American flags whip around at the grave sites of fallen
American flags whip around at the grave sites of fallen U.S. service members on Veterans Day at Fort George Wright Veterans Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2014, in Spokane, Wash. Airway Heights’ Veterans of Foreign Wars Po... More
Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway
Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141s... More
Senior Airman Mary Olesky explains the importance of
Senior Airman Mary Olesky explains the importance of foreign object damage walks and the logistics for the walk Fairchild Airmen are about to accomplish at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 31, 2014. FOD wa... More
A root canaled tooth of Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton,
A root canaled tooth of Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton, a 92nd Air Refueling Wing public affairs photojournalist, is clamped in place with a protective rubber-like material protecting the patient’s mouth from ... More
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron certified dental assistant, applies medical moulage makeup and shrapnel bits to the neck of Master Sgt. Ray Ordonio, 92nd Maintenance Squadron accessory... More
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on their way ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, left, watches
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, left, watches as Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right, both allergy and immunization technicians with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, fills a needle with an immunot... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, peers into the eyes of Tina Rueb, a child youth program assistant with the Lunney Youth Center, at Misawa Air... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso, a diagnostic
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso, a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, captures a “Y-view” image of a patient’s shoulder using a semi-digital X-ray machine t... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Francisco Boral, a pharmacist with
U.S. Air Force Maj. Francisco Boral, a pharmacist with the 35th Medical Support Squadron, verifies the count of a controlled medication at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2016. As part of their mandatory double... More
Fairchild Air Force Base’s Honor Guard flanked by Airway
Fairchild Air Force Base’s Honor Guard flanked by Airway Heights’ Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3386 and Fairchild’s Boy Scout Troop 342 lead the procession of service and community members alike during a Veter... More
Fairchild Airmen participate in a foreign object damage
Fairchild Airmen participate in a foreign object damage walk at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 31, 2014. FOD walks ensure something as simple as a rock or pebble never has the chance of crippling a Team ... More
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron general dentist, removes decayed root canal material that has discolored the tooth of Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton, a 92nd Air Refueling Wing public ... More
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron certified dental assistant, dabs various types of medical moulage makeup portraying second degree burns to the arm of Airman 1st Class Jauna Williams, a... More
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on their way ... More
Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right, prepares
Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right, prepares a syringe at Misawa Air Base, Japan. DLA Troop Support’s Medical supply chain provides more than 25,000 pharmaceuticals to military healthcare providers ar... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, an allergy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, an allergy and immunization technician with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, annotates in a patient’s medical record of their immunotherapy visit at Misawa Air Bas... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, peers into the eyes of Tina Rueb, a child youth program assistant with the Lunney Youth Center, at Misawa Air... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso positions
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso positions Staff Sgt. Mike George, both diagnostic imaging technologists with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, so he’s able to capture a Grashey’s view image of... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron, hands a patient their prescription at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2016. An integral unit to keeping Mi... More
The Fairchild air traffic control tower stands watch
The Fairchild air traffic control tower stands watch as Airmen participate in a foreign object damage walk at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 31, 2014. FOD walks ensure something as simple as a rock or pe... More
Despite frigid temperatures and gusty winds, an Airway
Despite frigid temperatures and gusty winds, an Airway Heights’ Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3386 member renders a salute as fellow community members, Fairchild Air Force Base’s Honor Guard and Boy Scout Troop... More
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron general dentist, assisted by Staff Sgt. Adam Lloyd, a 92nd AMDS dental assistant, applies a special bleaching agent to a tooth’s discolored root canal o... More
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Staff Sgt. Amy Williams, 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron certified dental assistant, dabs various types of medical moulage makeup portraying second degree burns to the arm of Airman 1st Class Jauna Williams, a... More
Two F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint
Two F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis escort a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on their way to exercise Amalgam Dart 15-2 May ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right,
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, right, practices an allergy skin test on Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, left, both allergy and immunization technicians with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, at Misa... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, examines the eyes of Tina Rueb, a child youth program assistant with the Lunney Youth Center, at Misawa Air B... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso, a diagnostic
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Grosso, a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, conducts post-processing operations of a patient’s chest X-ray at Misawa Air Base, Jap... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron, placed this saline pouch and medication on a counter before injecting the drug into the pouch for a proced... More
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron
Capt. Brian Blackwell, a 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron general dentist, assisted by Staff Sgt. Adam Lloyd, a 92nd AMDS dental assistant, prepares the bleaching agent for the discolored root canal treated too... More
Fairchild emergency responders see to the simulated
