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Pittsburgh C-130H aircraft receive tactical upgrade
Five of the eight C-130 Hercules aircraft stationed here received Real Time In Cockpit modification in February to boost operational flexibility and situational awareness. RTIC is a system that shows the current positions of threats and other aircraft, and facilitates communication between different pilots. It replaced an older system called
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2/27
2017
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Historic exercise ends in Pittsburgh flyover
Six C-130 Hercules aircraft fly over the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 6, 2016. This flyover signaled the end of what could be the last C-130H generation exercise at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station before a potential C-17 mission change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie A. Bowlden)
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11/28
2016
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Pittsburgh wins Golden Derrick Award
The 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight beat out 31 other Air Force Reserve Command units to earn the 2016 Golden Derrick Award.The 911th pushed millions of gallons of fuel, supported thousands of sorties, developed ground-breaking tools to win the award, which was presented by Brig. Gen. John A. Hickok, deputy director of logistics,
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6/10
2016
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Yellow Ribbon rescue
Maj. Fred Pounds, flight commander of clinical management with the 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here, went to Orlando to attend a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration seminar, expecting to unwind and adjust to life back home. Instead, he ended up averting a crisis and subsequently saving a stranger's life."Whether it happened at a Yellow Ribbon
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1/26
2016
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