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  • Chili Cook-Off

         The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicked off their 2009 drive Oct. 23, at the 171st Air Refueling Wing with the first-ever Chili Cook-Off.  Sixteen unit members created their own special chili and presented it to the unit members for tasting in the wing dining facility while simultaneously

  • Unit Members Help Pack Care Packages for Troops

         What a better way to start this Christmas season than to help bring joy to others!  The Greater Beneficial Union (GBU) of Pittsburgh invited members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing to help send joy to deployed troops this year.       GBU has taken it upon itself to make this event happen for

  • Honorary Commanders Mock Deploy

         The Honorary Commanders Association (HCA) is a cooperative effort of the Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, 171st Air Refueling Wing, 911th Airlift Wing and 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.  Each year, approximately 15 local business professionals are paired with commanders and senior

  • Air Guard Medical Team Provides Care in Africa

         As citizens in the tri-state area fret over the effects of the H1N1 virus, Airmen of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Medical Group were treating life threatening illnesses this country has not experienced in decades.     Fifteen airmen assigned to the Wing deployed to Uganda, in western Africa to

  • Non-commissioned officers honored by the state of Pennsylvania

    As for most crucial battles, Gettysburg was an opportunity for military leaders and war heroes to emerge and accomplish great feats. Almost 150 years later, a group of Pennsylvania Soldiers and Airmen gathered on the same fields to study the history of those who fought before them. Non-commissioned

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