Photo by Senior Airman Zade Vadnais | 20th Fighter Wing | 12.21.2016
U.S. Air Force Capt. Leo Ricciotti, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, prepares to take off for collaborative refueling training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 21, 2016. Ricciotti and his team traveled from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., to participate in the training, which allowed 20th Fighter Wing F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilots to practice refueling skills under......
Photo by Airman Sean Campbell | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 09.03.2015
Airman 1st Class Joy Creal, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron aviation resource manager, reviews documents with Capt. Chris Fei, 93rd ARS executive officer Sept. 3, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base Wash. Creal keeps track of aircrew member training and ensures that aircrew are qualified to perform their duties. Her leadership selected her as one of Fairchild’s Finest, a weekly recognition program......
Photo by Airman Sean Campbell | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 09.03.2015
Airman 1st Class Joy Creal, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron aviation resource manager, organizes files Sept. 3, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base Wash. Creal keeps track of aircrew member training and ensures they stay qualified to perform their duties. Her leadership selected her as one of Fairchild’s Finest, a weekly recognition program that highlights top-performing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 05.05.2015
A KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a C-17 Globemaster III May 5, 2015, over Western Montana. The KC-135 can hold up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, nearly all of which can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Kedem Alon)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 05.05.2015
A brand new KC-135 Stratotanker, 55-3127, takes off from Larson Air Force Base, Wash., June 28, 1957, on its way to Castle AFB, Wash. This was the first KC-135 delivered to the Strategic Air Command. It underwent company tests and Air Force acceptance flights at Larson AFB prior to its assignment with the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron. (Courtesy photo/Boeing)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 05.05.2015
A KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 55-3127, is pictured in flight June 28, 1957, to Castle Air Force Base, Calif. This was the first KC-135 delivered to the Strategic Air Command and assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron in 1957. (Courtesy photo/Boeing)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 04.10.2015
The four patches used by the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron are painted on the back wall of their conference room. The first patch is from the 493rd Bombardment Squadron and represents the time before the unit became an aerial refueling squadron. The second patch is the original patch for the 93rd ARS which symbolically represented the mission of the squadron. The third patch, although never......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Shelton | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 04.10.2015
Lt. Col. Nate Vogel, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron commander, speaks with an Airman April 10, 2015, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Vogel took over as squadron commander in 2014, with 120 personnel assigned to the squadron and 35 KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the base. The squadron recently celebrated its 66th birthday and 20 years at Fairchild AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class......
