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Leon Grove, U.S. Marine Corps. veteran and commander of the Department of Alabama, salutes during the 76th National Veterans Day awards dinner hosted by the National Veterans Day Foundation on Nov. 10, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama. A perpetual National Veterans Award was created in Birmingham for America’s first official National Veterans Day observance on November 11, 1954 as authorized by Congress. Its purpose is to honor an outstanding veteran in the United States each year who has made the greatest contribution to further the patriotic interests of veterans and veteran organizations throughout the country; and the award is presented at the National Veterans Award Dinner in Birmingham. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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Members of the 313th Army Band, a U.S. Army Reserve Band stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL, perform during the 76th National Veterans Day awards dinner hosted by the National Veterans Day Foundation on Nov. 10, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama. A perpetual National Veterans Award was created in Birmingham for America’s first official National Veterans Day observance on November 11, 1954 as authorized by Congress. Its purpose is to honor an outstanding veteran in the United States each year who has made the greatest contribution to further the patriotic interests of veterans and veteran organizations throughout the country; and the award is presented at the National Veterans Award Dinner in Birmingham. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing march during the annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Birmingham, AL, November 11, 2023. (US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing march during the annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Birmingham, AL, Nov. 11, 2023. (US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Adams, commander of the 117th Air Refueling Wing based out of Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, and Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Fallin, 117 ARW command chief, pose for a photo at the 76th National Veterans Day awards dinner hosted by the National Veterans Day Foundation on Nov. 10, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama. A perpetual National Veterans Award was created in Birmingham for America’s first official National Veterans Day observance on November 11, 1954 as authorized by Congress. Its purpose is to honor an outstanding veteran in the United States each year who has made the greatest contribution to further the patriotic interests of veterans and veteran organizations throughout the country; and the award is presented at the National Veterans Award Dinner in Birmingham. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)

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Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing march during the annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Birmingham, AL, Nov. 11, 2023. (US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Wesley Jones)

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AFREP Team

Members of the base Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) pose for a picture at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 11, 2022. AFREP members fix parts that do not have a repair process and can also find vendors to perform maintenance work at a fraction of the cost of buying new parts. (US Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Farson)

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117 ARW Birmingham

U.S. Air National Guard SrA Christine Jett, a member of the 117th Operations Group, poses for photos at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, June 16, 2022. Jett was accepted to a cadet program hosted by Southwest Airlines to teach her how to fly, including earning her multiple certifications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Faddis)

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117 ARW Birmingham

U.S. Air National Guard SrA Christine Jett, a member of the 117th Operations Group, poses for photos at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, June 16, 2022. Jett was accepted to a cadet program hosted by Southwest Airlines to teach her how to fly, including earning her multiple certifications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Faddis)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelsey Warren, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, refuels an F-22 Raptor with the 325th Fighter Wing, during Sentry Savannah May 11, 2022, in a military operations area over Florida. Three air refueling units from across the Air National Guard provided in-flight refueling in support of Sentry Savannah 2022, the ANG’s premier counter air exercise which encompasses 10 units of fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief with the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, poses for a photo on the flightline May 11, 2022, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Exercises like Sentry Savannah held at the Air Dominance Center not only train and test the counter air capabilities of the next generation of fighter pilots, but they also provide critical experience and training to 10 different units of maintenance Airmen in the rapid employment and recovery of aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

U.S. Air Force Capt. Shane Dunn, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, prepares to taxi May 11, 2022, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Three air refueling units from across the Air National Guard provided in-flight refueling in support of Sentry Savannah 2022, the ANG’s premier counter air exercise which encompasses 10 units of fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, sits on the flightline May 11, 2022, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Three air refueling units from across the Air National Guard provided in-flight refueling in support of Sentry Savannah 2022, the ANG’s premier counter air exercise which encompasses 10 units of fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors with the 192nd Fighter Wing, fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 117th Air Refueling Wing, after in-flight refueling during exercise Sentry Savannah May, 5, 2022, in a military operations area off the coast of Georgia. Sentry Savannah is a joint total force integrated exercise that showcases the nation's combat aircraft readiness, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a near-peer environment and trains our next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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Fueling the Fight: Sentry Savannah 22-1

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 169th Fighter Wing, in-flight refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 117th Air Refueling Wing, during exercise Sentry Savannah May, 5, 2022, in a military operations area off the coast of Georgia. Sentry Savannah is a joint total force integrated exercise that showcases the nation's combat aircraft readiness, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a near-peer environment and trains our next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

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KC-135 Phantom 109

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on October 28, 2021. 185th Crew Chiefs recently added new nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on a KC-135 boom. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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Phantom 109

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on October 28, 2021. 185th Crew Chiefs recently added new nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on a KC-135 boom. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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Phantom KC-135

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on October 16, 2021. Crew Chiefs recently added nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on the aircraft boom. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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The Phantom

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on October 16, 2021. Crew Chiefs recently added nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on the aircraft boom. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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Phantom 109 KC-135

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on October 16, 2021. Crew Chiefs recently added nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on the aircraft boom. U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

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