KSKA Fairchild AFB Airfield Map Art Fairchild Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately twelve miles southwest of Spokane, Washington. Fairchild AFB was established in 1942 as the Spokane Army Air Depot and is named in honor of General Muir S. Fairchild (1894–1950); a World War I aviator, he was the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force at the time of his death. Fairchild is home to a wide variety of units and missions. Most prominent is its air refueling mission, with two wings, one active, the 92d Air Refueling Wing, and one national guard, the 141st Air Refueling Wing, both flying the KC-135 Stratotanker. The 92nd Air Refueling Wing comprises the 92d Operations Group which provides air mobility for America through air refueling, airlift, and operational support, the 92d Maintenance Group which provides maintenance support to world-class aircraft and equipment, the 92d Mission Support Group which provides the foundation for support and morale of Fairchild and the 92d Medical Group. Other units here include the Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school, medical detachments, a weapons squadron and the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency.
