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171st ARW Airmen control skies over Palau during exercise
September 3, 2025 — Four Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron traveled thousands of miles recently to take control of the skies over the Pacific island nation of Palau... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, pose for a photo at Palau’s International Airport with the local liaison officer during Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 Aug.13, 2025. The 258th Combat Airfield Operations Squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 171st Air Refueling Wing and serves an essential mission by providing air traffic control services both stateside and overseas to civil, military, and even presidential aircraft while also maintaining mobile readiness to deploy. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

AI, drones help Soldiers speed up artillery missions
August 8, 2025 — Soldiers with 1-109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are using artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial system technology to make one particular challenge less stressful for Soldiers on the battlefield... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Kang, a drone operator with 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, inspects an unmanned aerial system during a demonstration at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2025. The Soldiers and representatives from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute demonstrated Project Shrike, an AI-enabled system for rapid target recognition and fire adjustment, by integrating drones and artillery during live-fire training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

2nd IBCT Soldiers hold the line during urban combat exercise
August 5, 2025 — Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team completed a force-on-force training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap's Combined Arms Collective Training Facility July 26 to 30... MORE

A U.S. Soldier with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment fires an M240 machine gun during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 30, 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)

Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual TAG Match
July 31, 2025 — More than 30 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in The Adjutant General’s Combined Arms Match July 25-27 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

More than 30 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 July 25-27, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The Guardsmen competed at a variety of individual and team events, including the combat rifle and pistol individual events and the team Gen. George Patton combat pistol match. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Bergh)

109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment earns validation for upcoming deployment
July 30, 2025 — The 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment earned validation for an upcoming deployment after a two-week training period at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, pose for a group photo at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2025. The 109th MPAD executed an obstacle course to evaluate their fitness and learn about Air Assault training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Leah Klunk and Pfc. Ciarra Munoz)

Air assault confidence built on grueling course
July 23, 2025 — Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 213th Regional Support Group pushed their physical and mental limits as they completed the confidence course here, July 22, 2025... MORE

A U.S. Soldier with the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, scales an obstacle on the confidence course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 22, 2025.

From crash to care: medics train for the fight
July 21, 2025 — Approximately 50 U.S. Soldiers with the 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Regional Support Group participated in a field training exercise as part of their annual training July 15-19 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, pull simulated casualties from a simulated helicopter crash at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 18, 2025.

Pa. Guard medics simulate chaos in 'monumental' exercise
July 17, 2025 — Soldiers assigned to the 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Regional Support Group are currently engaged in a comprehensive two-week field medical exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 108th Medical Company Area Support, 213th Readiness Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, establish a medical facility and provide aid to combat casualties during the unit’s field medical exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 16, 2025. The exercise simulated medical treatment, medical care and skills necessary to perform mission essential tasks in an austere environment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Annie M. Riley.)

56th SBCT Soldiers train at live-fire shoot house
July 16, 2025 — Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conducted training at the live-fire shoot house June 9 to 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap during the unit’s annual training... MORE

Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team practice various close quarter battle techniques at the live fire shoot house complex at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 10, 2025. The Soldiers conducted several iterations to practice movement while firing live rounds. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)

Pa. Army Guard CSM retires after 33 years of service
July 15, 2025 — Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Campbell, who most recently served as the Pennsylvania Army National Guard command sergeant major, retired recently after 33 years of service... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Campbell, who most recently served as the Pennsylvania Army National Guard command sergeant major, is honored during a retirement ceremony conducted June 12 at Fort Indiantown Gap’s Keystone Conference Center. Campbell, who retired after 33 years of service, enlisted into the active-duty Army in 1992. He began his position as the Pennsylvania Army National Guard command sergeant major July 1, 2021, in which he was the principal advisor to the deputy adjutant general-Army and staff on matters pertaining to the enlisted Soldiers of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)