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  • Angel Tree gets helping hand

    For many, the most wonderful time of the year begins as the days grow shorter, the nights grow colder, and the holidays creep closer on the calendar. For others, however, this time of year is not as joyous. Some families may struggle to get by and find it difficult, if not impossible, to enjoy the

  • Navigator celebrates final flight

    Lt. Col. Stan George, navigator with the 911th Operations Group, celebrated the end of his 36-year Air Force career with a Fini Flight November 29, 2016, at the 911th Airlift Wing. The flight was part of a training exercise which ended with a flyover of the city of Pittsburgh before George landed on

  • Cook-off for charity

    Members of the 911th Airlift Wing competed for the title of king or queen of the ladle during a chili and soup cook-off held at the Community Activity Center here on Nov. 18, 2016. The event was hosted by the Combined Federal Campaign which supports eligible non-profit organizations that provide

  • Historic exercise Steel Challenge: Maintenance Group

    Over the October unit training assembly, Airmen of the 911th Airlift Wing undertook a massive effort to launch six aircraft in the wing’s last C-130 Hercules generation exercise before the possible C-17 mission change next fiscal year. The exercise, called Exercise Steel Challenge 16-01, touched the

  • Historic Exercise Steel Challenge

    A six-ship C-130 Hercules aircraft formation was launched for possibly the final time from the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Coraopolis, Pa on November 6, 2016, during Exercise Steel Challenge 16-01.

  • The Man behind the Stripe: A Chief's Story

    There is a saying that says that opportunity knocks but once. Some people ignore the knocking. Some people hesitate before opening the door. To others, it’s a no-brainer to seize opportunity as soon as it arises. “Be ready to look for those opportunities,” said Chief Master Sgt. Christopher D.

  • 911th AW members run in U.S. Air Force Marathon

    Six members of the 911th Airlift Wing participated in the U.S. Air Force Marathon at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wrght-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, September 17, 2016. Five members completed the half marathon and one completed the full marathon. Their final times are as follows:  

  • Community Leadership Course for Veterans

    Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., a local nonprofit, is providing leadership skills to Pittsburgh veterans through a Community Leadership Course for Veterans. Tom Stokes, clinical social worker with Operation Stronghold and Army Reservist assigned to the 316th Sustainment Command, worked with Leadership

  • POL Flight conducts AFSC training

    Members of the Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Flight conducted specialty specific training during the unit training assembly to ensure continued readiness at the 911th Airlift Wing, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16, 2016. During the training, POL Airmen practiced operational skills and tested their equipment,

  • Crime Prevention Month

    To raise awareness for Crime Prevention Month, the 911th Security Forces Squadron had a table set up during lunch on Oct. 15, 2016 at the dining facility at the 911th Airlift Wing. The table, designed to educate wing members on how to prevent themselves from becoming a victim to crime, was put

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