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Pa. Guard Safety Office wins 2025 DARNG State Safety Award of Excellence
February 6, 2026 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard State Safety and Occupational Health Office won the 2025 Director of the Army National Guard State Safety Award of Excellence... MORE

1st Sgt. Scott Cousins, Ms. Rose Gushanas, Lt. Col. Deborah Fisher, Maj. Benjamin Gonzalez, and Sgt. 1st Class Chad Crawford accept the Director of the Army National Guard State Safety Award of Excellence at the Army National Guard Safety Conference held Jan. 21, 2026, in Mobile, Alabama. (Courtesy photo)

Winter field training tests infantry leaders
February 5, 2026 — Students attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course conducted a multi-day field training exercise designed to test leadership, planning and small-unit tactics here at the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course conduct a field training exercise at the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2-3, 2025. The exercise tests leadership, planning and small-unit tactics in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

After everything he’s seen, he finds purpose behind the camera
February 3, 2026 — The first photo Sgt. Glenn Brennan took that made him feel something wasn’t taken on a battlefield or during a mission... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Glenn Brennan, a public affairs specialist assigned to the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, listens during a land navigation class at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 15, 2025. 109th MPAD Soldiers were instructed on map reading fundamentals, terrain association and compass use during annual training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Du-Marc Mills)

Pa. Guard Soldiers conduct UAS demo for senior Army official
January 30, 2026 — Two Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers supported an unmanned aircraft systems demonstration for a senior Army official recently at U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Brent Wehr of the Pennsylvania National Guard Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training and Innovation Facility takes part a UAS demonstration for Brent Ingraham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology and Army Acquisition Executive, Jan. 20, 2026, at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. (U.S. Army photo by Todd Mozes)

Her college soccer comeback started in Mideast deployment
January 29, 2026 — Returning from a Middle East deployment, 1st Lt. Daniela McCurdy of the 213th Regional Support Group seized her final chance to play college soccer... MORE

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniela McCurdy, a human resources officer with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, poses for a photo in her Rowan uniform with her jersey from her time playing soccer with Area Support Group - Kuwait during a media day event in Glassboro, New Jersey, Aug. 27, 2025. (Courtesy Photo)

Pa. National Guard response to Winter Storm Fern
January 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... MORE

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 hosts inaugural Keystone Combatives Tournament
January 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... MORE

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)

166th Regiment - RTI names instructor of the quarter
January 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... MORE

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)

Pa. National Guard, Côte d’Ivoire to partner through State Partnership Program
January 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... MORE

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)

Soldier Spotlight: Emerging storyteller sees what others miss
January 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... MORE

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)