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  • 117th Civil Engineering Squadron Renovate Romanian Clinic

    Airmen from the 117th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Romania on a Deployment for Training mission April 22, 2015.Colonel Michael Todd, 117th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineering Squadron Commander was in charge of the DFT mission tasked to repair and renovate a 70 year old government run

  • Disabled Veterans Tour Base

    The 117th Air Refueling Wing hosted veterans from the Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center here on May 7.The veterans were briefed on mission operations, toured the KC-135R Stratotanker and visited several shops around the base.Master Sgt. Rodrick Taylor, the 99th Air Refueling Squadron Chief

  • 117th Air Refueling Wing Receives ENGAA Membership Award

    The CSM (Ret) Wallace J Paschal Enlisted National Guard Association of Alabama Membership Award was presented to the 117th Air Refueling Wing here on April 25.The award recognizes the 117 ARW as having more enlisted members in the association than any other Air National Guard Wing, Geographically

  • Museum Preserves Air Refueling Wing History

    The 117th Air Refueling Wing is preserving history as past and present guardsmen work with the local flight museum here.The group will preserve, duplicate and log hundreds of old photographs and artifacts.Col. Scott Grant, the 117 ARW Vice Commander, contacted Dr. Brian J. Barsanti, Executive

  • Bay of Pigs Airmen Remembered

    Members from the 117th Air Refueling Wing gathered in Forest Lawn Cemetery at the gravesite of Thomas "Pete" Ray friday as Lt. Col. Darryl Jett laid a wreath in his honor.On April 19, 1961 Ray, Riley Shamburger, Wade Gray and Leo Baker, died after the two B-26 Marauder aircrafts they were flying

  • President Barack Obama Visits Birmingham

    The 117th Air Refueling Wing welcomed President Barack Obama here on March 26. During his visit, Obama traveled to Lawson State Community College when he spoke to student and faculty members on economic issues and the impact of payday loans.Upon arrival at the 117 ARW, Obama was greeted by Alabama

  • 877th Engineer Battalion Returns Home

    The Alabama National Guard  welcomed home the Soldiers of the 877th Engineer Battalion, out of Hamilton, at a ceremony December 10that the Army Aviation Support Facility.More than 158 Alabama National Guard Soldiers deployed with the 877th Engineer Battalion in April 2014, as part of Operation

  • WWII Vet Revisits Base

    A World War II veteran and former member of the 106th Observation Squadron revisited the National Guard base here on October 24, 2014.Jim Dobrovich, 94, served with the 106th Observation Squadron that is now recognized as the 106th Air Refueling Squadron. He flew on more than 100 flights in the

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Guardsman Rescues Woman

    A local Guardsman rescued a young woman attempting to escape from a group of intoxicated men here in April.Senior Airman Brendon Sheiry from the 117th Air Refueling Wing confronted the men after the woman looked at Sheiry straight in the eye and said, "Don't let them take me." He stood up to the men