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  • 911 AW welcomes new track

    The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station’s new track was held here on Aug. 6, 2016. The nearly year-long project was completed in early June of 2016. The track will be available to Pittsburgh IAP ARS personnel for physical training as well as PT

  • Site Activation Task Force signals developments in 911 AW mission change

    In February, President Barack Obama announced his President’s Budget, which included a provision of $85 million for the 911th Airlift Wing to change missions from a C-130 Hercules tactical airlift to C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlift. Since the announcement, the House of Representatives and

  • Wishing Davis the best after 40 years of service

    After providing 40 years of service to the Department of Defense, Larry Davis, general engineer for the Civil Engineering Squadron, retired July 29, 2016.   Coming from a military family where each of his brothers served, he followed in his father’s footsteps and enlisted in the Navy. Davis’

  • Unlocking a new adventure after 37 years of service

    After providing 37 years of service at the 911th Airlift Wing, George Kelly, vehicle maintenance manager for Maytag Aircraft Corporation, effectively retires Friday July 29, 2016.  Kelly joined the Army Reserve in June 1965 as an equipment mechanic. In November 1979, he started his civilian career

  • Flying Padres visit 911th AW

    Members of the National Association of Priest Pilots took a tour of the installation here, July 13, 2016.   The NAPP, or “Flying Padres,” consists of Catholic priests with pilot licenses and their supporters. They use their particular aviation skills to support people, churches and priests in remote

  • Forklift training

    Airman Sierra Messina, traffic management office apprentice with the 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron, participated in forklift training at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, June 23, 2016. Completing this training qualified Messina to operate a forklift for the next three

  • Joint Communications

    Nine members of the 911th Communications Squadron here recently conducted training in the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist the Army National Guard 786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion there in setting up a joint instant site communications capability package.   A JISCC is a self-contained unit

  • Cyber Lightning sparks virtual awareness

     “Was it worth the trip?”This question was asked by Master Sgt. Robert Beveridge, computer systems operator with the 910th Airlift Wing and software engineer at Carnegie Mellon University to a classroom full of communications Airmen.The answer was a unanimous yes.Communications Airmen from the 911th

  • Maintaining deployment readiness

    Approximately 50 Airmen from the 911th Airlift Wing loaded up and travelled in a convoy of tactical military vehicles destined for an Army National Guard training site in Kingwood, West Virginia recently. Beginning June 6, 2016, the Pittsburgh-based group, consisting mostly of 911th Security Forces

  • Fuels Flight receives Golden Derrick Award

    Millions of gallons of fuel was pushed, thousands of sorties were supported, continuity was upheld for 32 AFRC units, ground-breaking tools were developed and core task and readiness requirements were crushed, and in the end the 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight came out on top of 31

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