• A touch and go training effort

    Members of the 758th Airlift Squadron prepare for a training flight to Youngstown, Ohio, June 25, 2013 at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. Each pilot performs one take-off and landing every month maintaining qualifications and ensuring mission readiness. Training flights

  • Crank it up

    Staff Sgt. Rick Riley, 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, raises the landing gear of a semi-trailer, June 2, 2013, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. Riley raises the trailer's legs, as part of a tractor-trailer coupling/uncoupling exercise during

  • Celebrating independence

    With Independence Day coming up, members of the 911th Airlift Wing wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. As you celebrate, remember the holiday falls within the 101 Critical Days of Summer, which calls for many safety measures. For tips on keeping your family safe during Independence Day, review

  • 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

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