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  • Chaplain Lt. Col. Jack Fitzgerald to retire

              As Lt. Col. Jack Fitzgerald prepared for his last mass, he sat behind his desk and rubbed cream on his sore ankle.  "One of the best things about being part the Air Guard was the fact that it kept me young in mind, body, and spirit!", said Fitzgerald, better known as Father Jack who plans

  • Distinguished Flying Cross recipient visits the 171st

         October 2, 2009 Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan strapped in their F-15E Strike Eagle, Capt. Mike "Ox" Polidor, pilot and Capt. Aaron "Finch" Dove, F-15E weapon system operator, both from the 335th Fighter Squadron were preparing for a routine mission at the base. Unexpectedly over the radio

  • 171st ARW members help at Army memorial dedication

         The 171st was asked to help support the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquartered in Washington, PA with the dedication of the Fallen Warrior Memorial Wall in the lobby of the Goodridge Armory July 11.      The memorial is dedicated to the 82 Soldiers and Marines killed in action during

  • Communications mobility trailer stationed at the 171st ARW

          The state of Pennsylvania is the proud owner of a First Response Support Trailer (FRST), and the 171st Air Refueling Wing Communications Squadron has been selected to be the maintainer of this mobile package.     If disaster strikes, causing power and communication lines to be lost, the FRST

  • Haiti, on and off duty...

    Whether they are called upon by government officials or voluntarily help a neighbor, guard members can't sit by and watch; national guardsmen always find their way to a disaster. When a catastrophic earthquake hit our neighbors to the south in Haiti, two members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing

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