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112th Air Operations Squadron Ribbon Cutting

Brig. Gen. Eric Weller, commander 193rd Special Operations Wing; Maj. Gen. Stephen Sischo, Assistant Adjutant General-Air; and Col. Joel Pannebaker, commander 112th Air Operations Squadron cut the ribbon to the 112th?s new training facility as Chief Master Sgt. Hayes Gearhart and Airman 1st Class Blaze Auman hold the ribbon, Saturday. The new $5 million training facility will provide a state-of-the-art complex where Pennsylvania Guardsmen will be able to learn and practice running air campaigns in a realistic recreation of an Air and Space Operations Center.

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148th ASOS Airmen earn top prize in Exercise Noble Skywave

Airman 1st Class Patrick Kluyber, radio frequency transmission systems Airman, 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, dials a channel on the high frequency radio as he did during Exercise Noble Skywave 2014. The exercise was a competition format with points awarded for various criteria, such a completing the greatest number of radio contacts with other participants using various type of antennas, modes and power output. Kluyber teamed up with Tech. Sgt. Nathan Belanger, another radio frequency transmission systems Airman of the 148th, to capture first place in the exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Claire Behney/Released)

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148th ASOS Airmen earn top prize in Exercise Noble Skywave

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Belanger and Airman 1st Class Patrick Kluyber, radio frequency transmission systems Airmen, 148th Air Support Operations Squadron, connect the antenna used during Exercise Noble Skywave 2014. The two-man team captured first place in the global exercise that focuses on high-frequency radio communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Claire Behney/Released)

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193rd host U.S. Flag retirement ceremony

193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa., Base Honor Guard members post the Colors during a flag retirement ceremony held June 7 at the 193rd. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Claire Behney/Released)

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193rd host U.S. Flag retirement ceremony

Trainees of the Right Start program at the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa., salute the Colors during a flag retirement ceremony held on base June 7. A flag retirement ceremony will be an annual event held at the 193rd and hosted by the First Sergeants Council. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Claire Behney/Released)

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193rd host U.S. Flag retirement ceremony

Master Sgt. Spencer Schulz (left) and Master Sgt. Jeremy Fisher (right), members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa., First Sergeants Council, properly retire an unserviceable American Flag during a flag retirement ceremony held on base June 7. Flags that are torn, faded, or tattered are considered unserviceable and should have the proper protocols followed to be officially retired. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Claire Behney/Released)

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193rd SOLRS earns ARC Basic Logistics Activity of the Year Award

(U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Culeen Shaffer/Released)

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193rd SOMDG gets visit from CMSAF

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody (center) thanks Tech. Sgt. Rafael Melgar, 193rd Special Operations Medical Group biomedical equipment technician, for giving him and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody (left), a tour of the 193rd SOMDG. Chief Cody visited the 193rd Special Operations Wing Feb. 22-23 to get a firsthand look at the wing’s Middletown, Pa. and Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa., missions and to speak with Airmen about challenges they face. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Susan Penning/Released)

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193rd SOW Child of the Year awarded at Annual Awards Ceremony

Six children of 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pennsylvania, members were presented Child of the Year awards by Col. John Dickinson, 193rd SOW commander, and retired Tech. Sgt. Pamela Nee, Child of the Year Award coordinator, during the wing’s Annual Awards Ceremony Dec. 7, 2014. This award is presented to military children who exemplify the Air Force Core Values and who contribute selflessly to their communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Claire Behney/Released)

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193rd SOW earns Excellent ORI score

193rd Special Operations Wing members stay busy in the Emergency Operations Center during the Operational Readiness Inspection, Nov. 3. 2012, Middletown, Pa. The inspection included four phases that were spread out during the course of nine months. The 193rd SOW scored an overall EXCELLENT on the ORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mariko Bender/Released)

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193rd SOW earns Excellent ORI score

Col. Christopher Dutton, 193rd Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, addresses the Operational Readiness Inspection participants after the completion of the ORI, Nov. 4. 2012, Middletown, Pa. The inspection included four phases that were spread out during the course of nine months. The 193rd SOW scored an overall EXCELLENT on the ORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mariko Bender/Released)

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193rd SOW earns Excellent ORI score

193rd Special Operations Wing member, Senior Airman Vanessa Scaife, quickly gets into Mission Oriented Protective Posture Level 4 gear immediately after alarms go off during the Operational Readiness Inspection, Nov. 3. 2012, Middletown, Pa. The inspection included four phases that were spread out during the course of nine months. The 193rd SOW scored an overall EXCELLENT on the ORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mariko Bender/Released)

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193rd SOW earns Excellent ORI score

Col. Christopher Dutton, 193rd Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, addresses the Operational Readiness Inspection participants after the completion of the ORI, Nov. 4. 2012, Middletown, Pa. The inspection included four phases that were spread out during the course of nine months. The 193rd SOW scored an overall EXCELLENT on the ORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mariko Bender/Released)

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193rd SOW earns Excellent ORI score

Brig. Gen. Gerald Otterbein, 193rd Special Operations Wing commander, addresses the Operational Readiness Inspection participants after the completion of the ORI, Nov. 4. 2012, Middletown, Pa. The inspection included four phases that were spread out during the course of nine months. The 193rd SOW scored an overall EXCELLENT on the ORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mariko Bender/Released)

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties work to hoist up the wing of a simulated aircraft crash during an exercise held at the September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The exercise is required by the Federal Aviation Administration every three years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Loftis)

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties participate in a simulated aircraft crash during an exercise held at the September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The exercise is required by the Federal Aviation Administration every three years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Loftis)

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing student flight act as casualties during a simulated aircraft crash exercise held September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The 193rd SOW student flight was amongst the dozens of volunteer’s dressed in moulage to test the response skills of local EMTs, firefighters and police.

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron worked to help extinguish a fire during a large-scale exercise September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. During the exercise, live fire, smoke and dozens of volunteer victims were staged to test first responders ability to respond to a plane crash. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Loftis)

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron worked with local EMTs, firefighters and police during a large-scale exercise September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The exercise included live fire, smoke and dozens of volunteer victims and tested the first responders ability to respond to a plane crash. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Loftis)

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193rd SOW participates in exercise

Members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing student flight and local volunteers help to transport the wounded to safety during a simulated aircraft crash exercise held September 21, 2019, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The 193rd SOW student flight were amongst the dozens of volunteer’s dressed in moulage to test the response skills of local EMTs, firefighters and police. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Loftis)

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