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  • Taking a closer look

    A patient looks through a phoropter during an eye examination training session at the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron's optometry clinic during the unit training assembly, Oct. 13, 2012. The training session taught optometry personnel how to properly use a phoropter to determine the prescription

  • Fall safety

    With the fall season upon us there are unique safety precautions members of the 911th Airlift Wing and their families should be aware of in order to have a safe and more enjoyable Autumn season. As temperatures begin to drop, walk ways and roadways can become slippery due to icy conditions which

  • Achieving a common goal

    Airmen from the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron load a patient onto a bus during a mass casualty exercise on base, Oct. 14, 2012. The training provided by the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, included Self-Aid Buddy Care, litter carries and proper procedures of transportation. These two squadrons

  • Crossing the finish line

    Several members of the 911th Airlift Wing competed in this year's Air Force Marathon held at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2012. Every participant from the 911th finished the race, in either full or half marathon categories, receiving a medal for their achievement. From left to

  • Major promotion

    Frank A. Mercurio, 911th Airlift Wing process manager, is pinned with the rank of major by his parents, Ed and Maryann Cooper, during a promotion ceremony held here, Oct. 13, 2012. Mercurio achieved the rank of major after serving 10 years as an enlisted member and nine years as an officer. He has

  • Annual requirements, healthy airmen

    Tech. Sgt. Keith Schmocker, Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, administers influenza nasal spray to Airman Garrett Railing, 32nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation apprentice, Oct. 13, 2012. A team of medical technicians spent most of their unit training assembly distributing the

  • Strategic partnership breaks ground

    Col. Craig Peters, 911th Airlift Wing commander; Vice Adm. Robin Braun, Chief of Navy Reserve Commander, Navy Reserve Force; and Lt. Cmdr. Denise Judge, Navy Operational Support Center Pittsburgh commanding officer cut the ceremonial cake at the conclusion of the NOSC groundbreaking ceremony Oct.

  • Harnessing aerial combat capabilities

    Tech Sgt. Christine Jones, a photographer from the 4th Combat Camera squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., is harnessed onto an open ramp of a 911th Airlift Wing C-130 H2 during a formation flight training exercise Oct. 18, 2012. Jones' first-time aerial photography training included shooting

  • Training opportunity offers unique perspective

    During a C-130H2 formation training exercise, Tech Sgt. Christine Jones, a photographer from the 4th Combat Camera squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., receives in-flight instructions from Tech Sgt. Jackie Kupetz, a loadmaster with the 758th Airlift Squadron while flying over Pittsburgh, Pa.,

  • Barrier and Anti-terrorism Exercise

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allen Russell, 911th Security Forces Squadron, stands by for word to reopen the main gate during a barrier and anti-terrorism exercise at the 911th Airlift Wing, Oct. 17, 2012. During the exercise, Allegheny County authorities worked with the 911th in responding to a

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