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Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a photo at Palau’s International Airport with the local liaison officer during Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 Aug.13, 2025. The 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing and serves an essential mission by providing air traffic control services both stateside and overseas to civil, military, and even presidential aircraft while also maintaining mobile readiness to deploy. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)
171st ARW Airmen control skies over Palau during exercise
By Shawn Monk | Sept. 3, 2025
Four Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron traveled thousands of miles recently to take control of the skies over the Pacific island nation of Palau...

U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Kang, a drone operator with 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, inspects an unmanned aerial system during a demonstration at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2025. The Soldiers and representatives from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute demonstrated Project Shrike, an AI-enabled system for rapid target recognition and fire adjustment, by integrating drones and artillery during live-fire training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)
AI, drones help Soldiers speed up artillery missions
By Maj. Travis Mueller | Aug. 8, 2025
Soldiers with 1-109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are using artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial system technology to make one particular challenge less stressful for Soldiers on the...

A U.S. Soldier with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment fires an M240 machine gun during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 30, 2025. The Soldiers trained in an intensive 96 hour force-on-force exercise to simulate combat against a capable adversary. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zachery Jockel)
2nd IBCT Soldiers hold the line during urban combat exercise
By Staff Sgt. Zachery Jockel | Aug. 5, 2025
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team completed a force-on-force training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap's Combined Arms Collective Training Facility July 26 to 30...

More than 30 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire during The Adjutant General’s (TAG) Combined Arms Match July 25-27, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The Guardsmen competed at a variety of individual and team events, including the combat rifle and pistol individual events and the team Gen. George Patton combat pistol match. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Bergh)
Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual TAG Match
By Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig | July 31, 2025
More than 30 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in The Adjutant General’s Combined Arms Match July 25-27 at Fort Indiantown Gap...

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, pose for a group photo at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2025. The 109th MPAD executed an obstacle course to evaluate their fitness and learn about Air Assault training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Leah Klunk and Pfc. Ciarra Munoz)
109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment earns validation for upcoming deployment
By Spc. Skylin Simpson | July 30, 2025
The 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment earned validation for an upcoming deployment after a two-week training period at Fort Indiantown Gap...
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