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  • 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
    Tactical casualty care simulators boost Air National Guard medics readiness

    Mr. Paul Mann

  • 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
    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) DAF announces 117 ARW one of seven candidate locations for KC-46A Pegasus MOB 7
    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) 117th Maintenance Group restores RF-4C
    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.) 117th ARW KC-135 Stratotanker performs in air refueling of B-52 Stratofortress
    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) Introducing the 117th Historical Committee
    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. Civil Air Patrol at the 117th ARW
    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

  • Rising to the Challenge: 142nd Wing Airman takes Second Place in 2026 Oregon Best Warrior Competition

    Rising to the Challenge: 142nd Wing Airman takes Second Place in 2026 Oregon Best Warrior Competition

  • Members of the Ecuadorian military and the Kentucky National Guard’s 41st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team visit Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky,. as part of an emergency-response capabilities demonstration March 10, 2026. The Ecuadorians were there to learn more about the Kentucky Guard’s mission and interagency cooperation across the state, and to share their own techniques for responding to emergency contingencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)

    Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Share Disaster Response Tactics

  • Soldiers assigned to the Montana Army National Guard Honor Guard carry the casket of Pvt. Henry Bordner from a Lockheed C-130 Hercules to a waiting hearse during a dignified transfer.

    Montana National Guard returns World War II Soldier home, honoring nation’s promise

  • A graphic depicting four photos representing the four Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2026.

    Air National Guard announces Outstanding Airmen of the Year

  • U.S. Air Forces Africa Official Emblem

    African Lion 26: Guard Airmen to participate in largest Joint military exercise in Africa

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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