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Dec. 12, 2024
Operation Iron Ruck: 151 Miles of Awareness

Several members of the 117th ARW participated in the 4-day event Operation Iron Ruck, which is a 151-mile ruck hosted by the Auburn Student Veterans Association & the University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association, uniting local veterans & raising awareness & funds for veteran suicide education.
Dec. 8, 2024
Unit Spotlight - Commander’s Support Staff

This month’s Unit Spotlight is the Commander’s Support Staff (CSS), a section of the 117th Air Refueling Wing’s (ARW) Wing Staff!
Dec. 7, 2024
December's Excellent Airman

This month’s Excellent Airman is Master Sgt. Stephanique Watkins, Operations Squadron, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) , Commander Support Squadron (CSS) and Unit Deployment Manager (UDM) for the 117th Operations Group (OG)!
Oct. 7, 2024
September's Excellent Airman

This Excellent Airman story highlights Tech. Sgt. Franchestar Witherspoon, a dental technician with the 117th Medical Group. Witherspoon enjoys her career in the Alabama Air National Guard and places a high value on education. Over her 11 years in the Air National Guard, Witherspoon has acted as a
Oct. 6, 2024
DAF announces 117 ARW one of seven candidate locations for KC-46A Pegasus MOB 7

Birmingham’s Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, home of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, was selected as one of seven locations under final consideration to base the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft by a U.S. Air Force committee.

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