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F-15E Strike Eagle refuels over Afghanistan

An aircrew member, from the 335th Fighter Squadron, monitors the delivery of fuel into his F-15E Strike Eagle from a 117th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker while flying over Afghanistan Nov. 18. The Stratotanker is deployed to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Transit Center at the Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The aircrew member and the Strike Eagle are both deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Andrew Hardy)

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U.S. Ambassador celebrates Thanksgiving the FOL

U.S. Ambassador Linda Jewell, along with Lt. Col. Robert Leonard, 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron commander, presents $135,200 worth of medical equipment to representatives from Hospital Rodriguez Zambrano and San Gregorio Hospital. Both hospitals are located in Manta, Ecuador. The donated equipment arrived at the FOL on a KC-135 from the Alabama Air National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Malinda Singleton)

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Women pilots

Andersen AFB, Guam -- 1st Lt. Lauren Driskill reads an aerial map while flying her KC-135 Stratotanker during a practice aerial refueling mission near the Mariana Islands. The KC-135 Stratotankers refuel the B-52 Stratofortressess that support the U.S. continuous bomber presence in the Pacific region. Lt. Driskill is deployed from the 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force Photo By Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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KC-135s keep 96th EBS flying

Andersen AFB, Guam --A B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during a practice aerial refueling mission near the Mariana Islands on March 19th. In-flight refueling allows the B-52 to stay airborne longer demonstrating U.S. global reach and global power. The KC-135 is from the 106th Air Refueling Squadron and the 96th EBS is deployed here from Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force Photo By Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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Relocate a tent in the PAX terminal pad at Sather Air Base

Master Sgt. Larry Crutchfield from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helps hold up a tent support beam at PAX terminal pad at Sather Air Base, Iraq on March 10, 2009. Sergeant Crutchfield is just one member of the team it took to move the tent. The tent was used for transient personal to have somewhere to sleep and relax while waiting on their flights out of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

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Relocate a tent in the PAX terminal pad at Sather Air Base

Tech. Sgt. Brian Murphy deployed from 117th Air Refueling Wing to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Sather Air Base, Iraq, holds up a tent support beam at the PAX terminal pad on March 10, 2009. Sergeant Murphy is just one member of the team it took to relocate the tent. The tent was used for transient personal to have somewhere to sleep and relax while waiting on their flights out of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

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Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Tech. Sgt. Steve Gaunt from 117th Air Refueling Wing and Senior Airman Tyrone Fisher, assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Camp Stryker, Iraq, inspect packages for contamination on April 24, 2009. All mail that comes into Baghdad that is improperly labeled, doesn’t have a return address or gets lost in the system has to be inspected before they can be processed and get it to the intended destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Tech. Sgt. Steve Gaunt from 117th Air Refueling Wing, assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Camp Stryker, Iraq, looks through a bag of mail to see if there are any suspicious packages on April 24, 2009. All mail that comes into Baghdad that is improperly labeled, doesn’t have a return address or gets lost in the system has to be inspected before they can be processed and get it to the intended destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Senior Airman Tyrone Fisher (left), Senior Airman Lacye Branch (right), and Tech. Sgt. Steve Gaunt of 117th Air Refueling Wing (center) talk about a package and some of the unique writing on it at Camp Stryker, Iraq on April 24, 2009. All mail that comes into Baghdad that is improperly labeled, doesn’t have a return address or gets lost in the system has to be inspected before they can be processed and get it to the intended destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Senior Airman Matthew Slattery (left) and Tech. Sgt. Peter Mickiewicz (right), take Tech. Sgt. Steve Gaunt’s, of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, blood pressure and vitals making sure he is healthy enough to perform the duties involved in his chemical gear at Camp Stryker, Iraq on April 24, 2009. The inspection process is a joint effort between the emergency management team the fire department and biological engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

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Airmen inspect exiled mail for hazardous material

Senior Airman Amanda Heatherly (left), and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Ashby (right), scan Senior Airman Tyrone Fisher to make sure there are no hazardous material contamination on him at Camp Stryker, Iraq on April 24, 2009. The inspection process is a joint effort between the emergency management team, the fire department and biological engineers. Airman Heatherly is deployed from the 117th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero)

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Active Associate members welcomed

In 2009 the 117th Air Refueling Wing welcomed their first Active Association members Staff Sgt. James G. Campbell on left and Staff Sgt. Charles Clark Jr second from right. USAF Photo by: MSgt. Mark Owen "RELEASED"

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Alabama guardsman is ALS distinguished graduate

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Senior Airman William Q. Young, right, an aircraft mechanic with the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, receives the distinguished graduate award for Airman Leadership School Class 10-1 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center here from Chief Master Sgt. James E. Downing, Sr., Feb. 11, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

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Alabama guardsman receives ALS leadership award

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Senior Airman Joshua V. Fleming, a member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, right, receives the Paul H. Lankford leadership award for Airman Leadership School Class 10-4 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center here from Chief Master Sgt. Deborah F. Davidson, EPME commandant, July 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

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117th Air Refueling Wing Change of Command June 22, 2008

Col. Steven J. Berryhill receives the unit flag from Brig. Gen. Norman L. Elliott, Assistant Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard. Berryhill assumed command of the 117th Air Refueling Wing during a change of command ceremony on June 22, 2008. Also pictured is the former commander of the 117th Air Refueling Wing Col. Paul D. Brown Jr. and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kendall A. Coupland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Maxwell/Released)

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117th Air Refueling Wing Change of Command June 22, 2008

Col. Paul D. Brown Jr. hands over the unit flag to the Alabama National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Norman L. Elliott. Brown relinquished command of the 117th Air Refueling Wing to Col. Steven J. Berryhill during a change of command ceremony on June 22, 2008. Also pictured is Command Chief Master Sgt. Kendall A. Coupland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Owen/Released)

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Photo essay: Tankers refuel the mission

A 117th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a 113th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan Nov. 18. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and is proven in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Andrew Hardy)

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Photo essay: Tankers refuel the mission

A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Fighter Wing approach a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing for refueling over Afghanistan Nov. 18, 2011. Since Sept. 11, 2001 the F-16 has been a major component of the combat forces committed to Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Andrew Hardy)

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Photo essay: Tankers refuel the mission

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. over Afghanistan Nov. 18, 2011. The KC-135 Stratotanker has provided the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Andrew Hardy)

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Photo essay: Tankers refuel the mission

International Security Assistance Force Commander, Gen. John Allen, witnessed an in-flight refueling during an orientation flight in the F-15 E Strike Eagle on Nov. 18, 2011 over Afghanistan. The Stratotanker is deployed to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, from the Alabama Air National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing. The Strike Eagle is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Andrew Hardy)

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