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117th Airmen help welcome heroes home

Airmen with the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, welcome home World War II and Vietnam era veterans at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Oct. 8, 2025. Nearly 100 attendees formed a corridor as the veterans, and their escorts left the aircraft that had carried them home from Washington D.C. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Paul Mann)

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World-class intelligence begins in Birmingham

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CMSgt Bill Majors Retires from the 117th...

09.13.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Kasie Faddis

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Burns, Chief Master Sgt. Bill Majors and Senior Master Sgt. Brett Bowen, 117th Intelligence Squadron, Alabama Air...

Professionalism and passion in every aspect

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Mr. Mark Chandler, Fleet Management and Analysis Manager, 117th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National...

A1C Guthrie camping

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Civic Leaders visit Magic City Airmen

09.03.2025 | Photo by Paul Mann

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