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1-112th Infantry trains on new Infantry Squad Vehicle
June 18, 2026 — Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were introduced to the Infantry Squad Vehicle June 17 at Fort Indiantown Gap. ... MORE

U.S Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were introduced to the Infantry Squad Vehicle June 17, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The Soldiers learned how to properly PMCS and drive the new vehicle and completed a short driver's course designed to introduce them to the vehicle's mobile capabilities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)

UAS facility growing, taking on new missions
June 18, 2026 — The Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility here has been a beehive of activity over the last few months... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, left, officer-in-charge of the Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap, and Sgt. 1st Class Brent Wehr, course manager for the 15X MOS transition course at the UASTIF, trouble-shoot an issue with a UAS on June 10, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

From baby steps to Army boots: a mother and son's journey to the Guard
June 17, 2026 — At 42 years old, Katherine Zito enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as a Signals Intelligence Analyst. Standing alongside her was her 20-year-old son, Matthew Zito, who enlisted as a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Repairer... MORE

Katherine and Matthew Zito, raises their right hand during their enlistment swear in as Maj. Andrew Line swears them into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2026.

111th Attack Wing hosts TAG Safety Stand Down
June 16, 2026 — Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 111th Attack Wing participated in a TAG Safety Stand Down at Biddle Air National Guard Base on May 28, 2026, emphasizing risk management, occupational safety and life-saving preparedness across the force... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard and Pennsylvania National Guard members pose after completing CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) certification during a TAG Safety Stand Down at Biddle Air National Guard Base, Pa., May 28, 2026. The training reinforced life-saving emergency response skills and readiness across multiple mission sets within the 111th Attack Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bergh)

Where the State Partnership Program began: National Guard Leaders visit Baltics
June 10, 2026 — The chief of the National Guard Bureau, joined by his Senior Enlisted Advisor, the adjutants general of the Maryland National Guard and Michigan National Guard and the Pennsylvania National Guard’s deputy adjutant general-Army, visited the Baltic region in early June... MORE

Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with Gen. Raimundas Vaikšnoras, chief of defense of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania, June 4, 2026.

171st ARW chaplain team strengthens casualty care readiness
June 10, 2026 — Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing Chaplain Team, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, attended specialized training focused on dignified transfer operations, mortuary affairs, grief support, and family care at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 19-21, 2026... MORE

The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation Chaplain Team hosted training for Chaplain Corps personnel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 20, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto)

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts open house
June 6, 2026 — The Pennsylvania National Guard and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs hosted an open house at Fort Indiantown Gap for members of the public June 6... MORE

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard engage with members of the local community during an open house at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 6, 2026.
This free event features Miss Pennsylvania, live tactical demonstrations, flyovers, displays of military equipment and vehicles, food trucks, live music and an infantry squad maneuver demonstration from the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

2-104th GSAB conducts air insertion training
June 6, 2026 — Soldiers with the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted air insertion training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 3, 2026, as part of their Annual Training... MORE

Soldiers in the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or FARP, exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 3, 2026. The purpose of this exercise is for yearly training requirements to maintain unit readiness and effectiveness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Austin Duplessie)

Pa. Guard begins ‘Drone Dominance’ training program
June 5, 2026 — Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers began training on new drones as part of the Department of War's "Drone Dominance" program June 3, 2026... MORE

Soldiers at the Fort Indiantown Gap Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovations Facility receive new equipment training on the Neros Archer first-person-view drone June 3, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The Archer is the first of eight drones the Soldiers at the TIF will receive training on so that they can train other Soldiers as part of the Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Pa. Air Guard holds NCO Enlisted Development Program
June 4, 2026 — Noncommissioned officers from across the Pennsylvania Air National Guard gathered May 18 to 22 for an NCO Enlisted Development Program, hosted by the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, for a weeklong course focused on leadership development and mission readiness... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing in Coraopolis, the 193rd Special Operations Wing in Middletown, and the 111th Attack Wing in Horsham, attend a Noncommissioned Officer Enlisted Development course hosted by the 193rd Special Operations Wing near State College, Pennsylvania. May 18-22, 2026. NCOs who attended the Enlisted Development Program worked together to repaint streetlights as community service in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, May 21, 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Wirth)