Future AF leaders get glimpse of Fairchild mission first-hand

Photo By Senior Airman Janelle Patiño | A student from the Central Washington University Air Force ROTC looks at the B-52 Stratofortress static display in Fairchild's Heritage Air Park during a base wide tour April 17, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Students took the time to go around the park to learn more about the different static displays the base has. The park has eight historical aircraft to show and educate Airmen and their families about its history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)  

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA, UNITED STATES

04.21.2015

Story by Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño 

92nd Air Refueling Wing

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. - Air Force ROTC students from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, received a base-wide tour April 17 showcasing Fairchild’s primary air refueling mission as well as a first-hand experience at the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Evasion school.

The tour included stops at the base headquarters for a mission briefing, the Aquatics Center for a water survival demonstration, a KC-135 Stratotanker static display, aerospace physiology for a demonstration, military working dog kennels and the SERE School for a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter static display and shelter, signal and fire facility.

• Date Taken: 04.21.2015
• Date Posted: 04.21.2015 18:55
• Story ID: 160756
• Location: FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, WA, US