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Maj. Gen. Billy M. Nabors' Retirement

Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the Adjutant General for the state of Mississippi, congratulates Maj. Gen. Billy M. Nabors, former Assistant Adjutant General (Air) and Mississippi Air National Guard Commander, on his retirement, March 6, 2022, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian , Mississippi. Nabors, a former 186th Air Refueling Wing Commander, retired with over 38 years of service to his state and nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Adam Vance)

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Maj. Gen. Billy M. Nabors' Retirement

Lt. Gen. (retired) Billy M. Nabors, former Assistant Adjutant General and Commander, Mississippi Air National Guard, renders a final salute at the conclusion of his retirement ceremony, March 6, 2022, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi. Nabors, a former 186th Air Refueling Wing Commander, retired with over 38 years of service to his state and nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Adam Vance)

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Goforth Receives Wayne Benthall Leadership Award

Master Sgt. Daniel Goforth (center), an Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman with the 186th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is recognized by Command Sgt. Maj. Silvester Tatum, Command Sgt. Maj. for the state of Mississippi, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Darren McMullen, Command Chief Master Sgt. for the 186th Air Refueling Wing, on receiving the Wayne Benthall Leadership Award for fiscal year 2021.

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ANGLIN-BODENHAMER BIO PHOTO

Bio photo for Outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year Tech. Sgt. Joshua Anglin-Bodenhamer, 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron.

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186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host local Vietnam Veteran

Vietnam Veteran James Roberts (center) along with Susan and Keith Roberts, his daughter-in-law and son, all from Brandon, Mississippi, tour a 186th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R aircraft at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi, Nov. 6, 2021. James Roberts is a former U.S. Air Force boom operator from 1958 to 1966 who was stationed at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and served in Vietnam. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host local Vietnam Veteran

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brad Anthony, a KC-135R pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, a boom operator, who are both with the 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, stand with Vietnam veteran James Roberts inside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Members of the base were honored to host Roberts and his family ahead of Veterans Day. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host local Vietnam Veteran

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, a boom operator, and Lt. Col. Brad Anthony, a KC-135R pilot, who are both with the 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, stand with Vietnam veteran James Roberts beside a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Members of the base were honored to host Roberts and his family ahead of Veterans Day. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host local Vietnam Veteran

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brad Anthony, a KC-135R pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, a boom operator, who are both with the 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, stand with Vietnam veteran James Roberts inside the cockpit of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Members of the base were honored to host Roberts and his family ahead of Veterans Day. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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186th Air Refueling Wing honored to host local Vietnam Veteran

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Schultz, 186th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, shows James Roberts, a former U.S. Air Force boom operator, the controls in the boom pod of a KC-135R aircraft, Nov. 6, 2021, at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi. Boom operators are highly trained experts who provide a crucial task of pumping thousands of gallons of fuel to other aircraft midflight. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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Col. Cynthia Smith Takes Command of the 186th Air Refueling Wing

Col. Cynthia L. Smith assumes command of the 186th Air Refueling Wing from outgoing commander, Col. Edward H. Evans, during the Change of Command Ceremony at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 7, 2021. Smith will serve as the Wing’s 21st Commander.

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Annual Training

Master Sgt. Tyler Robinson, A Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) instructor with the 186th Security Forces Squadron, shows proper aiming techniques to an Airman qualifying on an M240, July 13, 2021, at the Camp Shelby firing range, Mississippi. This qualification is required for all incoming members of the Security Forces career field. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Adam Vance)

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AT Briefing

Col. Britt Watson, vice-wing commander of the 186th Air Refueling Wing, addresses wing members attending Annual Training (AT), July 11, 2021, Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi. A Commander's Call is done at the beginning of every AT to ensure members are briefed on safety, training, and resources while in Gulfport. (Air National Guard Photo by Capt. Sabrina Dalton)

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Col. Cynthia Smith Bio

Colonel Cynthia Smith Official Photo

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210613-Z-WA217-1030

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Grace operates a hoist to lower Sgt. James Spence, both of the D Co 2/151, Mississippi Army National Guard, from a UH-72 Lakota helicopter during Exercise PATRIOT 21 at Volk Filed Air National Guard Base, Wis., June 13, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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CMSgt McMullen

CMSgt McMullen Official Photo

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248th Career Fields

Members of the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ATCS) preform maintenance operations on a mobile tower at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian Mississippi, Sep. 12, 2020. The assets of the 248th ATCS include a mobile tower, mobile radar, and mobile TACAN that can be deployed and operational within 24 hours.

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Chief Darren McMullen, 186ARW Command Chief Master Sergeant, visits the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron

Chief Darren McMullen, 186th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, visits with 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron Airmen at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 2020.

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248th Career Fields

Staff Sgt. Kyle Austin, an air traffic controller with the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ATCS), communicates with an aircraft at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi, Sep. 12, 2020. As an air traffic controller, Austin's duties are to direct the movement of aircraft into and out of military airfields.

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Chief Darren McMullen, 186ARW Command Chief Master Sergeant, visits the 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron

Chief Darren McMullen, 186th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, visits with 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron Airmen at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi, Sept. 12, 2020.

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COVID-19 Response

Airmen and Soldiers with the Mississippi National Guard recieve a readiness breifing prior to testing at the Bonita Lakes mobile COVID-19 testing facility, April 1, 2020, Meridian, Mississippi. Airmen and Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard are aiding the Mississippi Department of Health and other supporting agencies to locate and stop the spread of COVID-19 around the state. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Adam Vance)

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