Fairchild AFB KC-135’s 64th birthday

Fairchild AFB celebrates the 64th birthday of the KC-135.

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Mon., Aug. 31, 2020

TSgt. Eric Stevenson, crew chief, left, along with jet engine mechanics A1C Aaron Pyle, center, and Elijah Gawthorp, wait to give a tour celebrating the 64th birthday of KC-135R tankers, Monday, Aug 31, 2020 at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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U.S.A.F. Cpt. Ryan Boedecker is a KC-135R pilot at Fairchild Air Force Base. He was on hand Monday morning, Aug. 31, 2020, to help celebrate the 64th birthday of the plane.

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A1C Abrena Irons, a boom operator on a KC-135 at Fairchild Air Force Base, was on hand to celebrate the plane’s birthday.

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A1C Abrena Irons is a boom operator on a KC-135 at Fairchild Air Force Base. She was on hand to help celebrate the 64th birthday of the plane, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

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A1C jet engine mechanic Aaron Pyle walks aboard a KC-135 for a birthday celebration of the airplane Monday at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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SrA Christopher Cooper, left, SrA Justin Roberson perform maintenance on a KC-135R, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at Fairchild Air Force Base. The base is celebrating the 64th birthday of the plane.

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A pair of KC-135Rs are on display for the 64th birthday of the plane, Monday, Aug. 31. 2020, at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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Fairchild Air Force Base KC-135R crews and base personnel gather during a 64th birthday celebration of the plane Aug. 31, 2020.

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