Pennsylvania National Guard News
Lithuanian Vice Minister of Defense, Mr. Margiris Abukevičius, his advisor, Mr. Tadas Sakunas, Ms. Monika Koroliovienė, Defense Counselor, Embassy of Lithuania, visited the Pa. Guard’s Cyber Defense branch, led by Maj. Christine Pierce, Oct. 28 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig.
Pa. National Guard strengthens cyber defense at home and abroad
By Staff Sgt. Amber Peck, | Nov. 19, 2025
The Pennsylvania National Guard is strengthening its cyber defense posture through increased coordination across Army and Air Guard teams and deepening cooperation with its longtime Department of War National Guard Bureau...

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Colonel Ryan D. Strong, third from left, takes command of the 171st Air Refueling Wing during a change of command ceremony Oct. 26, 2025, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Upon taking command, Strong became the wing’s 24th commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
171st Air Refueling Wing welcomes new commander
By Tech. Sgt. Zoe Wockenfuss | Nov. 18, 2025
Colonel Ryan D. Strong assumed command of the 171st Air Refueling Wing from Col. Raymond L. Hyland Jr. during a change-of-command ceremony Oct. 26 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania...

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment perform combat maneuvers during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2025. The Soldiers trained in an intensive 96 hour force-on-force exercise to simulate combat against a capable adversary. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zachery Jockel)
Fort Indiantown Gap busiest National Guard training center in FY25
By Brad Rhen | Nov. 14, 2025
Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the nation in fiscal year 2025...

Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing are welcomed home from deployment by family and friends Oct. 26, 2025, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. More than 120 Airmen returned after a 150-day deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
171st ARW Airmen return from Operation Spartan Shield deployment
By Tech. Sgt. Kyle Brooks | Nov. 13, 2025
More than 120 Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing returned home Oct. 26 from a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield...

Then-Col. Laura A. McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, speaks at the annual Maj. Octavius V. Catto Honor Ceremony at the Catto Monument at Philadelphia City Hall on Oct. 2, 2021. (Photo by Senior Airman Wilfredo Acosta)
MG McHugh to retire after nearly 40 years of service
By Brad Rhen | Sept. 30, 2025
Maj. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general - Army for the Pennsylvania Guard, is preparing to retire after nearly 40 years of military service...
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