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Pfc. Justin Derr, a combat medic specialist, with Company C, 328th Brigade Support Battalion, conducts a vital equipment inspection inside an M997 Ambulance as part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s commitment to ensure optimal readiness for domestic operations response missions within Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties in the wake of Winter Strom Fern. (Pennsylvania National Guard Photo)
Pa. National Guard response to Winter Storm Fern
By Wayne Hall | Jan. 26, 2026
More than 375 Pennsylvania National Guard service members were activated Jan. 24 and began preparing to respond to possible assistance missions at multiple locations around the commonwealth in the wake of Winter Storm Fern...

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen compete at the inaugural Keystone Combatives Tournament at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Jan. 10, 2026. Thirty-nine service members tested their hand-to-hand combat skills in the state’s first modern Army Combatives tournament. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Boyer)
Pa. National Guard hosts inaugural Keystone Combatives Tournament
By Staff Sgt. Kelly Boyer, | Jan. 16, 2026
Thirty-nine Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard tested their hand-to-hand combat skills during the inaugural Keystone Combatives Tournament Jan. 10-11 at Fort Indiantown Gap...

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Andujar, a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems instructor with 1st Battalion, 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, lands a Skydio X2D SUAS during a training exercise Nov. 15, 2024 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The capabilities of the 166th Regiment RTI's 1st and 2nd Battalions melded during a unique artillery live-fire exercise, during which forward observers with 1st Battalion used several types of SUAS, including commercial off the shelf models like the Skydio X2D, to identify targets and acquire targeting data. This data was used to submit a call for fire to instructors and students with 2nd Battalion, who engaged the targets with artillery fire using M119, M777 and M109A6 howitzers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)
166th Regiment - RTI names instructor of the quarter
By Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith | Jan. 15, 2026
Staff Sgt. Luis Andujar was named Instructor of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 at the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute...

Pennsylvania National Guard and Côte d’Ivoire military officials announced on Jan. 13, 2026, that the Pennsylvania National Guard has been selected to partner with Côte d’Ivoire through the Department of War National Guard State Partnership Program. (Pennsylvania National Guard graphic by Wayne V. Hall)
Pa. National Guard, Côte d’Ivoire to partner through State Partnership Program
By | Jan. 13, 2026
Pennsylvania National Guard and Côte d’Ivoire military officials announced today that the Pennsylvania National Guard has been selected to partner with Côte d’Ivoire through the National Guard State Partnership Program...

U.S. Army Spc. Skylin Simpson, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, poses for a photo at a firing range during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)
Soldier Spotlight: Emerging storyteller sees what others miss
By Maj. Travis Mueller | Jan. 6, 2026
Spc. Skylin Simpson, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, has always been drawn to the things most people overlook...
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