Story by Shawn Monk | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 12.11.2025
Leadership of the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s enlisted force changed hands during an assumption of responsibility ceremony as Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Conley became the wing’s new senior enlisted leader....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Kyle Brooks | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 10.26.2025
Cheers, hugs, and tears of joy filled the air at the 171st Air Refueling Wing in Coraopolis this week as more than 120 Airmen returned home after a 150-day deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield....
Story by Shawn Monk | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 05.15.2025
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....
Story by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 09.24.2024
The 171st Air Refueling Wing and the 911th Airlift Wing are excited to announce the launch of the Steel City Air Force Honorary Commanders Program, aimed at fostering strong relationships between the bases and the local community through the Steel City Honorary Commanders Association....
Story by Shawn Monk | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 09.06.2024
Four Fire Fighters from Pittsburgh's 171st Air Refueling Wing serve a unique mission in Antarctica at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Research Center....
Story by Shawn Monk | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 07.18.2024
258th Guardsmen work with new deployable equipment that gives capabilities allowing aircraft to land in close proximity of mountains, bodies of water, obstructions and during inclement weather conditions with low to zero visibility....
Story by Shawn Monk | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 07.12.2024
Air National Guardsmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight trained directly with Pennsylvania Strike Team 1 in several advanced techniques that they might use when responding to an accident or disaster....
Story by Senior Airman Darion Boyd and Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Merlock | 177th Fighter Wing - NJ Air National Guard | 07.10.2024
Last month, civil engineer Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, participated in the Piney Devil Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) exercise here at the 177th Fighter Wing. The exercise consisted of both classroom lectures and the performance of taskings to test their ability to......
