• Senior Airman Heather Bell, medical technician with the 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and Flight Lt. Lisa Page, medical support officer with the Royal Air Force Leuchars, Scotland, practice bandaging wounds on Capt. Ashley Stough, flight nurse with the 911th AES, and Senior Airman Autumn Maurin, medical technician with the 911th AES, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 18, 2019. This practice session would benefit later in the week as they used these skills during a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

    Medic! 911th ASTS and 911th AES train in tactical combat care

    Airmen attached to the 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the Royal Air Force Leuchars, Scotland all joined together at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania for tactical combat care training in a combat simulation. The beginning of the week was spent in class learning the skills needed in a variety of combat situations and to be put into practice later on. In the end the Airmen had the opportunity to use mechanical mannequins which simulated breathing, bleeding and most major signs of life for their simulation. The instructors set up an entire scenario with three different locations to give the Airmen an overall sense of the different environments they might be in.
  • Col. Douglas Strawbridge, commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, receives a certificate from Chris Heck, President/CEO of the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, joined by Doug Keeter, Membership Director of the PAACC, and Col. Gregory Buchanan, commander of the 911th Operations Group, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., June 28, 2019. The certificate recognizes the 911th AW’s 30 years of membership with the PAACC, a nonprofit organization which pledges to advance economic vitality by providing advocacy, information and services to their members and the business community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

    911th AW celebrates 30 years of PAACC membership

    Col. Douglas Strawbridge, commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, receives a certificate from Chris Heck, President/CEO of the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, joined by Doug Keeter, Membership Director of the PAACC, and Col. Gregory Buchanan, commander of the 911th Operations Group, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., June 28, 2019. The certificate recognizes the 911th AW’s 30 years of membership with the PAACC, a nonprofit organization which pledges to advance economic vitality by providing advocacy, information and services to their members and the business community.
  • James Choff and Desiree Bouch, graduates of Burgettstown High School and Air Force Reserve Recruits, stand after their graduation ceremony wearing Air Force Reserve sashes over their graduation gowns June 10, 2019. Choff and Bouch both will be stationed at the 911th Airlift Wing, Choff with the 911th Civil Engineering Squadron and Bouch with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    Graduation gowns to Air Force blues

    After being in the military for some time, you start seeing familiar faces in places you least expect them. On a deployment, you may run into someone who you went to technical training with; the newest member of your shop may have cross-trained since you were stationed across base from each other at a previous duty station; and you may find that you have mutual friends with about 90 percent of the members of your career field. Two of the 911th Airlift Wing’s newest recruits experienced this before being issued their first pair of combat boots. Trainee Desiree Bouch and Trainee James Choff spoke with Staff Sgt. Amy Busenbark, recruiter with the 911th Airlift Wing Recruiting Squadron, on separate occasions before graduating together from Burgettstown High School this spring, and both have since raised their right hand to become members of the Air Force Reserve.
  • Lt. Col. Raymond Bradshaw, Air Force Reserve Command A4RF Branch Chief, engages members of a process improvement event, Westover Air Reserve Base, June 13, 2019.

    Westover hosts AFRC process improvement event

    Representatives from across Air Force Reserve Command recently held a rapid improvement event, here, June 10 through 14.The event aimed to pinpoint potential process improvements for current Logistics Readiness Officer (LRO), or 21R, training requirements. The overall project is an AFRC A4 human capital strategy, with the objective of creating an

  • Toys for Tots donation box at 911th ASTS

    Typically when you hear the words Toys for Tots, there’s snow on the ground and December 25th is right around the corner. But this year, one Steel Airman is making it easy to support the Marine Toys for Tots Program without wearing a winter jacket. Staff Sgt. Robert Ostrowski, flight and aerospace medic with the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, is collecting donations to bring to a Christmas in July toy drive being supported by his local Jeep club, Wicked Jeeps Western PA. Donations will be collected on base in building 220, the 911th ASTS building, room 109, until July 26th at 1500.
  • Lt. Gen. David Thompson, Air Force Space Command vice commander, observes downtown Pittsburgh, June 14, 2019.

    Steel foundation: Locally-born general comes home to tell AF story

    Lt. Gen. David Thompson, vice commander of Air Force Space Command and Pittsburgh local, visited several key organizations in the area June 13 and 14, 2019.

  • Counseling available for Steel Airmen and families

    Counseling services are now available to members of the 911th Airlift Wing and their families. This service is being provided through the Military and Family Life Counseling Program. MFLC provides non-medical counseling services to service members and their families at no cost both on and off installations. With the exception of child abuse, domestic abuse and duty to warn situations, services are private and confidential. Services provided include non-medical counseling to overcome common military lifestyle complications such as deployment stress, coping skills, homesickness, relocation adjustment, reintegration, separation, building resiliency, sadness, grief and loss, as well as counseling on general life skills such as anger management, communication, relationship issues, conflict resolution, parenting and decision-making skills.
  • Members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron are administered the Noncommisioned Officer Charge during an NCO promotion and induction ceremony at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, June 2, 2019. Three members were promoted to the rank of staff sergeant and one member was promoted to technical sergeant during the ceremony.

    911th SFS holds NCO induction ceremony

    During the June Unit Training Assembly, the 911th Security Forces Squadron held a Noncommissioned Officer Promotion and Induction Ceremony.
  • Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing begin a two-mile run as part of the U.S. Army physical fitness test at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 4, 2019. In order to qualify for the Combat Air Assault training, candidates must pass a U.S. Army physical fitness test 30 days before the school starts to ensure they have the strength and endurance needed to complete the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

    911th Airlift Wing holds Air Assault School tryouts

    Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing participated in tryouts for the Combat Air Assault training course May 4-5, 2019. The tryout was designed around the requirements for the Combat Air Assault training course, as well as what it will take to pass the first week of the training.
  • Senior Airman Nicole Dallo, 911th Security Forces member, reads the “arrest warrant” to Lt. Michael Cilli, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron health services manager, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2019. Throughout the day, several 911th SFS members picked up other Airmen around the base for a “jail and bail” fundraiser. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

    911th Security Forces Squardon Law Enforcement Week

    Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing took part in the 911th Security Forces Squadron’s second annual Law Enforcement Week at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 13-17, 2019. There were four days of events during the week to celebrate law enforcement officers. It started off with a flag ceremony performed by members of the 911th SFS, then a combo lift challenge, then a “Jail and Bail” event, and finally a Ruck, Run, Walk.
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