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171st Photos

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171st and 911th Wings Welcome Honorary Commanders Aboard

A KC-135 aircraft, rear, taxis onto the flight line at the 171st Air Refueling Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport, near a C-17 aircraft from the 911th Airlift Wing, front, after an orientation flight for civic leaders Aug. 13, 2024. The flight was part of the Honorary Commanders Program which included a briefing, a flight on a KC-135 aircraft or a C-17 aircraft, and lunch with military leaders from both wings that work in similar fields as the civic leaders. The event is intended to help foster lasting relationships in the community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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171st and 911th Wings Welcome Honorary Commanders Aboard

Civic leaders from the Pittsburgh region exit a C-17 aircraft from the 911th Airlift Wing at the 1 as a KC-135 aircraft from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, rear, taxis onto the flight line at the 171st after an orientation flight Aug. 13, 2024. The flight was part of the Honorary Commanders Program which included a briefing, a flight on a KC-135 aircraft or a C-17 aircraft, and lunch with military leaders from both wings that work in similar fields as the civic leaders. The event is intended to help foster lasting relationships in the community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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2024 Freedom Award

A graphic illustration of images captured by various individuals during the ESGR Freedom Award presentation on August 22, 2024, in Washington D.C. (U.S. Air National Guard Illustration by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
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It's A Family Thing

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman, Command Chief Master Sgt. Charles Wiley is shown receiving the oath of enlistment in two photos during his initial and final enlistment with the Air National Guard, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This graphic shows an original scanned image of Wiley captured in 1999 and a digital image with a similar graphic element to mimic the older photo. The background consists of multiple Department of Defense logos and the command chief master sgt. rank insignia faded on a battle dress uniform and operational camouflage pattern gradient background with the written story name It’s a family thing overlay. (U.S. Air National Guard illustration by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Leonard, left, and Tech. Sgt. Shane Miller, right, with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, prepare to train on a pick-off rescue while on a radar tower during their two-week training exercise from June 3, 2024 to June 16, 2024. The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing and serves an essential mission by providing air traffic control services both stateside and overseas to civil, military, and even presidential aircraft while also maintaining mobile readiness to deploy. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)
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Tech. Sgt. Brad Fabrizi, an integrated communications/navigation/mission systems craftsman assigned to the 171st Maintenance Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, closes the bay door on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a large-scale readiness exercise March 11, 2023, at Cecil Field, Florida. A LRE tests Airmen readiness and builds upon skills needed to dominate in a contested environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Wockenfuss)
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Lithuania and the Pennsylvania National Guard have been state partners for over 30 years and during the most recent visit seven engagements took place to share knowledge and ideas. The State Partnership Program is designed to increase cooperation between Guard units and other nations’ militaries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
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Two members from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, share best practices about hot pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the Lithuanian Air Force during the most recent State Partnership Program engagement May 2, 2024, in Siauliai, Lithuania. Pennsylvania and Lithuania have been partner states for over 30 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
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Chaplains with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces pose for a photo in Lithuania during a collaboration to improve support to military members between March and April 2024. The cooperation between nations was part of the State Partnership Program and included support from the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine. (Courtesy photo)
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Congressman Chris Deluzio and staff prepare to enter a KC-135 aircraft flight simulator during a tour of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing near Pittsburgh, Sept. 5, 2023. During the tour the congressman and staff met with leadership and was briefed on the units mission, capabilities and people. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Master Sgt. John Kovacic with the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fire and Emergency Services Flight operates the DS11 hydraulic concrete chainsaw while receiving training from members of Pennsylvania Strike Team 1, at the Allegheny County Fire Academy, May 8, 2024. The partnership between the 171st and PA ST1 allows for shared resources and expertise, and provides a comprehensive training environment that benefits participants and the communities they serve. (courtesy photo)
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The Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 Stratotanker simulator train and cars rest for a moment at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Jacob Minney

Jacob Minney
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Wreaths Across the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

Wreaths Across the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
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Master Sgt. Morgan McCoy, right, 171st Air Refueling Wing Financial Management Superintendent, and Master Sgt. Clint Ferringer, left, 171st ARW Financial Service Supervisor, pose for a photo at the 171st ARW near Pittsburgh, Nov. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Fariss)
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Chaplain (Maj.) Gretchen Hulse summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the continent of Africa, during the summer of 2023. (courtesy photo)
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230706-Z-NQ177-1002

Megan Hirlehey wanted to be a pilot ever since she came to the base for family day as a kid with her dad, Kevin Clancy, a Master Sgt. in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. In 2008, right before graduating high school, Megan enlisted in her dads unit, the 171st Air Refueling Wing. She served in the base’s Education and Training office and also the base’s Small Air Terminal, while her dad served in the Maintenance Group. She followed her dream to be a pilot and commissioned in 2020. On July 6, 2023, 1st Lt. Megan Hirlehey flew her first mission with the 171st - aboard the very aircraft her dad serves as Crew Chief. Kevin marshaled his daughter off the flight line and saluted her as she steered the KC-135 aircraft towards the runway for take off. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)
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Lithuanian Air Force Commander Visits 171st Air Refueling Wing

Master Sgt. Kyle McCormick, middle, boom operator assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, shows Col. Antanas Matutis, right, commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, what an aerial refueling mission looks like from the refueling pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft March 22, 2023, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania have partnered through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program since 1993. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
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A KC-135 aircraft takes off from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, an Air National Guard unit near Pittsburgh Pa., Oct. 25, 2022. The aircraft was supporting Operation Nobel Defender, a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott McGowen, a 104th Fighter Wing F-15 pilot, prepares to take-off from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. Operation NOBLE DEFENDER is a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. The Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) led this iteration of OND and coordinated and conducted combined operations, while concurrently launching aircraft from different locations across the northeast coast of the United States. F-15 and KC-135 aircraft from CONR and CF-18 aircraft from the Canadian NORAD Region participated in the operation. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and U.S. command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Randall Burlingame)
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