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F-15E Strike Eagle refuels over Afghanistan

An F-15E Strike Eagle approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker for refueling over Afghanistan Nov. 18. 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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Teamwork gets the job done

Staff Sgt. Anthony Tanner from the 117th Air Refueling Wing along with other Airmen deployed from various locations stand at parade rest in front of a standard deicer truck Dec. 10, 2011 in the vehicle maintenance special purpose shop at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. These seven Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron replaced a standard deicer truck’s heater canister in seven hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Command Post Controllers Test Communication Equipment

Command Post Controllers from the 117th Air Refueling Wing test portable communication equipment used as a deployment and backup system November 15, 2012. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by: Senior Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)
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117 ARW

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Tech. Sgt. Garret Slaughter (left) and Staff Sgt. Ricky Seamen, 117th Communications Squadron cyber transport technicians, review information programs in 48th CS building June 26, 2012. Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing visited the Liberty Wing for training and a chance to see how the 48th Fighter Wing operates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson)
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117 ARW

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Tech. Sgt. David Hemphill (left) and Staff Sgt. Brent Orth, 117th Communications Squadron cyber transport technicians, review telephone communication programs in the 48th CS building June 26, 2012. Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing visited the Liberty Wing for training and a chance to see how the 48th Fighter Wing operates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson)
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Staff Sgt. Anthony Tanner

Staff Sgt. Anthony Tanner, a vehicle maintainer from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, installs cat track guides into an extended reach deicer truck Jan. 6, 2012, in the vehicle maintenance special purpose shop at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The extended reach deicer truck’s purpose is to remove ice from the wings of large aircraft, enabling them to fly. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Clingman, Recruiting Office Superintendent

Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Clingman, Recruiting Office Superintendent
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117th Air Refueling Wing Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul D. Brown Jr., second from right, prepares to hand over the unit flag upon relinquishing command of the 117th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Alabama Air National Guard, during a change of command ceremony at Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, Ala., June 22, 2008. Also participating, from left, are Brig. Gen. Norman L. Elliott, assistant adjutant general for the state of Alabama; Command Chief Master Sgt. Kendall A. Coupland; and Col. Steven J. Berryhill, incoming commander of the 117th ARW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Owen/Released)
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U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Walborn

U.S. Navy Lt. Ben Walborn pilots an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, alongside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to refuel over the United States Jan. 3, 2011. The KC-135R is assigned to the U.S. Air Force 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)
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Blue Angels on KC-135R wingtip

Three F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, fly alongside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to refuel over the United States Jan. 3, 2011. The KC-135R is assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)
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117th Air Refueling Wing's Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven J. Berryhill, second from right, receives the unit flag from Brig. Gen. Norman L. Elliott, assistant adjutant general for the state of Alabama, upon assuming command of the 117th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Alabama Air National Guard, during a change of command ceremony at Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, Ala., June 22, 2008. Also participating are Col. Paul D. Brown Jr., right, outgoing commander of the 117th ARW, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kendall A. Coupland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Maxwell/Released)
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MSgt Johnson

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth G. Johnson, assigned to the 117th Communications Flight, Alabama Air National Guard, videotapes security forces activities at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 2, 2006. Johnson is compiling footage for an American Forces Radio and Television Service story documenting the augmentation of the 52nd Fighter Wing by the 117th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Owen/Released)
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MSgt Maxwell

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Maxwell videotapes the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, as they refuel in flight from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft over the United States Jan. 3, 2011. Maxwell and the KC-135R are both assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)
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Fallen Soldier

A chartered lear jet transporting the remains of U. S. Army Sgt. Carlie M. Lee, III, arrives at the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham Air National Guard Base, Ala., May 21, 2009. Sgt. Lee was killed in action May 15,2009 in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Owen/Released)
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Blue Angel

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, refuels from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft in flight over the United States Jan. 3, 2011. The KC-135R is assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Johnson/Released)
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Flightline

KC-135R aircraft fill the flightline at the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama, on 20 October 2010. This "first" was the result of on-going exercises and equipment utilization from multiple unts..."Released".USAF Photo by MSgt. Mark Owen.Maj. Pamela Carroll, 117th Public Affairs Officer
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by Richard K. Smith

75 Years of Inflight Refueling, Highlights, 1923-1998
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In flight refueling

The de Havilland DH-4B tanker dangles a hose for the DH-4B receiver to grab over Rockwell Field. In the tanker, 1st Lt. Frank W. Seifert holds the hose in the rear cockpit while the pilot, 1st Lt. Virgile Hine, is in the front. Capt. Lowell H. Smith flew the receiver and 1st Lt. John P. Richter handled the hose.
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon
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