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  • Replacing turbine and ensuring safety

    Tech. Sgt. Antonio Policicchio, 911th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, provides preventative maintenance on a C-130 turbine, June 1, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, as part of the isochronal inspection process. This process ensures operational

  • Work 'flows' into the night

    Contractors install a new water main line June 19, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. The water main system upgrade, with new polyvinyl chloride pipes, has additional valves to help control water flow and minimize outages. The upgrade also flushes water lines more

  • Training complete, deployment ready

    Senior Airmen Jake Johnston and Codey Wentz, 911th Airlift Wing loadmasters, load a Low Cost Low Altitude bundle (LC/LA) on the back of a C-130, June 4, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. The loadmasters prepare the C-130 for a training flight over the Starvaggi Drop

  • Eating right helps stay Fit 2 Fight

    Senior Airman Giovanni Mendoza, 911th Force Support Squadron food services specialist, prepares trays of seafood for the lunch-time meal served during the unit training assembly, June 2, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. The dining facility is in the process of

  • Quality training equals quality assurance

    Master Sgt. Jessica Favorite, 911th Maintenance Squadron avionics quality assurance manager, and Senior Airman Stephen Koehler, 911 MXS communication navigation specialist, train on avionics pre-flight inspection procedures, June 2, 2013 at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station.

  • New braking system improves efficiency and boosts performance

    Tech Sgt. Lucas Phillips, 911th Airlift Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs brake lines on the new Mark IV braking system, which is now the standard on all aircraft at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, May 22, 2013. The new Mark IV system is a wheel and

  • No brass, no ammo

    Staff Sgt. William Fedorek, 911th Maintenance Squadron munitions technician, inspects spent ammunition rounds after M-16 qualifications, June 2, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. The inspection ensures that there are no live rounds being shipped to the Defense

  • Serving up some training

    Senior Airmen Christian McMahan, 911th Force Support Squadron, serves macaroni and cheese to Jr. ROTC Cadet Dustin Pienkoski in a field kitchen during shared training held, June 11, 2013 at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. Unit members from the 911th FSS complete quarterly

  • Unique perspective for critical battery replacement

    Staff Sgt. Jacob Pekelnicky and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Preston, 911th Maintenance Squadron avionics specialists, stand atop the fuselage of one of the unit's equipped C-130 aircraft, while they replace a battery in the emergency locator transmitter June 19, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport

  • Defenders take top spot at Patriot Defender

    Tech.Sgt. James Hindinger, 911th Security Forces Squadron, led a team comprised of six Traditional Reservists and three Active Guard and Reserve personnel to Patriot Defender sustainment training at Ft. Wolter, Texas from May 4-19, 2013. The fifteen-day ground combat training, overseen by cadre from

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