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  • Food for 500

    Hundreds of Airmen have arrived here to support Operation Odyssey Dawn, and they are all hungry.The dining facility has progressed from serving 450 meals a day to 1,600 since the start of the operation, which is a no-fly zone set up to protect the civilian population of Libya.To support this

  • Third Air Force commander visits Operation Unified Protector Airmen

    Third Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc visited here March 31 to meet with Airmen working to support Operation Unified Protector.Unified Protector is a NATO-led mission to operate a no-fly zone over the nation of Libya and provide humanitarian assistance to the Libyan civilian population, in

  • Weather Airmen see whether Unified Protectors fly

    Even the perfectly planned mission cannot be executed if the weather does not cooperate.Aircrews supporting Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led operation designed to protect the civilian population of Libya, look to the Airmen in the weather office here to make sure they have a smooth

  • Unit member scheduled to perform in Super Bowl pregame show

    Christina Aguilera will not be the only Pittsburgh-native performing in the Super Bowl pregame show Sunday. Airman 1st Class Lisa Weiss, a Pittsburgh resident and member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, will perform "America the Beautiful" with the Air Force's premiere performance group Tops

  • Troops connected to home with Panera

    171st Air Refueling Wing members thank managers and staff of the Settlers Ridge Panera Bread Café with a Center of Influence award for the second annual Phone Cards for Troops program. On December 9, Panera Bread Pittsburgh cafes are offered a free "You Pick Two" voucher to anyone that donates $5 to

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