Fairchild emergency responders see to the simulated injuries of Airman 1st Class Jauna Williams, a 92nd Force Support Squadron services specialist, as part of an emergency management exercise March 30, 2015, at... More
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on their way ... More
Immunotherapy allergens and vaccines are kept in the
Immunotherapy allergens and vaccines are kept in the 35th Medical Operations Squadron immunization clinic's refrigerator and, for most vaccines, are kept between 35 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, while live vaccine... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny Bowman, an optometric physician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, discusses with Tina Rueb, a child youth program assistant with the Lunney Youth Center, the health and wellne... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford,
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford, a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, covers a kidney stone patient as she prepares her for a computerized tomography s... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron, injects a saline pouch with an antibiotic at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2016. The saline solution pou... More
Tech. Sgt. Eric Flanders, the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Eric Flanders, the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron standard evaluations NCO in charge, steadies the head of simulated injured role player, Senior Airman Phillip Sanchez, a 92nd Force Support Squadron foo... More
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., connects with an F-22 Raptor fighter during aerial refueling on the way to exercise ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, an allergy
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taryn Mendoza, an allergy and immunization technician with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, fills a needle with an immunotherapy allergen for a patient at Misawa Air Base, Japa... More
Amanda Ortiz, wife of U.S. Air Force Airman Emanuel
Amanda Ortiz, wife of U.S. Air Force Airman Emanuel Ortiz, a water and fuels systems specialist with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, peers through a Nidek RT-5100 auto refractor as U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny B... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford,
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford, a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, chats with a kidney stone patient as she conducts a computerized tomography scan ... More
Senior Airman Nick Bouselli assists Senior Airman Kevin
Senior Airman Nick Bouselli assists Senior Airman Kevin Klingelhoefer, both are 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency managers, don his chemical protection equipment before conducting chemical, biological and ... More
The throttles of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135
The throttles of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., enable pilots to control the aircraft’s four massive CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines on the way to ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, an allergy
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cherie Gregory, an allergy and immunization technician with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, injects a patient with an immunotherapy allergen during their visit with the immunizat... More
Amanda Ortiz, wife of U.S. Air Force Airman Emanuel
Amanda Ortiz, wife of U.S. Air Force Airman Emanuel Ortiz, a water and fuels systems specialist with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, peers through a Nidek RT-5100 auto refractor as U.S. Air Force Maj. Ronny B... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford,
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Samantha Bradford, a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, analyzes a patient’s bone structure after conducting a computerized tomography sc... More
Senior Airman Kevin Klingelhoefer and Airman 1st Class
Senior Airman Kevin Klingelhoefer and Airman 1st Class Randi Hendrix, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency managers, scan a simulated exposed building for chemical, biological and radiological particulates du... More
The boom of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker
The boom of a 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., enables the aircraft’s boom operators to discharge the tanker’s 200,000 pounds of fuel into other jets during aeri... More
Prescription glasses frames line the wall of a room
Prescription glasses frames line the wall of a room in the optometry clinic at the 35th Medical Group at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 21, 2016. Service members requiring corrective lenses are issued a new pair ... More
Airman 1st Class Randi Hendrix, a 92nd Civil Engineer
Airman 1st Class Randi Hendrix, a 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, scans a simulated exposed building for chemical, biological and radiological particulates during an emergency management exercis... More
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., connects with a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during an aeri... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Hutchinson, an
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Hutchinson, an optometry technician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, examines a patient’s retinal scan at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 21, 2016. “If you can’t see... More
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during an aerial ref... More
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., connects with a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during an aeri... More
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Shawna Sims, a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during an aerial ref... More
A 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from
A 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., is prepped for an exercise Amalgam Dart 15-2 aerial refueling mission May 29, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During A... More
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets fly alongside
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets fly alongside a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., operated by a 92nd Air Refueling Wing crew from Fairchild Air Force Base, ... More
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets fly alongside
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets fly alongside a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., operated by a 92nd Air Refueling Wing crew from Fairchild Air Force Base, ... More
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet receives fuel
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet receives fuel during aerial refueling from a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., operated by a 92nd Air Refueling Wing crew f... More
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pilot flies
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet pilot flies up near the boom pod on a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., to thank the 92nd Air Refueling Wing crew from Fair... More