Pennsylvania National Guard

PA Guard helps open Luzerne County COVID-19 Community Testing Site

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Task Force Associator), PA National Guard, from Plymouth Meeting, Pa. began conducting COVID-19 self-testing at the community base test site at Montgomery County Community College. This site will aid and monitor self based testing at the direction of PEMA

Montgomery County Community College Base Test Site opens with the PA National Guard's support

Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 213th Regional Support Group work with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to transport food to distribution centers across the Commonwealth. As of April 15, 2020, the Pennsylvania National Guard has delivered 225,228 meals and travelled over 12,100 miles.

Pennsylvania National Guard and PA Department of Human Services support food distribution across PA.

A highlight of the capabilities and accomplishments of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs through 2019.

We Are Pennsylvania 2019

Video elements taken from a Tank Battle event held at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 13, 2019. 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Calvary Regiment, Pa. Army National Guard are there as part of enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland.

Pa. Soldiers join allies in Tank Battle exercise.

A KC-135 aircraft assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard provides aerial refueling for a C-5 aircraft assigned to 436th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserves, Dover AFB, Del. June 19, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

KC-135 Performs Aerial Refuel With C-5

Pennsylvania National Guardsmen in Lithuania for exercise Saber Strike participated in a parade and display celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their State Partnership Program with the country, in the capital city, Vilnius, 10 June 2018. The State Partnership Program, started in 1993, has increased civil and military cooperation between Pennsylvania and Lithuania, and is an example of the United States' strong bonds with foreign nations.

Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania Celebrate 25 Years of State Partnership Program

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Approximately 50 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to during The Adjutant General’s (TAG) Combined-Arms Match at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 21-23. The combined-arms individual overall champion was Army Sgt. Jason Goodling, standing with Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, and Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, deputy adjutant general-Army. Goodling was also the top finisher in the Governor’s Twenty competition this year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual The Adjutant General’s Combined-Arms Match

By Staff Sgt. Zane Craig | Aug. 27, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Approximately 50 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 here Aug. 21-23.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team insert a detonation cord into a block of C4 plastic explosive during demolition familiarization training Aug. 14, 2020, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

2/104th Cavalry conducts demolition, claymore mine training

By Brad Rhen | Aug. 20, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A good number of Soldiers probably join the Army for the opportunity to blow stuff up. Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team got to do just that recently.

More than 100 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to determine the Commonwealth’s best marksmen during the Governor’s Twenty competition Aug. 14-15 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The top 20 scorers were awarded the coveted Governor’s Twenty tab and a certificate to identify them as being outstanding marksmen. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson)

Pennsylvania Guardsmen compete in annual Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition

By Staff Sgt. Zane Craig | Aug. 20, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – One hundred five Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to determine the Commonwealth’s best marksmen during the Governor’s Twenty match here Aug. 14-15.

Staff Sgt. Noah McElory looks out the window of the UH-60 Black Hawk containing the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team as it takes off from Muir Army Airfield, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Aug. 4, 2020. The team saved two motorists from rising flood waters during Tropical Storm Isaias.

Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saves two motorists from drowning during Tropical Storm Isaias response

By Army Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart | Aug. 7, 2020

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team rescued two motorists stranded in rapidly rising water during flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4 in Berks County.

Cpl. Jackey Dale Blosser of Randolph County, West Virginia, went missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when the enemy attacked his unit near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. His remains were returned to family members on July 30, 2020.

Pa. National Guard helps return remains of Soldier killed during Korean War

By Brad Rhen | July 31, 2020

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Military Funeral Honors detail on Thursday participated in the repatriation of remains of a U.S. Army Soldier who was killed in the Korean War.

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