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  • 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

  • July's Excellent Airman

    This month’s Excellent Airman is U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brady Cochran, a member of the 117th Propulsion Shop, also known as the Engines Shop, within Maintenance. As an aerospace propulsion apprentice his duties include fixing aircraft engines, auxiliary power units, perform flight-hour

  • 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.

  • February's Excellent Airman

    Get to know Staff Sgt. Haley Snook of the 117th Air Refueling Wing Command Support Staff. She began her military career as a Customer Support Representative and Career Enhancement Representative with the 193rd Special Operations Force Support Squadron (FSS) and is now in the 117th Air Refueling Wing

  • January's Excellent Airman

    Get to know A1C Coleman Hamm, a network operations technician with the 117th Communications Squadron!

  • December's Excellent Airman

    Master Sgt. Joshua Hall talks about his experiences across his career in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard for the Excellent Airman Column.