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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)

Training for Excellence: EAATS provides top-flight training
June 3, 2026 — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, is where pilots from across the country and partner nations learn to fly the modernized UH-60M Black Hawk. Each year, more than 100,000 service members from across the country come to Fort Indiantown Gap to complete training and attend schools offered there... MORE

Students attending the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, prepare an aircraft for take-off at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 12, 2026.

Beyond the thunder: 193rd SOW supports air show operations
May 26, 2026 — The thunder of jet engines and the precision of flight filled the skies over Harrisburg International Airport and the 193rd Special Operations Wing Memorial Day weekend as the Central Pennsylvania Air Show, headlined by the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, drew thousands of spectators from across the region... MORE

The Blue Angels, U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, perform an aerial demonstration during the Central Pennsylvania Air Show in Middletown, Pa., May 24, 2026. The demonstration showcased the precision, professionalism and teamwork required to execute military operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Stern)

166th RTI helps shape Army’s extended Basic Leader Course
May 22, 2026 — The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute is serving as the Army National Guard’s validation site for the Army’s new 29-day Basic Leader Course, helping refine the updated curriculum before it is implemented across the force later this year... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers attending Basic Leader Course conducted by the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute participate in field training during validation of the Army’s new 29-day Basic Leader Course program at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 19-20, 2026. The updated course increases tactical field training and leadership evaluations designed to prepare junior noncommissioned officers for team and squad-level leadership roles. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

193rd SOW Airman earns Air Force Special Warfare honor
May 22, 2026 — Tech. Sgt. Equeno Ogle of the 193rd Special Operations Wing was selected as the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare Annual Functional Award winner in the Tactical Air Control Party noncommissioned officer category... MORE

Then-Staff Sgt. Equeno Ogle of the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), 193rd Special Operations Wing, receives a Bronze Star medal on Sept. 24, 2019, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, for service in combat while assigned as Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in Syria earlier in 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

55th MEB Soldiers support Scranton Armed Forces Day parade
May 20, 2026 — Soldiers with the 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade participated in the Northeast Pennsylvania Armed Forces Day Parade in downtown Scranton, May 16, 2026, continuing a decades-long tradition honoring the nation’s military service members and veterans... MORE

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, participate in the Northeast Pennsylvania Armed Forces Day Parade in Scranton, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2026. Soldiers marched through downtown Scranton, escorted veterans from the Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center along the parade route, and displayed military vehicles for community members attending the event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

Monument dedicated to 28th ID Soldiers in Luxembourg
May 20, 2026 — The "Keystone in the Way" memorial was officially dedicated May 8, 2026, in Parc Hosingen, Luxembourg, honoring the 28th ID Soldiers who fought there during World War II... MORE

Unveiling of Monument
A Monument to the 28th Infantry Division in Luxembourg
Photo by Sergeant First Class Nicole L. Brittain