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Students prepare to assemble their life raft canopy during a water survival scenario Dec. 8, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During the two Water Survival courses, students learn a multitude of skills and are put through different scenarios simulating being isolated in open water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick J. Daniello)


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Students prepare to assemble their life raft canopy during a water survival scenario Dec. 8, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. During the two Water Survival courses, students learn a multitude of skills and are put through different scenarios simulating being isolated in open water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick J. Daniello)

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On August 6, the same day as the bombing of Hiroshima, Maj. Richard Ira Bong, a former Lockhead P-38 Lightning pilot and Medal of Honor recipient was killed when the Lockhead P-80 Shooting Star he was piloting during a test flight exploded midflight. Fairchild AFB‘s “Bong Street,” was named in honor of him. Bong was commonly referred to as America’s “Ace of Aces,” with a recorded 40 aerial victories while fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the most by any pilot in United States history. (Courtesy Photo)
The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb, dubbed “Little Boy,” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. On August 6, the same day as the bombing of Hiroshima, Maj. Richard Ira Bong, a former Lockhead P-38 Lightning pilot and Medal of Honor recipient was killed when the Lockhead P-80 Shooting Star he was piloting during a test flight exploded midflight. Fairchild AFB‘s “Bong Street,” was named in honor of him. (Courtesy Photo)
Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the “Enola Gay,” waves from his cockpit before takeoff August 6, 1945. The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb dubbed “Little Boy” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. The atomic weapon weighed nearly 9,500 pounds and its explosive yield was estimated to be around 15 kilotons, the equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT (trinitrotoluene). (Courtesy Photo)
The B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb, dubbed “Little Boy,” during the attack on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II on August 6, 1945. On August 15, 1945, less than a week after the atomic bombings, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Forces and then formally signed their surrender on September 2, 1945, aboard a U.S. Navy battleship, the USS Missouri (BB-63). (Courtesy Photo)
Staff Sgt. William McDonald, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron customer service representative, works on reports June 28, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. McDonald was nominated as one of Fairchild's Finest, a base program to recognize accomplished Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
Brig. Gen. John S. Tuohy, Assistant Adjutant General and Washington Air National Guard commander, passes the 141st Air Refueling Wing giudon to Col. Johan Deutscher, 141st ARW commander, during an assumption of command ceremony July 14, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Deutscher assumed command from Col. Daniel Swain and joins the 141st ARW from the 194th Wing at Camp Murray, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rose Lust)
Senior Airman John Call, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, installs a cotter pin for a snubber assembly, a device used to suppress or connect a driving conveyor assembly to a driven conveyor assembly July 25, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The Dedicated Crew Chief Program gives Airmen, like Call, the opportunity to be more hands-on with the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
Senior Airman John Call, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, services a centering cylinder July 26, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Call is a part of the Dedicated Crew Chief Program, which directly assigns maintenance personnel to a single aircraft to provide accuracy of aircraft forms, status, maintenance and appearance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
Senior Airman John Call, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, inspects the wing leading edge of a KC-135 Stratotanker July 26, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Dedicated crew chiefs are assigned priorities throughout the entire duration of all maintenance to meet the flying and maintenance schedules. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesenia Landaverde)
(From left to right) Col. Yvonne Spencer, 92nd Mission Support Group commander, Senior Airman Joshua Kalanick, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Senior Airman Patrick Cruz, 22nd Training Squadron, Senior Airman Joseph St. Pierre, 66th Training Squadron, Senior Airman Jesus Ramos, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannon Rix, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, pose for a top graduate group photo Aug. 1, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Airman Leadership School is an educational program designed to develop enlisted Airmen into front-line supervisors. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey)
Col. Michelle Guerrero, 92nd Medical Group commander, passes the 92nd Medical Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Robert Barrientos, 92nd MDSS commander, during a change of command ceremony Aug. 2, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Barrientos assumed command from Lt. Col. Felicia Burks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski)
A KC-135 Stratotanker rests on the ramp at Moron Air Base, Spain during Operation CHROME DOME. B-52 Stratofortresses flew routes near the Soviet Union border and were refueled by KC-135 Stratotankers to keep them on constant airborne alert. (Courtesy Photo)

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