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Pa. Guard Soldiers selected for international best squad competition
December 2, 2025 — Seven Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers completed tryouts Oct. 22 at Fort Indiantown Gap, earning their place in a best squad competition scheduled for March 2026 in Lithuania... MORE

Seven Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers completed tryouts at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Oct. 22, 2025, earning their place in a best squad competition scheduled for March 2026 in Lithuania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

Taking flight: Pa. Guard expanding drone usage
November 21, 2025 — As drones become more prevalent on the battlefield, the Pennsylvania National Guard is expanding its drone usage and training... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations officer at the Fort Indiantown Gap UAS facility, operates a first-person-view, or FPV, drone on Sept. 2, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Pa. National Guard strengthens cyber defense at home and abroad
November 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 State Partnership Program partner, Lithuania... MORE

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.

171st Air Refueling Wing welcomes new commander
November 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... MORE

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)

Fort Indiantown Gap busiest National Guard training center in FY25
November 14, 2025 — Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the nation in fiscal year 2025... MORE

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)

171st ARW Airmen return from Operation Spartan Shield deployment
November 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... MORE

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)

MG McHugh to retire after nearly 40 years of service
September 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... MORE

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)

Historic Pa. National Guard flag returns to Fort Indiantown Gap
September 29, 2025 — A historic flag from more than 100 years ago returned to Pennsylvania National Guard headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 29... MORE

A ceremony marks the return of a historic flag from more than 100 years ago to Pennsylvania National Guard headquarters September 29, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Joseph Reselli, an electrician and lifelong Pennsylvanian who purchased the flag and donated it, presented the flag to Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Phillips, command senior enlisted advisor. It is believed to date from 1920-21, soon after the National Defense Act of 1920 reorganized the U.S. armed forces and formally designated the National Guard, which had previously been known as militias. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Zane Craig)

166th Regiment welcomes new command sergeant major
September 25, 2025 — The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute held a change-of-responsibility ceremony Sept. 19 during which Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Laughman III relinquished responsibility of the regiment to Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Trofe... MORE

The 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute held a change of responsibility ceremony Sept. 19, 2025 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Laughman III relinquished responsibility of the regiment to Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Trofe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

Lithuanian defense delegation visits Fort Indiantown Gap drone facility
September 24, 2025 — A delegation of more than 20 Lithuanian defense, diplomatic and business officials visited the Unmanned Aircraft Systems facility at Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 23... MORE

A delegation of more than 20 Lithuanian defense, diplomatic and business officials visited the Unmanned Aircraft Systems facility at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23, 2025, as part of a five-day mission in the United States. Loreta Maskolioviene, Lithuania’s vice-minister of national defense, led the delegation which was received by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, and other Guard leaders. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Zane Craig)