Deputy Secretary of Energy visits 911th AW

Saluting our veterans

The 911th Airlift Wing honors a salute to all of our veterans this Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, 2014. Veteran's Day became a national holiday in 1938, originally being called 'Armistice Day' to honor American veterans of World War I; the name was changed to Veteran's Day in 1954 to honor American

911 AW conducts exercise to ensure readiness

Personnel at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station conducted a flight generation exercise that consisted of air drops of equipment and an aero medical flight during the November Unit Training Assembly to simulate real world mission capabilities of the 911th Airlift Wing.The exercise

Chiefs and first shirts deliver holiday meal to Airmen

Airmen of the Burgh: Senior Airman Gretchen Pegnetter

As a personnel specialist with the 911th Operations Support Squadron, Senior Airman Gretchen Pegnetter's duties include creating orders, managing discharge packages and tracking important administrative paperwork. She is currently working with the 911th Airlift Wing on temporary detail to assist

Be well, stay well

"I've got a lot going on right now. I'll do it later."It's an excuse often made in life. Responsibilities and stressors pile up to an incredible, daunting height, and sometimes, vital things get placed at the bottom of the to-do list with a muttered, "I'll do it later."It's easy to push certain

Pittsburgh IAP ARS brings home AFRC CINC AIE

Cheers erupted from the crowd as the 911th Airlift Wing commander delivered the news to more than 1,200 airmen gathered for a commander's call, November 1, 2014.Col. Jeffrey A. Van Dootingh enthusiastically announced that the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station has been selected as

Young Airmen pave way for change

Standing in front of a room full of people, notebook in hand with an agenda of items being discussed one-by-one, Senior Airman Vanessa M.  Bartoe, leads a group of Airmen as the President of the 911th Airlift Wing's Airmen's Council.  The Airmen's Council represents the largest group by rank at the

High flyin' training

A C-130 assigned to the 758th Operations Group performs a tactical training flight near Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 19, 2014. Tactical training flights are performed routinely ensuring aircrew members are up to date on all training standards.

Look out below

A loadmaster assigned to the 758th Operations Group watches as a heavy equipment load parachutes to the ground below during a tactical air drop training mission, Oct. 19, 2014 over Cadiz, Ohio. Training missions of this sort are performed routinely to ensure combat readiness.