• Staff Sgt. Robert Pirkston, an explosive ordinance craftsman with the 94th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dobbins Air Force Base, demonstrates to class members an example of a land mine. Airmen from 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Force Base were on hand here during the September Unit Training Assembly to provide explosive Ordinance reconnaissance training to Airmen here in preparation for the upcoming operational readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo / Staff Sgt. Roberto Modelo)

    Dobbins EOR expert trains Airmen for inspection

  • Airmen from the 911th recently participated in an Ability to Survive and Operate base-wide exercise. The ATSO training exercise was part of the spoolup training used during the Operational Readiness Inspection Training Package One. Other ORTPs will build up to the final Inspection held in December 2009. (U.S. Air Force Reserve Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Ian Carrier)

    Train, Fight & Win

  • The Global War on Terrorism begins with you

    The Global War on Terrorism takes on many forms, ranging from kinetic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to more innocuous manifestations that people often take for granted. The role of the unit and individual often falls into the latter category. Unit and individual anti-terrorism measures can be as devastating to the enemy as a B-52 strike not
  • Staff Sgt. Ross Gordon, an aircraft metals technician with the 911th Airlift Wing, uses a lathe to make parts for a C-130 Hercules in the Metals Tech shop, Sep. 12. Staff Sgt. Gordon has been an aircraft metals technician for two years. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo / Senior Airman Tammy Cario)

    Metal, structural technicians keep Hurks airborne

    Have you ever gotten on a plane and had an overwhelming sense of dread? Have you ever been midflight and wondered, what is keeping this airplane in the air? If so then you might want to take a look at two shops tucked away in Hangar 418. At one end of the hallway, Aircraft Metals Technology Technicians (Machine/Welding shop) work on metal parts of
  • Staff Sgt. Robert Pirkston, an explosive ordinance craftsman with the 94th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dobbins Air Force Base, demonstrates to class members an example of a land mine. Airmen from 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Force Base were on hand here during the September Unit Training Assembly to provide explosive Ordinance reconnaissance training to Airmen here in preparation for the upcoming operational readiness inspection. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo / Staff Sgt. Roberto Modelo)

    Dobbins EOR expert trains Airmen for inspection

    Chances are, if you're in a deployed environment, you may come into contact with some unexploded ordnance. With that reality in mind, what do you do if and when that occurs? Post-attack reconnaissance is a base-wide effort that manages the flow of information up and down the chain of command after an attack, and the PAR teams are among the first

  • Citadel graduate assumes command of 911th Mission Support Group during October UTA

    Col. James B. Hurley, assumed command of the 911th Airlift Wing Mission Support Group, Oct. 4, 2008, as Col. Gordon H. Elwell, Jr., 911th Airlift Wing commander, hosted the event. Col. Hurley is a native of South Carolina. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1982 after graduating from The Citadel. Upon commissioning Col. Hurley was assigned to
  • PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing and the 171st Air Refueling Wing stand in formation at Point State Park, Pittsburgh, Oct. 8. Brig. Gen. Roy E. Uptegraff III, commander of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, swears in new recruits to the Pa. Air National Guard during a ceremony at the Pittsburgh 250th Anniversary celebration.

    Pittsburgh celebrates 250th anniversary

  • PITTSBURGH IAP/ARS -- Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing take part in an Operation Readiness Training Package here, Sep. 13. The base-wide exercise was conducted to train Airmen on how to react to a nuclear, biological or chemical attack. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/ Tech. Sgt. Ian Carrier)

    Operation Readiness Training

  • Outdoor Recreation Program offers many affordable summertime vacationing solutions

    If you are someone who enjoys the outdoors then you know summertime is meant for fishing, camping, hiking and picnics. With the warm weather of July and August upon us, now is a great time to get out and enjoy the open air. The 911th Airlift Wing Outdoor Recreation Program is here to make access to the outdoors easy and affordable. "We have

  • Key Spouse Group unlocks new potential for helping deployed Airman; military families

    Calling all military family members: if you haven't been introduced to the Key SpouseGroup here at the 911th Airlift Wing, now is your chance. In meeting the Pittsburgh KSG, you might notice it isn't your typical spouse group. "The name, 'Key Spouse' can be misleading," said Mrs. Jane Elwell, an advisor to the 911th AW KSG. First, the KSG isn't for
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