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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Edner (right), a Basic Leader Course senior facilitator with the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute, receives the Army Achievement Medal from Lt. Col. Gordon Kinneer, the regiment’s deputy commanding officer, during a ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2026. Edner was recognized for his contributions to the 166th Regiment’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Basic Leader Course. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)
Senior facilitator recognized as instructor of the quarter
By Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith | Aug. 24, 2026
 Sgt.1st Class Timothy Edner, a Basic Leadership Course senior facilitator, helped turn a new Army training concept into an executable 29-day Basic Leader Course (BLC) validation. He also earned Regional Training Institute’s...

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 111th Attack Wing’s 270th Engineering Installation Squadron operate radio frequency direction-finding equipment during a combat readiness exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, April 10, 2026. The 270th EIS Airmen used spectrum analysis and radio direction-finding capabilities to locate sources of RF transmissions while adapting their specialized skills to support evolving exercise scenarios. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bergh)
270th EIS airmen adapt spectrum capabilities during combat readiness exercise
By Senior Airman Matthew Bergh | Aug. 21, 2026
270th EIS Airmen and members of the Spectrum Analysis and Response Team, or SART, perform an exercise that provided an opportunity to employ a specialized radio direction-finding capability within the squadron’s broader...

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Joseph Derbyshire, assigned to the 111th Attack Wing’s 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1, operates a plate compactor during paving operations at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa., July 16, 2026. The project allowed Airmen to sharpen pavement construction skills through hands-on training while completing infrastructure improvements for the depot. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bergh)
201st RED HORSE builds readiness through paving project at Tobyhanna Army Depot
By Senior Airman Matthew Bergh | Aug. 21, 2026
Airmen from the 111th Attack Wing’s 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1 held an eight-week paving project at Tobyhanna Army Depot, gaining valuable hands-on training while helping improve infrastructure at the...

Pennsylvania and Texas Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 111th Attack Wing and the 149th Fighter Wing, work together to set up a Expandable Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen (E-SPEK) during a joint training at Biddle Air National Guard Base, Horsham, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 2026. The purpose of this training was to complete training required every 24 months, to ensure deployment readiness, and to work together with other wings. (Pennsylvania Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Casner)
111th Attack Wing, Texas Air National Guard Airmen train together
By Staff Sgt. Charles Casner | Aug. 20, 2026
Airmen assigned to the 111th Attack Wing and the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing trained together recently at Biddle Air National Guard Base...

Col. Kevin D. Potts, Fort Indiantown Gap's training center commander, is set to retire in August. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Austin Duplessie)
Col. Kevin Potts to retire after 39 years of service
By 2nd Lt. Jessica Barb | Aug. 20, 2026
Col. Kevin Potts, Fort Indiantown Gap's garrison commander, is preparing to retire after 39 years of military service...
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