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171st Photos

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Guardsmen assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing Force Support Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stand for a group photo during Expeditionary Force Support training Aug. 8, 2024, at Camp Dawson, West Virginia. The training is a crucial part of the squadron’s commitment to maintaining readiness and enhancing the capabilities of its members. (Courtesy Photo)
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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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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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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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An aerial view of the Innovative Readiness Training construction site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 2022. Construction is being completed for the IRT Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, which is a multi-year project that allows Guardsmen and Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force to build homes each year for Cherokee Veterans. (Courtesy Photo)
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A new Resiliency Center opened at the The 171st Air Refueling Wing on Aug. 27, 2022 to help Guardsmen and their families handle mental, social, physical, financial and spiritual challenges they may face on and off duty. Guardsmen and their families can face a multitude of challenges and stressors during their careers, including demanding workloads and deployments away from loved ones. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen, from left, Lt.Col. Frank Shoaf, Chief Master Sgt. Jason Everetts, Capt. Matthew Reed, Master Sgt. Frankie Perez, Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Mowry, and Capt. Benjamin Kaufman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s geographically separated unit the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a photo at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, while attending joint exercise, Defender Europe-22, June 2022. The purpose of the engagement was focused on capability sharing and discussion of future State Partnership Program events between the 258th and the Lithuanian Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)
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Louisiana Air National Guardsmen, from left, Airman 1st Class Emily Savoie, Staff Sgt. Julie Lobre, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Smith, receive hands on material management training from Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bruce, right, a material handler with the 171st Air Refueling Wing, June 14, 2022. The training is part of a partnership between the the 159th Fighter Wing’s Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 171st Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman, Master Sgt. James Helsel, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing attempts to operate a vehicle in a distracted driver simulator while wearing goggles designed to replicate being visually impaired due to intoxication during the Health and Safety Awareness Day in Coraopolis, Pa. May 24, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman, Tech. Sgt. Ronnice Massengill, assigned to the Recruiting flight, 171st Air Refueling Wing poses for an image with graphics overlaying for a feature article "Keep Moving Foward". (U.S. Air National Guard illustration by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman, Tech. Sgt. Joe Mangino, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, makes advancing movements on insurgents during an evolution of combat skills training April 11, 2021. (Pennsylvania Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
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