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56th SBCT getting upgraded Strykers
June 21, 2024 — The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team is getting more than 300 upgraded Stryker vehicles. ... MORE

Stryker vehicles from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team await shipment at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The 56th SBCT is turning in 322 old Strykers and receiving 316 upgraded vehicles. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Combat lifesavers MARCH to provide care
June 20, 2024 — Seventeen Soldiers assigned to the 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade completed a Combat Lifesaver course June 18 during annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. ... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Shockey (left), an intelligence analyst assigned to Headquarters Sustainment Company (HSC), 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, applies hemorrhage control to a simulated casualty using a tourniquet during a combat lifesaver course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. June 17, 2024. Spc. Addison Straub, a combat medic specialist also assigned to HSC, instructs Shockey through the process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)

228th Transportation Bn. named ‘Unit of the Year’
June 13, 2024 — The 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group was recently named the U.S. Army Transportation Corps’ Reserve Component Large Unit of the Year for 2023... MORE

Brig. Gen. Beth A. Behn, second from left, the U.S. Army’s chief of transportation, presents the U.S. Army Transportation Corps’ Reserve Component Large Unit of the Year award for 2023 to Lt. Col. Michael Siriani, center, commander, 228th Transportation Battalion, at the U. S. Army Transportation Corps' annual awards ceremony May 6 at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virgnia. (Courtesy Photo)

166th Regiment conducts staff ride at Valley Forge
June 11, 2024 — More than 30 Soldiers assigned to the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute attended a staff ride June 8, 2024, at Valley Forge National Historical Park... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute, Pennsylvania National Guard attend a guided tour around Valley Forge National Historical Park at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, June 8, 2024. Tours like this, known as staff rides, helps educate Soldiers on their military lineage. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)

Deployed retention NCO supports every Soldier
June 11, 2024 — Staff Sgt. Lisa Marie Duffy, who is deployed to Africa with Task Force Paxton, believes there's more to being a retention NCO than just identifying, enlisting and reenlisting the next generation of service members... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lisa Marie Duffy, Retention NCO, Task Force Paxton, engages with soldiers from Task Force Paxton across the Horn of Africa. Her mission consists of assisting soldiers wanting to reenlist in the National Guard while deployed and educating all soldiers on the many benefits available to them as service members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Juan M. Paz)

New drones enhance battlefield strategy
June 10, 2024 — Soldiers attending the small unmanned aerial system operator course at the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute trained with the new RQ-28A short range reconnaissance quadcopters during a field training exercise June 6 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Soldiers with the Army National Guard train with RQ-28A short range reconnaissance quadcopters during a field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 6, 2024. Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute led the training, where Soldiers gained the most up-to-date knowledge and readiness with these drones. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Pennsylvania-Lithuania partnership deepens with seven recent engagements
June 7, 2024 — The enduring partnership between Pennsylvania and Lithuania under the State Partnership Program reached new heights as members from various Pennsylvania military units engaged in seven dynamic activities alongside their Lithuanian counterparts recently... MORE

Two members from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, share best practices about hot pit refueling on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the Lithuanian Air Force during the most recent State Partnership Program engagement May 2, 2024, in Siauliai, Lithuania. Pennsylvania and Lithuania have been partner states for over 30 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)

Pa. Guard holds Guard and Veterans Day at the Capitol
June 6, 2024 — The Pennsylvania National Guard held its annual Guard and Veterans Day at the Capitol June 4 in Harrisburg... MORE

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard host the annual Guard Day at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 4, 2024. This event educates state legislators, staff and visitors about the role the Army and Air National Guard plays in the Commonwealth, as well as the opportunities they offer. They had multiple displays around the rotunda in the Capitol that helped showcase the different jobs in the military. Soldiers and Airmen presented their knowledge and skills to the interested legislators, staff and visitors. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)

228th Transportation Bn. Soldiers participate in Operation Patriot Press
June 5, 2024 — Soldiers from 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group participated in Operation Patriot Press May 4 to 12, 2024... MORE

Soldiers with the 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group drive M915 tractor trucks in a cross-country convoy during Army Materiel Command's Operation Patriot Press, May 4, 2024. The annual nationwide ammunition redistribution mission supports the Army’s strategic positioning goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Du-Marc Mills)

109th MPAD reporting from Exercise Combined Resolve in Germany
June 4, 2024 — Soldiers assigned to the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group are serving in support of Exercise Combined Resolve 24-2 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. David Thompson with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, photographs Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-2 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, May 29, 2024. Thompson captured photo and video products while the Soldiers were preparing for an attack by opposing forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson)