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  • Steel City Airmen complete successful deployment

    Over a two-day span, the 911th Airlift Wing safely returned 108 of its Steel City Airmen warrior force, capping off an award winning four-month long deployment to Southwest Asia. The Wing's personnel and two unit equipped C-130s Operations and Maintenance Air Expeditionary Force support package,

  • Steel City Airmen wrap-up successful deployment

    Staff Sgt. Brian E. Connelly, with daughter Kailyn at his side, speaks with local reporters immediately after reuniting with his family, Jan 17, 2013, following his return from a four-month long deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While in Southwest Asia unit

  • Retirement ceremony provides farewell for Command Chief

    Chief Master Sgt. John Payne, 911th Airlift Wing command chief, receives a certificate of retirement from Col. Craig C. Peters, 911 AW commander, Jan. 5, 2013. Payne served 33 honorable years in the U.S. Air Force, and spent the last six years as the Command Chief of the 911 AW. His ultimate goal

  • Clearing the way

    An Allegheny County Airport Authority snow plow clears a runway used by the 911th Airlift Wing, Jan. 3, 2012. The Allegheny County Airport Authority supports the 911th AW with 24/7 emergency medical and fire rescue services, air traffic control tower operations, snow removal and runway maintenance

  • Governor Corbett visits the 911th

    Col. Craig C. Peters, commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, hosts Pennsylvania state Governor Tom Corbett, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Dec. 28, 2012. At the conclusion of the Wing mission brief, the governor held a press conference which also included numerous federal

  • Governor’s holiday break includes 911th Airlift Wing visit

    Rep. Tim Murphy (R-18) and Pennsylvania State Governor Tom Corbett receive a Wing mission brief from Col. Craig C. Peters, 911th Airlift Wing commander, Dec. 28, 2012. During the visit the governor also received a tour of the C-130 cargo aircraft assigned to the wing as well as a hangar tour. At the

  • Renovating for an efficient future

    Tech. Sgt. Helen Henry, Flight Medical Technician for the 911th Airlift Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, (right), receives her morning coffee at Perksburgh from Club Staffer, Amy McVay, Dec. 20, 2012. Perksburgh, an on-base café that serves Starbucks coffee, will be undergoing a renovation that

  • Commander reflects on time spent here

         "A leader should possess human understanding for others. Men are not robots and should not be treated as though they were machines. I do not by any means suggest coddling. But men are highly intelligent, complicated beings who will respond favorably to human understanding and by this means

  • Boot Camp held at local middle school

    Master Sgt. Paul E. McInnis, 911th Airlift Wing fitness program manager, visits Moon Middle School 5th graders, Dec. 14, 2012, for some Boot Camp fitness training. Here, McInnis receives input from a group of students on the types of fitness activities they enjoy, and talks about the Air Force Core

  • Country music star visits 911th Airlift Wing

    Country singer Lisa Matassa and guitarist Colin Smith, pose for a photo with members of the 911th Airlift Wing in the back of a C-130 aircraft after performing a number of songs in hanger 417 here, Dec. 12, 2012. Matassa and Smith performed on base as part of an office party that was won through a

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