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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, left, presents a Purple Heart to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Picard, assigned to the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, during a ceremony at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1, 2024. Picard was recognized for actions he took while deployed to Afghanistan with the Oklahoma National Guard in 2011. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Staff Sgt. Brandon Willis)
Pa. Guard Soldier awarded Purple Heart 13 years after IED attack
By Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig | Nov. 6, 2024
A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier received a Purple Heart in a ceremony Nov. 1 at Valley Forge Military Academy for injuries he sustained in 2011 in Afghanistan...

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard maneuvers a drone during a test flight at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 11, 2024. Unmanned aircraft systems operators are required to have four hours of flight time each month to ensure their skills remain sharp and ready to meet the Army’s needs. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Israel Fernandez)
From auto shop to Army aviation
By Pfc. Israel Fernandez | Oct. 29, 2024
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea has gone from a paint shop to working with unmanned aircraft systems...

The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Task Force Associator assumed control over the security mission in East Africa from Task Force Paxton, another Pennsylvania National Guard Unit, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Oct. 21, 2024. The ceremony is a military tradition representing a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a mission from one unit to the next. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by SGT. Lark Sine)
Task Force Associator replaces Task Force Paxton as East Africa’s security forces unit
By Sgt. Lark Sine | Oct. 28, 2024
Task Force Associator assumed responsibility for the security mission in East Africa from Task Force Paxton during a transfer of authority ceremony Oct. 21 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti...

Sgt. Preston Clark, a flight medic with 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, accompanies Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard as they transport their simulated wounded soldier to load onto the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air medevac exercise Oct. 11, 2024. U.S. Army medics rehearse their evacuation procedures to stand ready to respond to real life medical emergencies. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Leanne Demboski)
Deployed 56th SBCT Soldiers rehearse air medevac
By Capt. Leanne Demboski | Oct. 18, 2024
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team participated in an air medevac exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 11, 2024...

Private 1st Class Iniolowa Oluowotade, left, of Carnage Company 1-112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team was promoted to Specialist at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 27, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Owen Dietrich)
From AWOL to A-okay
By Capt. Owen Dietrich | Oct. 15, 2024
Specialist Inioluwa Oluowotade, once facing the consequences of being absent without leave, has since turned his military career around and is now recognized as an exemplary soldier during his deployment to Africa with the...
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