Patrick Rhatigan Has Served As

The Chief Of Wing Safety For The

92nd Air Refueling Wing At
Fairchild AFB

Patrick Rhatigan was appointed as the Chief

of Wing Safety for the 92nd Air Refueling Wing
at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. The
92 ARW or 92nd Air Refueling Wing is a US Air
Force unit accredited to the Air Mobility
Command 18th Air Force, and is also the host
unit at Fairchild.

This wing is responsible for providing reliable

as well as rapid passenger and cargo airlift, air
refueling, and aero medical evacuation
missions supporting the United States along
with coalition conventional operations. They
are also liable for the US Strategic Command
strategic deterrence missions.

The 92nd Air Refueling Wing operates 58

aircrews and 34 KC-135 R/T Stratotanker
refueling aircraft worth $1.6 billion to support
international military missions. As the host unit
to Fairchild AFB, Washington, the wing
controls 1,248 buildings as well as 4,223
acres. It supports the mission of Air Mobility
Command, providing worldwide reach air
power and deploying expeditionary combat
support forces of global contingency needs.

Patrick Rhatigan explains that the wing

employs more than 2,200 active duty military
and approximately 700 civilian employees.
The 92nd Air Refueling Wing is proficient at
aerial refueling that enhances the Air Force's
capability of achieving its primary missions of
Global Power and Global Reach.

It is structured under 4 groups, including

medical, operations, maintenance, as well as
mission support, and 12 staff agencies are
organized under the Director of Staff. 92 OG is
responsible for four flying squadrons, including
the 92d, 93d, 96th, and 97th Air Refueling
Squadrons that fly the KC-135 Stratotanker. It
manages a plethora of functions like weather,
intelligence, aircrew training, tactics, airfield
management, life support, combat crew
communications, current operations, and air
traffic control.

In 2008, Patrick Rhatigan was appointed as

the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron commander
at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington.

Thank You
Patrick Rhatigan