May 15, 2025 171st Air Refueling Wing Wins Omaha Trophy CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The 171st Air Refueling Wing has added its name to an elite list of U.S. Air Force units, earning the prestigious Omaha Trophy for 2024 — a rare achievement for a KC-135 tanker unit, especially an Air National Guard Unit.
Sept. 6, 2024 171st Firefighters Brave Antarctic Extremes: A Cool Mission Supporting Advanced Research Four firefighters from the 171st Air Refueling Wing recently returned from Operation Deep Freeze, a longstanding mission supporting the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Research Center in Antarctica.
July 18, 2024 258th Maintainers Elevate Skills During Intensive Two-Week Training Exercise 258th receives new equipment that enables precision aircraft approach capabilities allowing aircraft to land in close proximity of mountains, bodies of water, obstructions and during inclement weather conditions with low to zero visibility.
July 12, 2024 171st Firefighters Train with Pennsylvania Strike Team 1 to Enhance Readiness Air National Guardsmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight recently participated in a training event with Pennsylvania Strike Team 1 in several advanced techniques that they might use when responding to an accident or disaster.
Sept. 22, 2023 Making a Difference Making a difference, today and for the future-this is the goal of Tech. Sgt. Frank Chappell, 171st Air Refueling Wing NCOIC/Religious Affairs Airman. This year, Chappell accomplished both of these goals.