Jan. 3, 2023 Ten Tankers Launched from 171st in One Day Ten KC-135 aircraft were launched in a single day by the 171st on Oct. 25, 2022, making it one of the busiest days for flying at the unit on record.
Dec. 9, 2022 171st Tanker Keeps Low-on-Fuel Stealth Bomber Airborne Just before takeoff, with the first of four engines started, Steel 51 received an unexpected call requesting immediate refueling for a B-2 Bomber. The B-2, call sign “Fury 72,” was quickly running low on fuel had about 90 minutes remaining.
Oct. 13, 2022 PA Guardsman Leads Project Providing New Housing for Homeless Cherokee Vets A Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing led the construction of seven homes for tribal members of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma who are currently experiencing homelessness.
July 26, 2022 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron Attends NATO Exercise The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron attended a multinational, joint exercise, Defender Europe-22, with NATO and other military partners, June 2022.
June 22, 2022 Strength Through Partnership: 171st Air Refueling Wing Partners with 159th Fighter Wing The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 30 Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing as a part of a collaborative training effort to accomplish core competency training for Airmen of the Logistics Readiness Squadron from June 6, 2022-June 15, 2022.
May 15, 2022 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron Celebrates 25 Years The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron is celebrating 25 years since its founding in Johnstown, Pennsylvania this May 2022.
March 29, 2022 Building the Framework at Camp Paumalu for the Girl Scouts A joint force of 171st Airmen and Marine Reservists participating in Innovative Readiness Training demolished old buildings and constructed new cabins at Camp Paumalu, Hawaii from May through August 2021.
March 17, 2022 171st Air Refueling Wing certifies 911th Airlift Wing TCCC instructors The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 11 members from the 911th Airlift Wing Aerospace Evacuation Squadron in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course on March 16, 2022. The 171st is well on its way to training all 171st Guardsmen in the All Service Members portion of TCCC by April 2023.
Feb. 5, 2022 Continuous Improvement The 171st Air Refueling Wing recently hosted the first Lean Six Sigma Green Belt LSSGB training session on base in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Jan. 4-7, 2022.
Aug. 26, 2021 Inspiration Through Generations At the 171st Air Refueling Wing, this support is part of being an Airman. But what happens when the Airman is also your mother?