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  • 171st Awarded AFA AFOUA

    The 171st Air Refueling Wing won the 2011 Air Force Association (AFA) Outstanding Air National Guard Flying Unit Award (AFOUA).The competition was extremely competitive within the Air Force units who submitted for the award.A group of nine unit members from the 171st ARW attended the awards ceremony

  • Air Traffic System Evaluation

    The 258 ATCS went through an intense three day ATSE August 16-18 2011 at the unit, receiving the official out-brief at 9:00 a.m. August 19th. The squadron was evaluated on 807 checklist items, which is the second highest amount of items on any Air National Guard unit to date. The evaluation assesses

  • Veterans helping veterans

    More than 130 members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing volunteered to assist with the 31st Annual Veteran Wheelchair Games which were held in Pittsburgh July 31- Aug. 6. Our unit provided support for veteran athletes with boarding their departing flights and transporting luggage.Many unit members

  • Flight behind the Fight: 171st Crew Chiefs

    No matter what day of the year it is or the weather forecast, the 171st crew chiefs are on the flightline maintaining the wing's fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers. The aircraft maintenance shop is comprised of more than 100 crew chiefs that work 24/7, 365 days a year."We're out here working every day,

  • Unit members donate life-saving blood

    Approximately 40 pints of blood were donated today by members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing during an American Red Cross blood drive on base. More than 45 Airmen volunteered to assist with the blood shortage and ultimately help save lives. Capt. Darren Rogers, medical administrative officer and

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