures with the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Fairchild tankers refuel C-17s over Oregon

Lt. Col. Matthew Enfield and Capt. Kevin Thomas, both 92nd Operations Support Group pilots, control the KC-135 Stratotanker from the cockpit above Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. During the flight, a C-17 Globemaster III was refueled as part of this training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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KC-46A

An artist's rendering of a KC-46A refueling F-16 Fighting Falcons (photo courtesy the Boeing Company)

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“676” Stratofortress static display stands proud

A B-52 Stratofortress static display, tail “676,” sits dominantly at the Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Heritage Park May 8, 2012. On Dec. 18, 1972, during Linebacker II operations over North Vietnam, “676” became the first B-52 to shoot down an enemy MiG aircraft. The tail gunner, Staff Sgt. Samuel O. Turner, fired his 50-caliber machine guns at a MiG-21 as it moved in to attack the B-52. Turner reported a “gigantic explosion to the rear of the aircraft” and was credited with being the first tail gunner to log a confirmed kill during combat in a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Scott King/Released)

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“676” Stratofortress static display stands proud

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Spokane community members visit base, experience mission first-hand

An F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Ore., refuels during a training sortie over Washington and Oregon March 28, 2012. The Eagle was one of eight F-15s to be refueled in-flight by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton/Released)

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Spokane community members visit base, experience mission first-hand

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Spokane community members visit base, experience mission first-hand

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Spokane community members visit base, experience mission first-hand

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McConnell jets takeoff from Fairchild

A C-17 Globemaster III is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker, which is flown and operated by pilots and air crew from McConnell Air Force Base. The night refueling took place approximately 30,000 feet in the air, over the coast of Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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McConnell jets takeoff from Fairchild

In-flight refueling is demonstrated as Senior Airman Liahna Childs, boom operator, 334th Air Refueling Squadron, pays close attention as she positions a boom into a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling. Childs, who is new at McConnell, says night refueling can be challenging because of difficulty to see the receiving aircraft, but equipment such as night-vision goggles makes it possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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McConnell jets takeoff from Fairchild

McConnell Air Force Base pilots, 1st Lt. Matthew Welch, 334th Air Refueling Squadron, and Maj. Shane Rogers, 22nd Operations Group, sit inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker on the runway at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., March 15, 2012 as they perform a pre-flight checklist before takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Earlandez Young)

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McConnell jets takeoff from Fairchild

Senior Airman Liahna Childs, boom operator, 334th Air Refueling Squadron, fills out pre-flight paperwork inside a McConnell Air Force Base KC-135 at Fairchild AFB, Wash., March 15, 2012 before takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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McConnell jets takeoff from Fairchild

A KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas stands ready on the runway at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., March 15, 2012 prior to taking off for a night refueling mission. Aircrews from McConnell are participating in a two-week multi-lateral exercise, which not only simulates but prepares Airmen for a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Zeski)

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Air Mobility in Iraq

Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts fly over the desert in Southwest Asia on April 14, 2003. Aircraft include the KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, British GR-4 Tornado and Australian F/A-18 Hornet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha)

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Images of 2011: Fairchild Flyer's year in review

A C-17 Globemaster, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker, flown and operated by Fairchild Air Force Base pilots and crew over Montana, Jan. 28. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Fairchild Stratotanker gases up thirsty Globemaster

A C-17 Globemaster from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker, piloted by Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander Nov. 2. The KC-135 was launched out of the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., and was the first aircraft to return to the newly constructed runway at Fairchild. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Taylor Curry)

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Rescue of hiker in Colville National Forest

A UH-1N Iriquois helicopter sits in a clear area before the last pick up of medical personnel following the medical evacuation of Anthony Beam, an injured hiker in the Colville National Forest, Wash. (U.S. Air FOrce photo/Tech Sgt. Steven Perez)

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