• The eighth annual Wings Over Pittsburgh air show hosted by the 911th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve is scheduled for May 10 & 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year, we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve Command, honoring the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh. The two-day event will also incorporate a special salute to mothers on Mother’s Day. This year’s premier performer will be Canadian Forces Snowbirds. This will be the first time the Snowbirds will perform at the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show. They are the only jet team in North America to perform with nine jets flying in close formation. Also a first for Pittsburgh will be a demonstration by the F-22 Raptor , the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. Another first will be having two of the three major military jump teams perform at the show.

    Wings Over Pittsburgh 2008

  • Germaine L. Karcz has served as a federal employee for more than 23 years, 17 of which spent working in the Casualty Assistance Office at the 911th Airlift Wing. Mrs. Karcz still plans on working on base, volunteering her time with the retired activities office. (US Air Force Reserve photo/Senior Airman Lou Burton)

    Casualty assistance bids farewell to Chief

    Germaine L. Karcz, Chief Contact Representative of Casualty Assistance, is ending a 23-year career when she retires from the 911th Airlift Wing April 30, 2008.       Ms. Karcz began her career after her husband passed away and she needed full time employment. "I was working part-time at a gift shop at the airport when my husband died. I went to
  • The 911th Airlift Wing Command Post has won the 22nd Air Force Command and Control Command Post of the Year Award for the second year in a row. The Command Post staff shown above are listed from left to right, front to back: Staff Sgt. Rhonda Carter, Senior Airman Ryan Young, Senior Airman Sunshine Eger, Senior Airman Matthew Wolfe, Tech. Sgt. Milo Sporanzo, 1st Lt. Laurie Lance, Senior Master Sgt. Brian Miller, Staff Sgt. Derek Becker. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Senior Airman Tammy Cario)

    Command post, NCO, Airman honored

         For the second year in a row, Tech. Sgt. Milo Speranzo, the chief of the command post with the 911th Airlift Wing, has won the Air Force Reserve Command, Command and Control Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award. In addition, Senior Airman Matthew Wolfe, a junior command post controller with the 911th AW, won the 2007 AFRC Command and
  • The eighth annual Wings Over Pittsburgh air show hosted by the 911th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve is scheduled for May 10 & 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year, we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve Command, honoring the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh. The two-day event will also incorporate a special salute to mothers on Mother’s Day. This year’s premier performer will be Canadian Forces Snowbirds. This will be the first time the Snowbirds will perform at the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show. They are the only jet team in North America to perform with nine jets flying in close formation. Also a first for Pittsburgh will be a demonstration by the F-22 Raptor , the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. Another first will be having two of the three major military jump teams perform at the show. For more information or a complete list of performers, please visit the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show web site at www.wingsoverpittsburgh.com. or call (412) 474-8501.

    Wings Over Pittsburgh 2008

  • The eighth annual Wings Over Pittsburgh air show hosted by the 911th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve is scheduled for May 10 & 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year, we are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve Command, honoring the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh. The two-day event will also incorporate a special salute to mothers on Mother’s Day. This year’s premier performer will be Canadian Forces Snowbirds. This will be the first time the Snowbirds will perform at the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show. They are the only jet team in North America to perform with nine jets flying in close formation. Also a first for Pittsburgh will be a demonstration by the F-22 Raptor , the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. Another first will be having two of the three major military jump teams perform at the show. For more information or a complete list of performers, please visit the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show web site at www.wingsoverpittsburgh.com. or call (412) 474-8501.

    Wings Over Pittsburgh 2008

  • Celebrate Women’s History Month

    Women's contributions in aviation for one reason or another have often been omitted from the history books. A closer look at a timeline of the history of women in aviation, however, proves otherwise; women have definitely played a major role in aviation history. Beginning in 1784, when Elisabeth Thible became the first woman to travel in a hot air
  • A view from inside the cockpit of a Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor jet. The Snowbirds have flow the Tutor jet since 1971. (Photo Courtesy of the Canadian Snowbirds)

    Canadian Snowbirds flock to Pittsburgh Mother’s Day weekend for 2008 air show

    We're all familiar with that age old adage, April showers bring...May Air Power! Okay, maybe that's not how the saying goes exactly. But come May 10 and 11, the 911th will host the 2008 annual Wings Over Pittsburgh air show, in a year that promises to deliver the most unique show yet. In Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 11, 2007 during the International
  • Mr. John “Casey” Lengyel, 911th Airlift Wing Budget Analysis, receives the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign Local Hero Award from Mr. Michael Palus, U.S. District Court, Jan. 10, 2008 at the CFC awards luncheon in downtown Pittsburgh. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Staff Sgt. Nicol Sabol)

    Combined Federal Campaign awards local hero

    The annual Combined Federal Campaign awards luncheon was held Jan. 10, 2008, at the Federal Building in downtown Pittsburgh. The 911th Airlift Wing contributed some of these donations and had a $2,000 donation increase from 2006. John "Casey" Lengyel, a 911th Airlift Wing member, was presented the local hero award. Col. Thomas Kittler, vice
  • Staff Sgt. Phillip Sobers, a structures journeyman with the 911th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron, secures the fiberglass matting during the rapid runway repair at the Air Force's Silver Flag exercise, held Feb. 4 - 8, at Tyndall AFB, Fla. The matting is used to cover craters after a runway has been bombed. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Staff Sgt. Roberto Modelo)

    Silver Flag 2008 readies 911th Civil Engineers

    Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron grabbed their gear and headed out during February and March for a one week bare-base exercise known as Silver Flag. Silver Flag is an exercise conducted by the 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. whose purpose is
  • Master Sgt. Keith A. Palmer, 911th Security Forces Squadron, sets up an IV for Capt. Barry J. Strube during the Combat Lifesaver Certification portion of the Contingency Skills Training held Nov. 5 - 19, 2007. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/1st Sgt. Mark Dybiec)

    Security Forces prepares to gear up; move out

    During time of war, the battle rhythm makes deployments or the probability of being deployed, a reality of military service. The reality, however, hits home when the actual deployment process takes place for each Airman. As Airmen, the process begins with ensuring that our civilian and military lives are squared away before departure into
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