Join us for the Touch a Truck Sea, Air, Land, & Space Expo on June 15, 2024! WHEN: June 15, from 10 AM until 3 PM WHERE: 169 Wright Brothers Drive in Moon Township, PA 15108 WHY: The absence of the annual local airshow has left a void in the interaction opportunities between local military […]
The 911th Airlift Wing, in conjunction with the 171st Air Refueling Wing and the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, hosted the inaugural Air Reserve Component Athena event in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, April 12-13, 2023. Attendees of the event included Sharene Brown, wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.; Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, […]
Congratulations to these newly elected officers: Chuck Sargent – Chairman Rochelle Stachel – First Vice Chair Doug Strawbridge – Second Vice Chair J.E.B. Bolen – Treasurer Polly Bozdech-Veater – Secretary Marcel C. Minutolo, Ph.D. – Immediate Past Chair Special thanks to the outgoing officers for your time and dedication to our current military members and […]
See a C-17 flyover from the 911th Airlift Wing to start the Zelienople 4th of July parade. Log into Facebook and then copy and paste or click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/bbranby1/videos/570167354799815. If the content isn’t available, you can log into Facebook and search for the Zelienople Area Community Forum.
Defense Distribution Center (DDC) Susquehanna led by Colonel Trent Conner, U.S. Army, is one of five bases to receive the 2022 Commander-in-Chief’s Award for Installation Excellence which recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The five recipients of this highly competitive presidential award were selected for […]
Governor Tom Wolf, on March 04, announced new funding has been awarded through the Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission (PMCEC) to help make transportation and safety improvements for military installations in Cumberland and Philadelphia counties. “Transportation safety is critical in all walks of life, but particularly when it involves members of our armed forces,” said Gov. […]
The Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation released its Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Spending by State supplemental report. This report documents the results of a state-by-state analysis of Department of Defense personnel and contractual spending during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania ranks #9. […]
The Military Affairs Council of Western PA Chair and many others are once again volunteering this tax season to provide free tax preparation for veterans, National Guard, and Reservists at the Veterans Leadership Program. Their volunteers are certified at the ‘Military” level with the IRS and are knowledgeable about Federal and State benefits to veterans […]
