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  • 7th Annual JROTC competition

         Approximately 350 Junior ROTC students from nine different high schools near Pittsburgh and surrounding areas including West Virginia participated in the annual all day event here, April 29.     Each JROTC detachment had to compete against each other in several events such as the large group

  • 171st CES conducts exercise with county fire department

         The base fire department and the Allegheny County Fire Department, along with several other sections participated in a joint mutual aid exercise here April 18.     The training exercise took place at the munitions storage area (MSA), a fenced-off area where explosives and small arms are

  • Pittsburgh hosts PNGAS Conference

         Approximately 560 Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard members attended the annual Pennsylvania National Guard Association, (PNGAS) 2010 Combined Leadership Development Workshop April 22-25 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel.     PNGAS kicked off with an 18-hole, four-man scramble golf

  • Pittsburgh Family Ties

    May 14th was a memorable day for Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Preissler who is the Professional Military Education and Training Functional Manager assigned to the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.May 14th marked the day his retirement flag would be flown at the 171st Air Refueling Wing in

  • Scouting for Skills event at 171st helps youths

         Approximately 1,000 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts along with some of their parents, attended the 171st Air Refueling Wing's annual Scouting for Skills weekend here April 10 and 11.  Over the weekend the Scouts were given the opportunity to earn certain badges to progress in the scout

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