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  • A group of Air National Guard medical personnel standing next to a high-fidelity training simulator. A group of Air National Guard medical personnel standing next to a high-fidelity training simulator.
    Tactical casualty care simulators boost Air National Guard medics readiness

    Mr. Paul Mann

  • Image of CMSgt Kevin Sargent and MSgt Ron Bohl. Image of CMSgt Kevin Sargent and MSgt Ron Bohl.
    A Match Made in Service: Mississippi Air Guard’s Kidney Donation Finds Unexpected Recipient in Alabama Airman

    Article by Maj. Dusty Culpepper, Mississippi Air National Guard

  • Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing pose for a group photo at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Ala., April 1, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis) Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing pose for a group photo at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Ala., April 1, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis)
    DAF announces 117 ARW one of seven candidate locations for KC-46A Pegasus MOB 7

    Joint Force Headquarters - Alabama National Guard

  • Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing work to restore a static display RF-4C in Jasper, Alabama, September 18-22, 2023. This photo shows the RF-4C and after restoration was complete. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Courtesy Asset) Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing work to restore a static display RF-4C in Jasper, Alabama, September 18-22, 2023. This photo shows the RF-4C and after restoration was complete. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Courtesy Asset)
    117th Maintenance Group restores RF-4C

    Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis

  • A U.S. Air Force B-52 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, located in Birmingham, Alabama on April 28, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.) A U.S. Air Force B-52 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, located in Birmingham, Alabama on April 28, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)
    117th ARW KC-135 Stratotanker performs in air refueling of B-52 Stratofortress

    Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis

  • A photo provided to the 117th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office by the 117 ARW Historical Committee on February 7, 2024, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama. The original date taken is unknown. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo) A photo provided to the 117th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office by the 117 ARW Historical Committee on February 7, 2024, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama. The original date taken is unknown. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)
    Introducing the 117th Historical Committee

    Senior Airman Kasie Faddis

  • The Civil Air Patrol’s 117th Air National Guard Composite Squadron, Charter ALA 090 visits Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. The Civil Air Patrol’s 117th Air National Guard Composite Squadron, Charter ALA 090 visits Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama.
    Civil Air Patrol at the 117th ARW

    Senior Airman Kasie Faddis

117 ARW Mission

Deliver worldwide aerial refueling, combat support and intelligence in support of national defense and state missions.

 

117 ARW Vision

We are a unified team committed to meeting our national defense strategic objectives, through defending the homeland with adaptable combat power, deterring aggression globally, developing ready airmen and defining our future at home as well as any battlespace.

    

117 ARW News

  • From left, U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Maj.) John Russell, 117th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jackie Barnwell, supervisor for the 117 ARW Finance Office, sing with other Airmen during a worship service on Sept. 14, 2025, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama.

    Unit Spotlight - Chaplain Corps in the 117th Air Refueling Wing

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abishesh Phuyal, an airmen with the 117th Communications Squadron, conducts maintenance on the intranet Sumpter Smith JNGB, Alabama, Jul. 31, 2025.

    Unit Spotlight - Infrastructure in the 117 Communication Squadron

  • Bioenvironmental engineering airmen perform safety checks.

    Unit Spotlight - Bioenvironmental Engineering Shop

  • U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a maintenance check on HVAC equipment.

    Unit Spotlight - Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Shop

  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Hawkins, a member of the hydraulics shop at the 117th Air Refueling Wing, reassembles an aircraft part after repair.

    Unit Spotlight - Aircraft Maintenance Hydraulics Shop

Air National Guard News

  • U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Seth Henning and Senior Airman Shylie Polodna, Missouri National Guard's 239th Combat Communications Squadron, build a radio frequency kit during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 3, 2026.

    Air Guard Communications Units Train at Northern Strike

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tessah Satterfield, an Arkansas National Guard 188th Intelligence Support Squadron aviation resource manager, recently deployed to Germany for a temporary duty, or TDY, assignment to provide support to the 693rd Wing at Ramstein Air Base.

    Arkansas Guard Airmen Strengthen Readiness With Integration Training

  • An Alaska National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II carrying 212th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen returns to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after an Aug. 9, 2026, mission rescuing a pilot of a Cessna 185 that crashed near Trapper Joe Lake about 25 miles south of Anchorage.

    Alaska Guard Rescues Pilot in Plane Crash

  • Members of the North Carolina National Guard and Botswana Defense Force render salutes during the playing of the U.S. and Botswana national anthems during an opening ceremony for Exercise Southern Accord 2026 at Gaborone Technical College in Gaborone, Botswana, August 10, 2026.

    North Carolina Guard, Botswana Forces Kick Off Southern Accord 2026

  • U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Maria Del Carmen Dominguez, right, an engineering assistant with the 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron, observes fellow civil engineers assembling a dynamic cone penetrometer during a Deployment for Training, or DFT, at Lajes Air Base, Portugal, June 23, 2026.

    Oregon Guard Engineers Sharpen Deployment Skills

Leadership

117 ARW Commander

Col. Mike Adams

 

117 ARW Deputy Commander

Col. Mike Marshall

 

117 ARW Command Chief

Chief Master Sgt.

Joseph Cook

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