The 97th Air Refueling Squadron (97 ARS) is part of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild, Washington. It operates the KC-135R/T Stratotanker supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission world wide. Fairchild is 15 minutes away from Spokane, and part of the Inland Empire. The 97th was the fist to fly with a Boom Operator and the first unit to conduct night Air to Air Refueling! Our motto is “Pro PotentiaInter Astra” or in English, “Strength Amongst the Star’s” due to this nighttime history.

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The 509th Weapons Squadron (509th WPS) is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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The 384th Air Refueling Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, where it is assigned to the 92d Operations Group and operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions.

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The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (116 ARS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. The lineage of the 141st Air Refueling Wing, began with federal recognition on August 6, 1924, as the 116th Observation Squadron, 41st Division Air Services at Felts Field in the Spokane Valley. The 116th is one of the oldest National Guard flying units in the United States. Today, the 116th Air Refueling Squadron employs the KC-135R “Stratotanker” out of Fairchild AFB, and is the only flying Air Guard unit in Washington State. The 116th, known as the “Ace of Spades”, has flown 40 aircraft in its 93 years of service! The squadron insignia, the ace of spades with a dagger driven through the center of the card scripted "Caveat hostis", Latin for "Let the enemy beware", was approved on 18 July 1931 by the War Department and is still in use today.

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Every member of an aircrew must be able to survive on their own in any environment under any condition should their aircraft go down. Members of Air Force Special Operations, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists teach Airmen everything they need to know to do just that. From building shelters and procuring water to land navigation and evasion techniques, these highly trained experts impart the skills needed for Airmen to survive on their own and evade the enemy until they can be rescued and brought home.

The USAF Survival School is a part of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild Air Force Base and is the U.S. Air Force’s sole unit responsible for training the famed SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) specialists who in turn, train more than 6,000 students a year. SERE Specialist are the instructors that teach all of the survival schools for the air force. The U.S. Air Force is the only branch of service where serving as a "SERE Specialist", is a full-time career.

SERE training is intended, above all, to provide students with the skills needed to live up to the U.S. military code of conduct when in uncertain or hostile environments.

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The 92d Air Refueling Squadron (92 ARS) is part of the 92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The 92d ARS currently operates the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (1958–present).

Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 12 miles southwest of Spokane, Washington. The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing (92 ARW) assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force. The 92 ARW is responsible for providing air refueling, as well as passenger and cargo airlift and aero-medical evacuation missions supporting U.S. and coalition conventional operations as well as U.S. Strategic Command strategic deterrence missions.

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THE YEAR OF THE 92nd ! It has been 92 years since the 1st air refueling by “Wesley May”. In celebration of this historic event we created this “Fairchild AFB, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron - Inland Empire” Poster Art!

“Wesley May” climbs from the wing of one aircraft to the wing of another with a 5 gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back, making the first “air-to-air” refueling. (See image gallery) Wing walkers played an important part in the Army Air Corps (now the U.S. Air Force) and Navy in the advancement of aviation. They were instrumental in the first air-to-air refueling, as well as long-distance flight records. On November 12th, 1921, Wesley May strapped a fuel tank on his back and performed a plane-to-plane transfer. Additional tests were undertaken, and a hose with aid of a wing walker was the next exploration into aerial refueling. A big thank you to all our Aviation Tanker Squadrons!

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The 36th Rescue Flight (36 RQF) is part of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. It operates UH-1N Iroquois Twin Hueyaircraft conducting search and rescue missions in support of the US Air Force Survival School. Don't miss Bigfoot under the bridge in the poster, see a closeup in the gallery. The 336th Training Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., is the Air Force's sole unit responsible for training the famed SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) specialists who in turn train more than 6,000 students a year from this base alone. 

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