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  • 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

  • 171st hosts first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Event

    The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted its first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) Post Deployment event at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania.To be eligible to attend the event a service member had to deploy for 90 or more cumulative days of Title 10 or Title 32 orders in

  • Flight behind the fight: POL

    Since 2003, the 171st has flown approximately 23,000 Bravo missions and offloaded more than 80 million gallons of fuel supporting missions abroad. The POL (Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants) flight, processes every gallon of fuel that is offloaded from the Pittsburgh fleet."I can honestly say we're the

  • Former journalist recalls time on Tanker Times staff

    Lt. Col. Michele Papakie spent 13 years in public affairs, both as enlisted and an officer. But her work as a reporter stuck with her throughout her career. Papakie said the production of the publication was much different when she began her career than it is today."Back then, there were only two of

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