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The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 856th Combat Engineer Company - Infantry activates during a formal ceremony on Strickler Field at Fort Indiantown Gap July 26, 2026. The 856th, which falls under the 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, was previously designated as Company A, 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, prior to that battalion’s inactivation in March as part of the brigade’s transition from a Stryker Brigade Combat Team to a Mobile Brigade Combat Team. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)
Pa. National Guard activates combat engineer company – infantry
By Sgt. Tristan Murry | July 30, 2026
The 856th Combat Engineer Company was activated as an Infantry unit with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard during a ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap June 26...

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, 193rd Special Operations Wing and 111th Attack Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, work on roof structures during an Innovative Readiness Training project at Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, California, July 17, 2026. The work advanced the conversion of a former fish hatchery into a learning center while giving the Airmen hands-on construction training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Stern)
201st RED HORSE partners with National Park Service to preserve Redwoods while building readiness
By Airman 1st Class Austin Stern | July 29, 2026
Airmen assigned to the 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, 193rd Special Operations Wing and 111th Attack Wing, partnered with the National Park Service to complete construction...

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 252nd Engineer Company, assigned to the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, or JTF-SB, in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, pose for a photo in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, July 9, 2026, after assisting a driver following a single-vehicle rollover during a routine patrol. The Soldiers provided immediate assistance until local authorities arrived. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. Courtesy photo.
Pa. Guard Soldiers aid motorist after rollover crash in Texas
By Capt. Shamari Pratt, | July 28, 2026
Three Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers currently deployed with Joint Task Force–Southern Border, in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, responded to a serious single-vehicle rollover while conducting a routine patrol,...

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 171st Maintenance Squadron, wash a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at the 171st Air Refueling Wing near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 6, 2026. Proper upkeep and maintenance on the KC-135 is essential to maintaining mission readiness at the 171st. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca A. Wirth)
Maintainers behind global power at the 171st ARW
By Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Wirth | July 24, 2026
At the 171st Air Refueling Wing, crew chiefs work behind the scenes to maintain aging KC-135 aircraft, ensuring every mission launches safely and supporting the wing's global aerial refueling mission despite limited manpower...

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bailey Wright, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 376th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Reek Vinkel, a registered nurse and coordinator of the East Tallinn Women's Clinic Milk Bank, during Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2026 in Estonia. Wright donated expressed breast milk to the clinic's milk bank while supporting the NATO exercise. The clinic operates Estonia's only breast milk bank. (Courtesy photo)
Pa. Guard Soldier balances motherhood, military service, and NATO mission
By Sgt. 1st Class Oriana White | July 23, 2026
While supporting Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2026 in Estonia, Staff Sgt. Bailey Wright balanced the demands of military service and motherhood by donating more than 20 liters of breast milk to premature infants, exemplifying...
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