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  • Pennsylvania Air Guard’s 171st Airmen Home from Operation Spartan Shield

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Cheers, hugs and tears of joy filled the air at the 171st Air Refueling Wing as more than 120 Airmen returned home recently after a 150-day deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.The returning Airmen were greeted by a crowd of family members,

  • Pennsylvania Air Guard Guides Skies at Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025

    JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Four Airmen from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron, based in Johnstown, recently traveled thousands of miles to take control of the skies over the Pacific island nation of Palau.For more than 16 days, the team provided critical air

  • Pennsylvania Air Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing Wins Omaha Trophy

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 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.Earning the award is a rare achievement for a KC-135 tanker unit, especially an Air National Guard Unit.The

  • 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.The Omaha Trophy, awarded annually by U.S. Strategic Command

  • Arkansas National Guard Air Wing Receives C-130J Aircraft

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. - The 189th Air Wing officially began its first aircraft conversion in almost 40 years with the arrival of two EC-130J Super Hercules aircraft Sept. 18.The conversion to the C-130J is a major step toward fleet modernization for the Air National Guard in the effort to

  • Pennsylvania Guard Support Squadron Sharpens Combat Readiness

    CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. - The 171st Force Support Squadron and Airmen from the 171st commander’s support staff recently completed intensive expeditionary force support training at Camp Dawson, enhancing capabilities and readiness.Throughout the week of Aug. 4-9, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen

  • Pennsylvania Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. - 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. This assignment, undertaken by Staff Sgt. Robbie Gregor, Staff Sgt. Daniel

  • Pennsylvania Maintainers Conduct Two-Week Training Exercise

    JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron’s Deployable Instrument Landing System Team completed a two-week annual training exercise June 16.The exercise focused on the squadron’s newest equipment, the AN/TRN-50 Deployable Instrument Landing