117th Air Refueling Wing

117th Air Refueling Wing
106th ARS KC-135 with refueling boom extended
Active1 October 1947 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Alabama
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeWing
RoleAir Refueling
Part ofAlabama Air National Guard
Garrison/HQBirmingham Air National Guard Base, Alabama
Nickname(s)formerly "Recce Rebels","Dixie Refuelers"
Tail CodeWhite tail stripe, "Alabama" in red letters
Commanders
CommanderCol. Michael Adams
Insignia
117th Air Refueling Wing emblem
Aircraft flown
TankerKC-135R Stratotanker

The 117th Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the Alabama Air National Guard, stationed at Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base Birmingham, Alabama. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.

The 106th Air Refueling Squadron, assigned to the Wings 117th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 106th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917. It was reactivated in 1922, and as the 106th Observation Squadron was one of 29 National Guard observation squadrons formed before World War II.