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Fairchild holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Garret Bilbo, 92nd Air Refueling Wing deputy commander, conducts a speech during a 9/11 Retreat Ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 11, 2023. Fairchild holds this ceremony every year to honor the 2,977 who were lost during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The observance included a flag folding ceremony presented by the Fairchild Honor Guard, speeches made by wing officials and the ringing of the ceremonial firefighter’s bell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Fairchild holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Garret Bilbo, 92nd Air Refueling Wing deputy commander, salutes the American flag during a 9/11 Retreat Ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 11, 2023. Fairchild holds this ceremony every year to honor the 2,977 who were lost during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The observance included a flag folding ceremony presented by the Fairchild Honor Guard, speeches made by wing officials and the ringing of the ceremonial firefighter’s bell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Fairchild holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Helgeson, a firefighter assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, salutes while the national anthem plays during a 9/11 Retreat Ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 11, 2023. Fairchild holds this ceremony every year to honor the 2,977 who were lost during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The observance included a flag folding ceremony presented by the Fairchild Honor Guard, speeches made by wing officials and the ringing of the ceremonial firefighter’s bell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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Fairchild holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Needham, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, speaks during a 9/11 Retreat Ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 11, 2023. Fairchild holds this ceremony every year to honor the 2,977 who were lost during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The observance included a flag folding ceremony presented by the Fairchild Honor Guard, speeches made by wing officials and the ringing of the ceremonial firefighter’s bell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)
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RC-26

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andy Rathbum, a RC-26 mission system operator assigned to the141st Operations Group, Washington Air National Guard, maps the Chetco Bar fire in southern Oregon using the RC-26s camera Sept. 2, 2017, Brookings, Oregon. Before the RC-26 were used to map fires, firefighters would drive out along the fire line to map out its location, taking hours to complete, putting the firefighters in danger and causing information to be 25-36 hours out of date. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

As of early September, the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon burned more than 130,000 acres of forested area along with 25 structures. Just under 20,000 firefighters are currently deployed across the country fighting wildfires (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard,, uses a mini thermal monocular to identify sources of heat Sept. 1, 2017, Brookings, Oregon. A mini thermal monocular can be used to locate the fire line, hot spots and other heat sources by using a high resolution thermal sensor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, surveys his assigned area Sept. 1, 2017, Brookings, Oregon. Each JTAC has two screens and a rover receiver. They see a map that shows the plane location on one screen and a video of the fire from the RC-26 camera on the other. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, receives information from the RC-26 aircrew Sept. 1, 2017, Brookings, Oregon. A big part of why the Distributed Real Time Infrared program is successful is the teamwork and communication between all of the different personnel involved, including JTACs, RC-26 aircrew, National Guard members and the nearly 20,000 firefighters currently fighting fires across the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hughes, a joint terminal attack controller assigned to the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, communicates with the Fairchild RC-26 crew Sept. 1, 2017, Brookings, Oregon. JTAC Airmen receive maps and information from the RC-26 and use it to monitor the fire line from the ground allowing for less people to be put in harm’s way. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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RC-26

The 141st Operations Group RC-26 sits at Medford Airport before taking off to map the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon Sept. 2, 2017, Medford, Oregon. The RC-26 aircrew flew 21 sorties for a total of 71.3 hours Aug. 12-30, and detected 91 fires with 14 mapped areas. The RC-26’s camera can pick up a heat signature accurately up to three miles away. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
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9/11

Firefighters and Soldiers unfurl an American flag at the Pentagon Sept. 12, 2001. (Curtsey photo)
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Firefighters teach kids fire safety

Alex Turner, Airway Heights Fire Department firefighter, helps children spray water from a fire hose at a target on a water dunk tank during the Fire Prevention Youth Camp Aug. 3, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. To finish off the Fire Prevention Youth Camp children experienced what it was like to shoot a fire hose at a simulated fire target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Daniello)
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Firefighters teach kids fire safety

Children pour water into a bucket as part of the firefighter themed relay race competition during the Fire Prevention Youth Camp Aug. 3, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The children worked together as a team to imitate how fires were fought before the invention of fire hoses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Daniello)
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Firefighters teach kids fire safety

Children crawl through a mock fire house exhibition during the Fire Prevention Youth Camp Aug. 3, 2016, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Children learned how to properly call 911 during an emergency and how to safely escape a burning building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Daniello)
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