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  • 141st Guardsmen assist in fighting wildfires

    Two Black Hawk helicopters from Joint-Base Lewis-McChord land at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. in support of firefighting efforts in eastern Washington August 1, 2018. The helicopters will primarily be used as water buckets and can carry nearly 660 gallons of water at one time. (U.S. Air National

  • Kicking off CrossTell 2018

    Guardsmen from the 141st Air Refueling Wing flew to the western skies of Oregon to support F-16D Fighting Falcons from the 162nd Fighter Wing and F-15A Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing participating in Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell 2018, a live-fly training exercise out of the Portland Air

  • Stay alive to enjoy the ride: free motorcycle safety class

    Team Fairchild 92nd Air Refueling Wing safety officials are providing a free intermediate motorcycle safety class scheduled to inform and train Airmen on current policies at 8 a.m., at the installation motorcycle range July 26.The intermediate motorcycle safety class is being held to mitigate risks

  • Sustainment Dock: ANG Increases Tanker Reliability

    In hangar 1033 a KC-135 Stratotanker undergoes an isochronal inspection as Airmen of the 141st and 92nd Maintenance Squadrons start the process of dismantling, inspecting, repairing and sometimes modifying the tanker. Hangar 1033 is home to the sustainment dock where 141st and 92nd Maintenance

  • Guardsmen find success in training at Spangdahlem

    Nearly 5,000 miles away from home, Air National Guardsmen from different agencies within the 141st Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base and the 194th Wing, Camp Murray, Wash. had the opportunity to complete their annual training and work alongside their active duty counterparts in early

  • Alpha Warrior visits Fairchild; tests physical and mental strength

    2nd Lt. Brian Gregory, a logistics readiness officer with the 141st Air Refueling Wing, navigates his way through the Alpha Warrior Battle Rig May 24, 2018 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Alpha Warrior Battle Rig is set up at FAFB from May 23-24 and participants can watch demonstrations,

  • 141st ARW and Washington ESGR host "Boss Lift"

    Col. Johan Deutscher, commander, 141st Air Refueling Wing, addresses a group of civilian employers attending an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Boss Lift” event May 5, 2018 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Airmen from the 141st ARW have the opportunity to nominate their civilian