Photo by Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 07.17.2018
Senior Airman Stetson Vigil, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, secures cargo during the first KC-135 Stratotanker in-field use and test of the new Joint Service Aircrew Mask at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 17, 2018. The development of JSAM contributes to the continuous investments in Mobility Air Force capabilities and readiness, essential to ensuring the Air Force......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 07.17.2018
Senior Airman Stetson Vigil, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, completes pre-flight tasks during the first KC-135 Stratotanker in-field use and test of the new Joint Service Aircrew Mask at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 17, 2018. The aircrew inspected crucial areas of improvement including comfort, weight, durability, heat stress, function and donning and doffing ease for......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 07.17.2018
Senior Airman Stetson Vigil, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, dons a new Joint Service Aircrew Mask at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 17, 2018, during the first KC-135 Stratotanker in-field use and test. JSAM is a new chemical and biological defense mask/hood combination designed to replace six former decades-old aircrew masks in the Department of Defense inventory. (U.S.......
Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., as another Team Shaw F-16 approaches over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 21, 2016. Airmen from the 93rd RS spent a week at Shaw for collaborative refueling training, giving Team Shaw F-16 pilots the opportunity......
Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
Sandra Vanta, a Team Shaw spouse, takes photos of her husband, Maj. Jason Vanta, 77th Fighter Squadron F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, as he refuels his jet from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during a collaborative refueling training and spouse flight event over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 21, 2016. During the event, Team......
Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during collaborative refueling training over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 21, 2016. KC-135s are capable of carrying and transferring up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, extending the flying time of aircraft such as......
Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
Emily Hagemeier, Team Shaw spouse, blows a kiss to her husband, Capt. Derek Hagemeier, 77th Fighter Squadron F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, during a collaborative refueling training and spouse flight event over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 21, 2016. Several Team Shaw spouses had the opportunity to watch from the aircraft’s rear window as their husbands approached the KC-135 Stratotanker, which......
Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
Emily Willhide, Team Shaw spouse, takes in the view from the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a collaborative refueling training and spouse flight event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 21, 2016. Airmen from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., brought the KC-135 to Shaw specifically for this training and utilized the ample space in both the cockpit and......
