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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Adkins and Tech. Sgt. Jason Plamondon instruct the Weapons Qualification Training class June 11, 2012 at the Combat Readiness Training Center during annual training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Fielder)

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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

Master Sgt. Chris Null assists Captain Benjamin Candebat in boarding the life raft during Water Survival Skills Training June 12, 2012 at the Combat Readiness Training Center. Sergeant Null’s instruction also included explaining operation and features of the raft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Fielder)

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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

Lt. Col. Timothy Howell exits the nine man life raft used during Water Survival Skills Training June 12, 2012 at the Combat Readiness Training Center. The training was used as an annual refresher course on water survival skills. (U.S photo by Senior Airman Jessica Fielder)

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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Fry, 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, checks his tether strap onboard an Air Force C-27J aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, MS, June 14, 2012. Fry serves as a Loadmaster during an orientation flight for members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing who are performing Annual Training at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard L. Smith)

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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Leon Collins, The Adjutant General of Mississippi, departs an Air Force C-27J aircraft on the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, MS, June 13, 2012. Collins observed the capabilities of the C-27J aircraft during a training mission flight that demonstrated the use of the aircraft for supporting both combat and homeland defense operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard L. Smith)

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186 ARW Annual Training 2012

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jody Skinner, 153rd Air Crew Flight Equipment Squadron, assists Tech. Sgt. Joel Jones, 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, to don a protective suite on the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, MS, June 12, 2012. Skinner instructs 153rd Air Refueling Squadron air crew members in combat survival techniques during Gulfport Annual Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard L. Smith)

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186 ARW Officer Wins G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation Leadership Award…Again

The Mississippi National Guard Officer Association selected Captain Jerimiah W. Mikell, Wing Comptroller, 186 Air Refueling Wing, as the 2012 recipient of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation Leadership Award. (U. S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Richard Davis)

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MC-12 Says "Goodbye" to Key Field

The last of the MC-12 aircraft departed the ramp early 10 June 2012 bringing to end another historical event at Key Field Air National Guard Base, MS. The aircraft headed to Beale Air Force Base, California, the new home of tactical manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) training.

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All in the Family

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Gilbert Eaves, 186th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 1st Lt. Dustin Eaves, 186th Forces Support Squadron, and Senior Airman Matthew Eaves, 186th Civil Engineering Squadron, stand with recruit, and brother, Timothy Eaves following his enlistment oath on Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, MS, Feb. 4, 2012. Eaves followed the lead of his family by joining the 186th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard L. Smith)

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186 ARW Airmen Help Train MC-12 Crews

Staff Sgt. Frank Dardar, 248th Wing Artifice Control Squadron, simulates fire and neutralizes an opposition force, Staff Sgt. Paul Hunter, 248th ATCS, Beale AFB, Jun 29. OPSFOR is a group of 13 volunteers from the Mississippi Air National Guard performing a tanning mission for the 9th Operations Group Detachment 5 MC-12 training squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Aaron C. Oelrich)

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186 ARW's Finest Honored as Airmen of the Year

Master Sgt. Joseph Bankston, Staff Sgt. Timothy Adkins, and Senior Airman Parker Stewart are recognized as the 186 ARW 2011 Airmen of the Year by Col. Franklin Chalk Jan. 7, 2012 at Key Field Air National Guard Base. The award recognizes enlisted personnel for their superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Fielder)

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186 ARW Airmen Receive CCAF Diplomas

Members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing are presented with diplomas during the Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony Jan. 7, 2012 at Key Field Air National Guard base. Each recipient of the Associate in Applied Science degree completed a requirement of sixty four semester hours in specific areas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jessica Fielder)

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Col. Joseph E. Reid

Col. Joseph E. Reid, Vice Commander, 186th Air Refueling Wing

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Annual Explosive Device Training

Airmen with the Mississippi and Alabama Air National Guard conduct annual explosive device training at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Miss., May 2, 2018. Certifiers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana instructed Airmen in using grenade simulators and smoke munitions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Vance)