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  • Well-traveled, well-deserved welcome home!

         After traveling the world, four members of civil engineering arrived at their final destination, the Pittsburgh International Airport, April 1.  Tech. Sgt. Michael Fetterman, Staff Sgt's Joe Lizon and Joe Meehan and Senior Airman Pete Malich were greeted by many family members and friends, as

  • 171st medic honored in D.C.

         Senior Airman Candice Cook, 171st Medical Group medical technician, was honored on behalf of the Air National Guard for her deployment to Iraq and other military humanitarian missions at the 5th Annual Angels of the Battlefield Gala in Washington D.C., Mar. 31.     The event was sponsored by

  • 258th RAPCON Certified

         The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ATCS) received its certification to open after nine years of preparation for its Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) facility Mar. 10 after going through a Facility Commissioning Certification (Inspection (FCCI) in Johnstown .     The FCCI was conducted to

  • ANG: Citizen today, warrior Airmen tomorrow

    Like any typical Saturday, Master Sgt. Jocelyn Fredrick planned to spend the weekend with her two young children. But a phone call early in the morning changed all that. Sergeant Fredrick, an intelligence specialist with the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, was called to serve in Operation

  • Total Force supports Odyssey Dawn

    Aircraft and Airmen from more than 10 bases across the Air Force have united to form the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing here.The wing formed in 72 hours after the start of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a mission to enforce a no-fly zone put in place to protect the civilian population of Libya.The first unit

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