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Purple Heart awarded after 65 year wait

World War II veteran, 86 year-old David Rohm Jr. was awarded the Purple Heart at the 171st Air Refueling Wing on Saturday, March 7, 2009, by Wing commander Brig. Gen. Roy Uptegraff, for injuries he sustained bailing out of his crippled B-17 aircraft, sixty-five years ago. (U. S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stacey Barkey)
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171st basic training graduates honored by commander’s visit

Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing attend the Basic Training Graduation Ceremony, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX on February 26, 2009. Among the trainee graduates were thirteen members of the student flight from the Pittsburgh area. Airman 1st Class Kamal Boksmati receives a coin from Brig. Gen. Roy Uptegraff after graduating Basic Military Training on Feb. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sara Bressler)
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Steelers football game military tribute

HEINZ FIELD STADIUM, PITTSBURGH, PA - Country recording artist Laura Bryna paid tribute to the military with her hit single "Hometown Heroes" followed by the National Anthem and a 171st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker flyby on Nov. 16 just before the start of a Steelers game. Joining Bryna, the voice of a new, multifaceted advertising campaign for the Air National Guard, were members of the 171 ARW's Honor Guard and a local veteran who had served in each U.S. war. (Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Steelers football game military tribute

HEINZ FIELD STADIUM, PITTSBURGH, PA - Country recording artist Laura Bryna paid tribute to the military with her hit single "Hometown Heroes" followed by the National Anthem and a 171st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker flyby on Nov. 16 just before the start of a Steelers game. Joining Bryna, the voice of a new, multifaceted advertising campaign for the Air National Guard, were members of the 171 ARW's Honor Guard and a local veteran who had served in each U.S. war. (Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Operational Readiness Exersice

Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing located in Pittsburgh, PA participate in an operational readiness exercise on August 11, 2007 which will take them to Volk Field, WI where they will continue to practice wartime skills.
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Sesame Street Experience Live

Pittsburgh, Penn.- Sunday, October 26, 2008 Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, and the USO (United Service Organizations) teamed up to provide The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families: a free traveling tour to military installations across the country. The initiative provides support and offers significant resources for military families with young children experiencing the effects of deployment, multiple deployments or when a parent returns home changed due to a combat related injury. Military families who attended the 60-minute experience saw a live 25-minute character performance and received outreach materials from Talk, Listen, Connect and other partners. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Edward Reich) (Released)
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Sesame Street Experience Live

Pittsburgh, Penn.- Sunday, October 26, 2008 Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, and the USO (United Service Organizations) teamed up to provide The Sesame Street Experience for Military Families: a free traveling tour to military installations across the country. The initiative provides support and offers significant resources for military families with young children experiencing the effects of deployment, multiple deployments or when a parent returns home changed due to a combat related injury. Military families who attended the 60-minute experience saw a live 25-minute character performance and received outreach materials from Talk, Listen, Connect and other partners. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Edward Reich) (Released)
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Pittsburgh rededication ceremony

On June 29, 2008, Col. Macmillan of the 171st ARW, took part in a celebration on the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh, PA as it was rededicated as part of the 250th Anniversary of the city as well as the 90th Anniversary of the original dedication of the historic road. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Stacey Barkey)
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FOD Walk to Clean up the Runway

FINDLAY TWP., Pa. –Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing of Coraopolis, PA stretch along the flight line during their early morning FOD walk on August 3, 2008. (US Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Sara M Bressler)
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Testing communications for readiness

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Tech. Sgt. Paul Kline and Staff Sgt. Kimberly Tarry, 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron, test the communication system in their simulated deployed location during the squadron’s Operation Readiness Inspection in August 2008. (U. S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stacy Gault)
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Our Guard Family

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – 2nd Lt. Chris Preffer assists Senior Airman Sarah Gault before the Pittsburgh 250 Celebration in Point State Park Oct. 8. As cousins and members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard, they demonstrate the family ties and unity of the 171st. (U. S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Ann Young)
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KC-135 Tanker - Ghost Raider

Ghost Raiders, aircraft 0084, is the newest of the fleet of KC-135 Noseart at the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, PA. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Sara M. Bressler)
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