Cadets with the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) recently got an immersion in maintenance and operation missions with members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
As the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, the CAP is America’s premier public service organization for carrying out emergency services and disaster relief missions nationwide with vigilant citizen volunteers who are there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster and work to keep the homeland safe.
CAP members selflessly devote their time, energy and expertise toward the well-being of their communities, while also promoting aviation and related fields through aerospace education and helping shape future leaders through CAP’s cadet program.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Hornbuckle, 117th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation supervisor, speaks with members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
A cadet from the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol, listens to maintainers and pilots from the 117th Air Refueling Wing speak during a tour at the 117 ARW at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
Members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol, are given a tour of a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing by members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing and the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
Members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol, listen to U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Alberto Moita, KC-135R Stratotanker pilot belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, speak during a tour at the 117 ARW located at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
From left: U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Roy, KC-135R Stratotanker pilot belonging to the 99th Air Refueling Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Horton, inflight refueler, also known as a boom operator, with the 117th Operations Support Squadron, speak with members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol at the 117th Air Refueling Wing located at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
Members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol, are given a tour of a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing by members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing and the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
From left: U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Alberto Moita, KC-135R Stratotanker pilot belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Jeter, maintenance officer with the 117th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, speak with members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joseph “Craig” Cook, 117th Air Refueling Wing command chief, speaks with members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
Members of the Alabama Wing, Civil Air Patrol, are given a tour of a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wing by members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing and the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
