2018年9月13日 · Three KC-135R Stratotankers from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron taxi in preperation for takeoff at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 30, 2016. The KC-135 Stratotanker is the mainstay of the U.S. strategic air refueling fleet with over 700 aircraft keeping the mission airborne.

Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: SKA, ICAO: KSKA, FAA LID: SKA) is a United States Air Force base, located in the northwest United States in eastern Washington, approximately twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Spokane. The host unit at Fairchild is the 92nd Air Refueling Wing (92 ARW) assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.

2022年10月9日 · FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Two KC-135 Stratotankers simultaneously conducted 72-hour single-aircraft endurance missions, demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities, October 4-7, 2022. For over 72-hours the aircrafts only landed to refuel, change crews, and service engine oil while keeping at least one engine running.

2022年10月11日 · A KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. refuels a B-52 Stratofortess from Minot AFB, N.D. departing McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., for a 72-hour endurance mission Oct. 6, 2022. For over 72-hours, the KC-135 only landed to refuel, change crews, and service engine oil while keeping at least one engine running.

2021年7月16日 · fairchild air force base, wash. — For a barometer of the military’s unrelenting thirst for aerial refueling, look to the sprawling flight line here in the Inland Northwest. Fairchild is the home of the Air Force’s only “super” tanker wing, with four KC-135 squadrons.

2021年9月29日 · Fairchild Air Force Base saw 20 aircraft in their KC-135 fleet conduct a Minimum Interval Take-Off as part of a proficiency and readiness exercise conducted by the 92nd Air Refueling...

2021年9月30日 · 92nd Maintenance Group Airmen prepare multiple KC-135 Stratotankers on the flightline before a 20-aircraft minimal interval takeoff exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 29, 2021. This exercise served as a demonstration of Fairchild’s strategic mission capabilities to deter adversaries.

2022年10月11日 · Two KC-135 Stratotankers simultaneously conducted 72-hour single-aircraft endurance missions, demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities, Oct. 4-7. For more than 72 hours, the aircraft only landed to refuel, change crews, and service engine oil while keeping at least one engine running.

2024年8月1日 · The goal was to test the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings (ARWs) from Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB) in Washington and their ability to support U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)...

The KC-135 was the United States Air Force (USAF)'s first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratofreighter. ... USAF KC-135A, 60-0361, crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base after encountering wake turbulence from a B-52, while practicing a low-level refueling display. The aircraft rolled 80 degrees to the left, which stalled ...