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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

  • 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)!

  • 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

  • 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.