Medical evacuation skills tested, evaluated

Capt. Brian Reynolds (left), Maj. Randy Dickerson (center), and Capt Fred Pounds (right) transfer a simulated patient from a C-130 onto a HUMVEE during an Engines Running Offload on the flightline of the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, April 7, 2013. The three-person liter team from the 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron was among those being evaluated by Air Mobility Command’s Aircrew Standard and Evaluation inspectors during the April Unit Training Assembly. The ASEV inspection evaluates how wing aircrew and AES personnel perform their duties and responsibilities on the ground, in-flight and administratively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel)

Sunday Business Page

Host of KDKA’s Sunday Business Page, Jon Delano, interviews Col. Craig C. Peters, 911th Airlift Wing commander during a prerecorded taping, March 14, 2013, about the future of the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Base. This edition of the Sunday Business Page will air, March 17 at 6:30 a.m. Some information discussed was the recent announcement concerning the Intra-theater Working Group’s decision to restore the Air Reserve Station’s eight aircraft and associated personnel through fiscal year 2014. (Courtesy Photo)

Air Force Junior ROTC opportunities soar with the 911th

Aircrew members from the 911th Airlift Wing, Chief Master Sgt. Archie J. Branton III, Tech. Sgt. Richard Newhouse, and Maj. Steven “Bo” Bear provide a C-130 pre-flight safety briefing to more than 50 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from West Mifflin High School. The West Mifflin High School cadets received the orientation flight, Feb. 20, 2013 as part of a local training mission. Several cadets also took part in a job shadowing opportunity with members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron, 911th Maintenance Squadron and 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark A. Winklosky/Released)

Enlistment strengthens family ties; built on tradition

Adam Walleck recites the oath of enlistment, administered by his cousin, Capt. Shawn M. Walleck Jan. 30, 2012 at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Warren, Ohio. Adam will serve the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio for the Ohio Air National Guard as a Command Post Journeyman and Capt. Walleck currently serves the 911th Airlift Wing as the Chief of Public Affairs. Both Wallecks' fathers served locally for the 171st Air Refueling Wing, with the family's military roots tracing back to World War I. (courtesy photo)

Newly appointed senator receives mission brief

Chief Master Sgt. Brian L. Zator, 911th Airlift Wing financial services; Col. Craig C. Peters, commander of the 911th AW; and Pennsylvania State Senator Matt Smith receive brief by Chief Master Sgt. Terrance J. Keblish, 911th Maintenance Squadron superintendent, on the 911th’s benchmark aircraft maintenance isochronal inspection process. January 15, 2013. Smith, the newly elected member of the Pennsylvania Senate serving the 37th Senatorial District, visited the base to become more familiar with and informed on the global mission and strategic importance of the 911th AW to national defense. Smith was also provided a base tour, which included a look at the progress of construction on the Navy Operations Support Center and a guided tour of the newly built hospitality lodge, which recently received a gold certification for building under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge/Released)

Your kiss is on my list

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Lindsey, a maintainer with the 911th Maintenance Support Squadron, greets his wife, Amanda Lindsey, with an emotional kiss at their reunion Jan. 18, 2013, on the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station flightline, which concluded a four-month long overseas deployment. Over a two-day span, the 911th Airlift Wing safely returned 108 of its Steel City Airmen warrior force, capping off an award winning deployment to Southwest Asia. The Wing’s personnel and two unit equipped C-130s Operations and Maintenance Air Expeditionary Force support package, directly supported Operation Enduring Freedom, delivering critical supplies, equipment, and U.S. and coalition forces within the U. S. Central Command’s area of operations. Within the last five years alone the 911th Airlift Wing’s Steel City Airmen have deployed to over 80 locations throughout the world providing critical support within each of the seven geographical Combatant Commands (COCOMS). When multiplied by the number of days encompassing each member’s deployment the men and women of the 911th provided 337,151 days of support to the warfighter. With the return of this AEF package, the 911th still will have over 50 members deployed globally in support of our national security objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shawn M. Walleck)