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  • 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.

  • From combat boots to rubber boots

    As an expeditionary engineering group based out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Prime BEEF can go anywhere in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility as needed. Established in October 1964, they support frontline construction, emergency management and a myriad of other specialized

  • FSRT

    The Air Force’s core values are a common bond that unifies Airmen, a commitment and a guide for the way to serve your country and community.  These core values are embodied by the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT). 

  • The 171st ARW Hosts 6th Annual Enlisted Development Program

    The Enlisted Development Program (EDP) returned to the 171st from November 17th through the 19th, 2021. Previously, the course halted for public health concerns ensuing the pandemic. The EDP helps provide all enlisted Airmen with the skills they need to be effective leaders.

  • Get them off the X!

    U.S. Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing and the 421st Combat Training Squadron, both at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania, and Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Virginia, participated in a test of concept TCCC

  • Inspiration Through Generations

    At the 171st Air Refueling Wing, this support is part of being an Airman. But what happens when the Airman is also your mother?

  • Evolving Our Ability To Survive and Operate

    Training in the Air Force is robust and encompasses a wide range of inherent capabilities and mission sets. Over the past 20 years, the Air Force has focused on sustained training and has set its sights on implementing new training to continue the legacy of being the strongest, fastest and most

  • Family Ties

    Staff Sgt.Tyler Sparkman serves alongside his father, Senior Master Sgt. David Sparkman, an occupational safety manager at the 171st ARW who has served in the Air National Guard for almost 30 years.

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