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  • 50th Anniversary

    A motivational poster celebrating the 911th Airlift Wing's 50 years as a proud partner of the city of Pittsburgh. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Capt. Shawn M. Walleck)

  • Readiness capabilities tested

    Tech. Sgt. James Stamos, 911th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, performs an initial assessment on a microburst victim during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) held at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Apr. 16, 2013. The natural disaster exercise training included

  • Medical evacuation skills tested, evaluated

    Capt. Brian Reynolds (left), Maj. Randy Dickerson (center), and Capt. Fred Pounds (right) transfer a simulated patient from a C-130 onto a HUMVEE during an Engines Running Offload on the flightline of the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, April 7, 2013. The three-person litter

  • Propelling the 911th Airlift Wing

    Staff Sgt. Tim Brunette, 911th Maintenance Squadron engine mechanic, tightens a bolt on a T56-15 C-130 Hercules engine at the propulsion shop, April 7, 2013. During an isochronal inspection the propulsion shop can complete a full turn-around on an engine in approximately six to seven days. (U.S. Air

  • Welcome home neighbors

    Col. Craig C. Peters, commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, joins Col. Bryan Peterson, Chief of Staff for the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and the Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot as they welcome home Brig. Gen. Bud R. Jameson Jr., Commanding General for the 316th ESC, and 120 other unit members

  • TRICARE program updates for 2013

    TRICARE has affordable healthcare programs available for all Air Force Reserve retirees - including "gray-area retirees" and actively-participating Air Force reservists, no matter what orders they are on.Reservists who retire before age 60 are eligible for TRICARE Retired Reserve coverage while they

  • Never looking back, always leaning forward

    Air Force officials' notified members of the Pennsylvania delegation March 13, 2013 to announce the results of the Intra-theater Airlift working group, which formed as a result of language contained within the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA directed the Air Force to look at

  • Hunting for candy

    Members of the 911th Airlift Wing Key Spouse Group and Services Squadron gather together with the Easter Bunny after successfully completing the Wing's annual Easter egg hunt, March 23, 2013. More than 50 families joined in on the festivities which included an Egg hunt, snacks, drinks and goodie

  • Reprieve from closure

    Maj. Gen. Wesley E. Craig, Adjutant General for the Pennsylvania National Guard, addressed local congressional leaders and members of the 911th Airlift Wing during a press conference held to discuss the reprieve from closure, March 18, 2013. A week earlier, the results of the Intra-theater working

  • Sunday Business Page

    Host of KDKA's Sunday Business Page, Jon Delano, interviews Col. Craig C. Peters, 911th Airlift Wing commander during a prerecorded taping, March 14, 2013, about the future of the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Base. This edition of the Sunday Business Page will air, March 17 at 6:30 a.m. Some information

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