Published on: January 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM

By: Staff Sgt. Kasie Faddis / 117th Air Refueling Wing

The 117th Air Refueling Wing from the Alabama Air National Guard recently participated in a night flight operation to refuel a C-5 Galaxy over North Carolina.

The exercise included work that let crews remain current on in-flight training such as touch-and-go’s, boom breakaways, instrument flight rules and other inclement weather procedures.

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