A 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., over Washington and Oregon, Nov. 15, 2012. The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled Fairchild’s focus on “fueling freedom.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron review flight plans in base operations at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 15, 2012. The crew refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron use tablets as they review flight plans in base operations at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 15, 2012. The crew refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron review flight plans in preparation for takeoff at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 15, 2012. The crew refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Master Sgt. Todd Buit, the 92nd Operations Group standards evaluations NCO in charge and career boom operator at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., over Washington and Oregon, Nov. 15, 2012. The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled Fairchild’s focus on fueling freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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The dials of a 92nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker shows the boom telescoped to 10 feet while refueling a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., over Washington and Oregon, Nov. 15, 2012. The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission-essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled Fairchild’s focus on fueling freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Night flight fuels freedom

Published Nov. 19, 2012
92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Fairchild aircrew members from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron refueled a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 15 over Washington and Oregon.

The night operation provided aerial refueling for a mission-essential mobility aircraft and fulfilled Fairchild's focus on fueling freedom.