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  • Communications flight stays sharp for any emergency situation

         Team members of the 111th Communications Flight set up their mobile communication hub on Jun. 4, 2011 to run personnel through the steps of its set-up and operation, which is required on a reoccurring basis. The Joint Incident Site Communication Capability (JISCC) kit offers a unique dimension

  • Guard Day at the State Capitol

         On June 14th, Flag Day, representatives from a variety of Pennsylvania Air and Army guard units met at the state capitol in Harrisburg. An estimated 75 military members and select military equipment contractors enlightened state representatives, state employees and visitors as to the diverse

  • Fox 29 honors military with 'Good Day Philadelphia' tribute

         For the third consecutive year, Fox 29 shut down an entire block of Market Street in front of their television studio and hosted a special edition of Good Day Philadelphia Sept. 9, paying tribute to armed forces serving our country locally and abroad. The event was first held in November (to

  • 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    SENIOR NCO OF THE YEAR SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT GARY R. LAKE, JR 111th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Logistics Plans SuperintendentNCO OF THE YEAR TECHNICAL SERGEANT PATRICK W. GEISER 111th Security Forces Squadron, Combat Arms Training and Maintenance InstructorAIRMAN OF THE YEAR SENIOR AIRMAN ADAM

  • Security Forces civilian named ‘outstanding’ for 2010

          Joan Shaffer, an administrative assistant with the 111th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), was awarded the Air Force Security Forces Outstanding Air Reserve Component Civilian of the Year Award for 2010.      According to Lt. Col. Donald Landis, 111th SFS commander, it is Ms. Shaffer's

  • Sports Day 2009

    Team D-2 defeated its thirty-one opponents by scoring an overwhelming 1,820 points to claim the Sports Day II Championship. Tea m B-2 took second with 1,785 point s and Team V finished third at 727 points at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa., on Oct. 4.Sports Day is an event where 32 teams

  • Spouses and civic leaders take flight on KC-135s

    Spouses of members of the 111th Fighter Wing and local community leaders from around the state took flight on a KC-135 during an air refueling flight that gave the Pennsylvania Air National Guard the opportunity to show its appreciation for the level of support it receives from Guardsmen's spouses

  • 111th Fighter Wing, Family Readiness host Family Day

    Despite the overcast sky and the occasional drizzle of rain, the sound of music and the aroma of hotdogs wafted across the flightline at the Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, home to the 111th Fighter Wing, Oct. 3, as friends and families joined with Guardsmen to enjoy a day of fun and games during

  • Wing members teach SABC, land navigation to Civil Air Patrol cadets

    Members of the 111th Fighter Wing supported Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol Unit Northeast High School Flight from Philadelphia, by providing self-aid buddy care (SABC) and land navigation training at an event held at Fort Washington State Park on Jul. 15, and helped them apply the knowledge in a

  • Guardsmen construct bare base during field training exercise

    Almost 100 guardsmen from the 201st RED HORSE Sq. Det. 1 participated in a two-day field training exercise (FTX) from 17-19 Sept. at Bivouac 21, Fort Dix, N.J. In less than four hours, they transformed a rural pineland campground site into a fully operational base and took part in a variety of