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Car Accident

Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Zimmer, 911th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, stopped on his way into work to pull a man named John out of his vehicle stuck underneath a tractor-trailer Jan. 6. Eventually the car, which couldn't be shut off, caught fire. However, John was safe is Zimmerman's car with only minor injuries. (Courtesy photo)

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CBA

Col. Jeffrey Van Dootingh, right, commander of the 911th Airlift Wing, and Master Sgt. Michael DeRiggi, representative for the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2316, signed a new collective bargaining agreement December 31, 2014, here. The last CBA was signed in October 1999; each agreement has a life-span of three years and automatically renews at the end of the term unless any party involved wishes to bargain again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jacob Morgan)

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Cherpak retires after 40-years federal service

After more than four decades of federal service, Richard J. Cherpak, 911th Airlift Wing comptroller, retires effective, December 31, 2014. Here, Cherpak admires a memento presented during his retirement party held at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., December 18, 2014. The memento, the official Myron Cope “Terrible Towel” as it is affectionately known by Pittsburgh Steelers fans alike, is autographed by Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier. Bleier is a former National Football League halfback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968 and from 1971 to 1980. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark A. Winklosky)

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Trainee flight

Asia Boyd-Davis, left, and Josh Schuckers, both trainees with 911th Development and Training Flight, sit on the flight-deck, they were invited to the front on the first flight of their lives, Dec. 7, 2014, at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Trainee flight

Andrew Dadig, a trainee with the 911th Development and Training Flight, watches the landscape pass by on return to Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Dec. 7, 2014. The 911th AW flies almost every day with missions ranging from air-drops, to aero-medical flights, to joint missions with other branches of the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Trainee flight

Asia Boyd-Davis, a trainee with the 911th Development and Training Flight, snaps a photo on her phone to take home a memory of her first flight on military aircraft during an aero-medical training flight, Dec. 7, 2014. Typically twice a year trainees that are apart of the DTF take part on a training flight aboard C-130 Hercules aircraft to give them a full spectrum experience of what the Air Force Reserve is all about before heading off to U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Trainee flight

Trainees are walked on the flight-line by Master Sgt. Val R. Armel, the leader of the Development and Training Flight, to the plane awaiting their arrival for take off on an aero-medical training flight, Dec. 7, 2014, at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. The Development and Training Flight has been in existence for over two years and has put into United States Air Force Basic Military Training roughly 150 trainees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Trainee flight

Trainees get some last words and instructions before takeoff from Master Sgt. Val R. Armel, leader of the Development and Training Flight, at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Dec. 7, 2014. The goal of the Development and Training Flight is to prepare trainees for the rigors of United States Air Force Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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Trainee flight

Trainees of the 911th Airlift Wing’s Development and Training Flight get a pre-flight brief before taking part in their first flight on military aircraft, Dec. 7, 2014, at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. The flight had two major purposes; the first was to have aero-medical staff of the 911th train, equip and develop their skills while in flight and the second being to familiarize the trainees with different aspects of a career in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph E. Bridge)

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All in a morning’s work

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a tactical drop training flight by members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 911th Operations Support Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron during subzero weather at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Jan. 22, 2014. During the winter months, aircraft must go through many steps before it is ready to fly. These steps include being towed from their parked location to a de-icing pad, heating the engines to ensure the propellers aren’t frozen in place, and then the normal preflight inspections and equipment loading. (U.S. Air Force illustration photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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All in a morning’s work

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a tactical drop training flight by members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 911th Operations Support Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron during subzero weather at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Jan. 22, 2014. During the winter months, aircraft must go through many steps before it is ready to fly. These steps include being towed from their parked location to a de-icing pad, heating the engines to ensure the propellers aren’t frozen in place, and then the normal preflight inspections and equipment loading. (U.S. Air Force illustration photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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All in a morning’s work

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a tactical drop training flight by members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 911th Operations Support Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron during subzero weather at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Jan. 22, 2014. During the winter months, aircraft must go through many steps before it is ready to fly. These steps include being towed from their parked location to a de-icing pad, heating the engines to ensure the propellers aren’t frozen in place, and then the normal preflight inspections and equipment loading. (U.S. Air Force illustration photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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All in a morning’s work

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a tactical drop training flight by members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 911th Operations Support Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron during subzero weather at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Jan. 22, 2014. During the winter months, aircraft must go through many steps before it is ready to fly. These steps include being towed from their parked location to a de-icing pad, heating the engines to ensure the propellers aren’t frozen in place, and then the normal preflight inspections and equipment loading. (U.S. Air Force illustration photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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All in a morning’s work

A C-130 Hercules is prepared for a tactical drop training flight by members of the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 911th Operations Support Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron during subzero weather at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Jan. 22, 2014. During the winter months, aircraft must go through many steps before it is ready to fly. These steps include being towed from their parked location to a de-icing pad, heating the engines to ensure the propellers aren’t frozen in place, and then the normal preflight inspections and equipment loading. (U.S. Air Force illustration photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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Largest graduating class

A group of Airmen stand with their Community College of the Air Force degrees during a commander’s call at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, November 1, 2014. The most recent graduating class was comprised of 32 Airmen receiving 35 degrees, making it the largest graduating class in wing history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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Airman of the Burgh: Senior Airman Courtney Schwenk

Senior Airman Courtney Schwenk, medical records health administrator with the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, plays a vital part in deploying Airmen to theatres around the globe, making sure all personnel medical records on the base are complete and up to date. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bridge)

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Rain or shine, we go

Airman 1st Class James Yamnitzky, 32nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, gives the all clear for the driver of the 10K All-Terrain vehicle to start backing out of the cargo garage at the 911th Airlift Wing, Dec. 6th, 2014. The 32nd APS must deliver their pallets whatever the weather, and rain was no exception. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel)

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All clear to move

Airman 1st Class James Yamnitzky, 32nd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, gives the “all clear” for the driver of the 10K all-terrain vehicle to start backing out of the cargo garage at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Dec. 6th, 2014. Transportation of cargo is vital to quickly and efficiently load a plane for take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel)

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Into the Wind

Technical Sgt. Richard Signorelli, 758th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, watches as a heavy cargo pallet drops out of the back of a C-130 Hercules at the Cadiz, Ohio drop zone Dec. 6th, 2014. The heavy pallet will be retrieved by members of the 32nd Aerial Port Squadron on the ground; the same squadron that built the pallet before it was loaded onto the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyne Obeldobel)

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Captain Rob Lytle; example of exemplorary leadership

Capt. Rob Lytle, 911th Logistic Readiness Squadron operation officer, learns how Senior Airman Christina Endlish, 911 LRS supply apprentice, performs different tasks that are crucial to her job at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Dec. 6, 2014. As a leader Captain Lytle believes everyone is an Airman first and has a hands-on approach to leading his troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua J. Seybert)

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