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Aug. 20, 2020
Wind Storm Damages Static C-47

Maj. Jared Cummings (left), 328th Air Refueling Squadron pilot; Master Sgt. Bill Ingwersen (center), 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief; Chief Master Sgt. Chris McArdle (right), 914th Mission Support Group Superintendent; and Master Sgt. Anthony Battaglia (back), 914th Aircraft
Aug. 18, 2020
Joint installation training enhances mission readiness

Airmen from the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. and the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, completed joint-installation training at YARS Aug. 6.
July 17, 2020
328th ARS mission continues during Covid-19

Members of the 328th Air Refueling Squadron from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. conduct an air refueling mission on Monday, July 13, 2020.
July 16, 2020
Niagara Fitness Center Construction On Schedule

A view looking south at the new base physical fitness facility at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on July 14, 2020. Construction is on schedule for this 26,000 square foot facility and expected to be completed by July of 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Peter Borys)
July 13, 2020
Col. Carl Magnusson serves as Niagara's newest commander

The 914th Air Refueling Wing here welcomed the new wing and installation commander, Col. Carl J. Magnusson, during an assumption of command ceremony on July 12, 2020.Magnusson assumes command just following the wing declaring fully operational capable in aerial refueling, global mobility and
July 8, 2020
914th maintenance installs first KC-135R engine

Tech. Sgt. Alex Brown, 914th Maintenance Squadron propulsion specialist prepares to raise a KC-135R tanker aircraft engine into position on the wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on July 7, 2020. Brown was part of a team of maintenance professionals installing one of the four main
May 23, 2020
Niagara Airmen return home from stateside Covid-19 deployment

Four members of the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron returned home to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. May 22, 2020 aboard a C-40 aircraft after helping to fight Covid-19 in the New York City area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Nichols)
May 18, 2020
Niagara and Vermont Airmen salute Western New York Covid-19 frontline workers with flyover

Airmen from the 914th Air Refueling Wing here and 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, Vermont, conducted a flyover salute over parts of Western New York on May 12.Following routine training operations, a KC-135 from the 914th and F-35s from the 158th honored the essential personnel working the front
May 14, 2020
Old and reliable KC-135 refuels new to the force KC-46

One of the oldest refueling tanker aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory, the KC-135R Stratotanker, flown by the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. recently refueled the newest refueling aircraft model, the KC-46A Pegasus flown by the 157th ARW, Pease ANGB, N.H.
May 11, 2020
Flyover honoring Covid-19 frontline workers to end over Niagara Falls

A 914th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 and F35s from the 158th Fighter Wing are scheduled to fly over parts of Western New York to salute all frontline Covid-19 healthcare workers, emergency responders, and essential employees.