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  • February's Excellent Airman

    Tech. Sgt. Caleb Quinsey, a Client Systems Technician within the 117th Communications Squadron, was February's Excellent Airman. Quinsey participated in the Alabama National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition this past December where he competed against members of the Alabama Army National Guard and

  • Unit Spotlight - Host Aviation Resource Management

    This month’s Unit Spotlight is the Host Aviation Resource Management (HARM) and Squadron Aviation Resource Management (SARM) shop within the 117th Operations Group! The HARM/SARM shop is essential in keeping all aircrew current on all training, keeping up on crew mission readiness, deploying and

  • January's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis, the Unit Training Manager (UTM) and Unit Deployment Manager (UDM) for the 117th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS)!He began his career with the Alabama Air National Guard in October 2018 with the 117th Public Affairs office, where he

  • 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.

  • 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)!

  • November's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is Technical Sgt. Brandon Jones, NCOIC of Travel within the 117th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Comptroller Flight!

  • October's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is 1st Lt. Adric Reed, a force support officer and the officer in charge of the Fatality, Search, and Recovery Program with the 117th Force Support Squadron (FSS)!

  • 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

  • August's Excellent Airman

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Gilbert joined the Alabama Air National Guard as soon as he graduated high school 11 years ago. Gilbert has worn several hats since starting his military career to include SSO, unit fitness program manager, primary unit career advisor and has participated in over 12