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  • More in the air than just football

    As country recording artist Laura Bryna stood proudly on the 50 yard line at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field Sunday, November 16th, there was more than football in the air.       The sell-out crowd of over 62,000 Steelers fans roared as Bryna paid tribute to the military with her hit single "Hometown

  • Pennsylvania Guardsmen contribute to Global Deterrence mission

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are playing an active role in supporting the Global Deterrence mission here since their arrival Oct. 27.     Airmen deployed from the 171st Air Refueling Wing and their KC-135 Stratton are here as support for the theater

  • 171st Base infrastructure modernizes

    Throughout the past year, the Civil Engineering Squadron dug deeply into three major construction projects on base. The renovation or new construction projects were valued at nearly $4 million. Topping the list of this year's projects was a new 3000-square-foot Combat Arms Training & Maintenance

  • Pennsylvania shooters make their mark

    The 38th Annual Winston P. Wilson National and International Marksmanship Championships were recently held in Little Rock, Ark. The Alpha Team, which represented the State of Pennsylvania, consisted of Gregory Neiderhiser and Bill Foster both from the PA Army National Guard/Fort Indiantown Gap,

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