June 22, 2022 Strength Through Partnership: 171st Air Refueling Wing Partners with 159th Fighter Wing The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 30 Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing as a part of a collaborative training effort to accomplish core competency training for Airmen of the Logistics Readiness Squadron from June 6, 2022-June 15, 2022.
June 16, 2022 Hearing Our Airmen: Command Chief of the Air National Guard Visited the 171st Air Refueling Wing The 171st Air Refueling Wing received a visit from Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, the command chief of the Air National Guard, on June 11, 2022.
May 26, 2022 PA National Guard Hosts a First of its Kind Health and Safety Event The 171st Air Refueling Wing in conjunction with the Pennsylvania National Guard hosted a joint, Army and Air Health and Safety event at the Pittsburgh-based Air National Guard installation on May 26, 2022. Members from western Pennsylvania Army Guardsmen spent the day alongside Air Guardsmen
May 15, 2022 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron Celebrates 25 Years The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron is celebrating 25 years since its founding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania this May 2022.
March 29, 2022 Building the Framework at Camp Paumalu for the Girl Scouts A joint force of 171st Airmen and Marine Reservists participating in Innovative Readiness Training demolished old buildings and constructed new cabins at Camp Paumalu, Hawaii from May through August 2021.
March 17, 2022 171st Air Refueling Wing certifies 911th Airlift Wing TCCC instructors The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 11 members from the 911th Airlift Wing Aerospace Evacuation Squadron in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course on March 16, 2022. The 171st is well on its way to training all 171st Guardsmen in the All Service Members portion of TCCC by April 2023.
March 16, 2022 Pennsylvania Guardsmen on Duty in UAE From plumbers to chaplains and IT professionals to medics, about three dozen members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing are on duty, forward deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
Feb. 9, 2022 Communications Squadron Airmen Keep ADAB Network Secure While most of their work is seldom seen, two Al Dhafra Air Base Airmen are part of the front-line of cyber security for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Staff Sgts. Adam Phelps and Chandler Didricksen are cyber security operations specialists with the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron.
Feb. 5, 2022 171st Awarded Air Force Outstanding Unit Award The 171st Air Refueling Wing has recently earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.
Feb. 5, 2022 Continuous Improvement The 171st Air Refueling Wing recently hosted the first Lean Six Sigma Green Belt LSSGB training session on base in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Jan. 4-7, 2022.