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241103-Z-FG097-1014

U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 117th Air Refueling Wing Commander’s Support Staff pose for a group photo at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, on November 3, 2024. The mission of the CSS is to provide quality support through the administration of commander’s programs, in both peacetime and wartime, to commanders, Air Force members, and their families; and is responsible for providing direct support to commanders, civilian directors, section chiefs, and first sergeants at all levels within the wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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241102-Z-YV777-1026

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephanique Watkins, 117th Operations Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge, Commander Support Squadron and Unit Deployment Manager for the 117th Operations Group, poses for a photo atop a 117th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on Nov. 2, 2024, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. Watkins joined the Air Guard in 2010 and has served both at the 117th Air Refueling Wing and the 187th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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241006-Z-UQ780-1038

Airmen from the 117th Refueling Wing are given Air Force Generation training by the Logistics Planning office and began out-processing for deployment, Sumpter Smith JNGB, Alabama, Oct. 6, 2024. The Finance office, Chaplains Corps, Unit Deployment Managers and Personnel assisted deployers in their out-processing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kasie Faddis)

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241006-Z-UQ780-1022

Airmen from the 117th Refueling Wing are given Air Force Generation training by the Logistics Planning office and began out-processing for deployment, Sumpter Smith JNGB, Alabama, Oct. 6, 2024. The Finance office, Chaplains Corps, Unit Deployment Managers and Personnel assisted deployers in their out-processing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kasie Faddis)

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240803-Z-FG097-1040

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adric Reed, 117th Force Support Squadron services officer and officer in charge of the Fatality, Search, and Recovery Program, poses for photo at the 117th Air Refueling Wing’s Headquarters building at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, August 3, 2024. The Air Force’s Services career field is comprised of food services; fitness, sports, and recreation; readiness, plans, and mortuary affairs; and a fourth area specific to only the Air National Guard is the Fatality Search and Recovery Team. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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240806-F-FG097-1001

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Adric Reed, 117th Force Support Squadron services officer and officer in charge of the Fatality, Search, and Recovery Program, poses for his official photo as a senior officer with the Alabama State Trooper based out of Perry County, Alabama. The Air Force’s Services career field is comprised of food services; fitness, sports, and recreation; readiness, plans, and mortuary affairs; and a fourth area specific to only the Air National Guard is the Fatality Search and Recovery Team. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)

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231012-Z-FG097-1124

The 117th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotankers as seen from a CH-47 Chinook that belongs to Bravo Company, a 1-169th Aviation, Alabama Army National Guard, on Oct. 12, 2023, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. The members of the Army National Guard’s 1-169 AVN sometimes offer Chinook flights to the Airmen of the 117 ARW as a way for their Soldiers to practice having passengers onboard and for Airmen in non-aviation roles a chance to fly; enabling both units to take full advantage of the joint environment that they work in. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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231013-Z-FG097-2158

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing sits parked on the flightline at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Oct. 13, 2023, with the Birmingham skyline in the distance. The 117 ARW’s mission is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of the greater Birmingham community, the state of Alabama, and the nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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240504-Z-FG097-1349

A KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing’s fleet sits parked on the flightline at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, May 4, 2024. The mission of the 117 ARW is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of its community, state, and the nation with its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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240210-Z-FG097-3403

A crew chief from the 117th Maintenance Group signals for the KC-135R Stratotanker’s pilot to stop the aircraft in its parking spot on the flight line while another aircraft behind it continues to tax to its assigned parking spot at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2024. The mission of the 117th Air Refueling Wing is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of its community, state, and the nation with its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)

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240209-Z-FG097-2199

Multiple KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing’s fleet sit on the flight line with a CH-47 Chinook belonging to Bravo Company, a 1-169th Aviation, Alabama Army National Guard flying in the background at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Feb. 9, 2024. The mission of the 117 ARW is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of its community, state, and the nation with its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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240209-Z-FG097-1082

Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing work on the flight line at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Feb. 9, 2024. The mission of the 117 ARW is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of its community, state, and the nation with its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out identification badges.)

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230806-Z-FG097-2041

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing takes off from Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, August 6, 2023. The 117 ARW’s mission is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of the greater Birmingham community, the state of Alabama, and the nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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230401-Z-SX181-1014

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)

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Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Cook

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Cook poses for an official photo at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 20, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis)

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TSGT Witherspoon is September's Excellent Airman

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Franchestar Witherspoon (left), a dental technician with the 117th Medical Group, fills out a pre-screening questionnaire for Airman 1st Class Stephanie Fuentes Salvador at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 3, 2024. Witherspoon was selected for the Excellent Airman column of the TEAM TALK. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis)

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TSGT Witherspoon is September's Excellent Airman

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Franchestar Witherspoon, a dental technician with the 117th Medical Group, poses for a photo in front of the 117th Medical Group Plaque at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 3, 2024. Witherspoon was selected for the Excellent Airman column of the TEAM TALK. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis)

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August 2024's Excellent Airman

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Gilbert skydives at an undisclosed location and date.

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BMET Specialists Enhancing Medical Readiness

Biomedical Equipment Technicians from the 117th Medical Group repair medical devices at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, May 04, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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BMET Specialists Enhancing Medical Readiness

Biomedical Equipment Technicians from the 117th Medical Group pose in front of medical devices at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, May 04, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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