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  • Unit Spotlight - Current Operations

    Current Ops duties include daily scheduling, training missions, scheduling what training both pilots and boom operators need and how much fuel our receivers need. Current Ops is considered a special duty assignment, so there is no set technical training or special school. Aircrew attend their

  • Meet the 117th Enlisted Advisory Council

    The Enlisted Advisory Council, or EAC, is an organization at the 117th Air Refueling Wing that allows members who are E-6 and below to make connections, find mentorship, career advice and insight into how things are being made better at the Wing. The current leadership for the EAC is Tech. Sgt.

  • June's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is Capt. Charles “Chuck” O’Rourke, a KC-135R pilot with the 117th Operations Group!

  • 117th Maintenance Group restores RF-4C

    It’s not every day that someone can support the community, gain valuable training, and help restore history in a single job. Members of the 117th Maintenance Group were able to do just that by repainting a RF-4C located in Jasper, Alabama.

  • May's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is Senior Master Sgt. Justin “Hollywood” Hollingsworth, a flight chief in the 117th Security Forces Squadron (SFS)!

  • Introducing the 117th Historical Committee

    The 117th Air Refueling Wing's Historical Committee is a new organization that is aiming to educate all Airmen across the 117th about the history of the Wing and protecting our history.

  • April's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is Staff Sgt. Eugene DaBon, a fire protection specialist with the 117th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES)!

  • March's Excellent Airman

    Get to know Tech. Sgt. Dathan Hudson, a flight line crew chief with the 117th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS). Hudson enlisted 10 years ago as a flight line crew chief and five years ago he earned a position as an Active Guard-Reserve (AGR) in the same position.