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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- On June 28, 1957, the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, then located at Castle Air Force Base, Calif., received the world’s first jet tanker, the KC-135 Stratotanker, and was tasked with training all Strategic Air Command crew members in the new aircraft. (Courtesy photo)




FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- On June 28, 1957, the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, then located at Castle Air Force Base, Calif., received the world’s first jet tanker, the KC-135 Stratotanker, and was tasked with training all Strategic Air Command crew members in the new aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop move a new boom into position to be attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 16, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Airmen submitted a correction form to amend the KC-135 technical orders Airmen reference when repairing aircraft. Their request for change was approved and the Air Force-wide correction will be applied to all future technical order versions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)
Airman Jaclyn Peterson, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron refuel equipment operator, untangles the electric lights during the 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron annual volunteer event Dec. 2, 2016, at the Spokane Veterans Home in Spokane. Twenty-six Airmen from the 92nd LRS took the time to set the holiday vibe for veterans and spread the holiday cheer by putting up wreaths, Holiday trees and lights all over the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)