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Deployed Pa. National Guard Soldiers conduct medical cold load training in Africa
March 19, 2024 — Combat medics from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who are deployed to the Horn of Africa conducted joint medical evacuation cold-load training aboard a KC-130J aircraft with U.S. Air Force personnel March 5 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti... MORE

Combat medics from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who are deployed to the Horn of Africa conduct joint medical evacuation cold-load training aboard a KC-130J aircraft at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 5, 2024. The purpose of the training is to ensure interoperability with key U.S. military assets to expedite patient transfers to and from an aircraft in the event life saving measures and medical evacuation are requested. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Amanda Mayer)

Pa. Guard biathlon team competes in National Guard championships in Utah
March 14, 2024 — The Pennsylvania National Guard biathlon team participated in the 50th anniversary of the Chief National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championship recently in Utah... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kristin Milford, Pennsylvania National Guard, prepares her firearm for the shooting portion of the Pursuit Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Feb. 18, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors’ endurance and marksmanship. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. William Cowley)

28 Infantry Division welcomes Porter as 14th command sergeant major
March 13, 2024 — Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Porter succeeded Command Sgt. Maj. Randall Pritts as the 28th Infantry Division’s 14th command sergeant major during a change-of-responsibility ceremony March 9 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

The incoming 28th Infantry Division command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Porter, second from right, receives the sword of the noncommissioned officer from Maj. Gen. Mark McCormack, division commander, during a change of responsibility ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania on March 9, 2024. The passing of the sword to the incoming senior NCO symbolizes the delegating of command authority to the command sergeant major and the commander’s entrusting him with the responsibility and care of the division. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Doug Roles)

28th Infantry Division welcomes 40th commanding general
March 12, 2024 — The 28th Infantry Division welcomed a new commanding general while bidding farewell to its outgoing commander during a change-of-command ceremony March 9, 2024, at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Maj. Gen. Michael Wegscheider, second from right, the incoming 28th Infantry Division commander, passes the unit’s colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Porter, the division’s senior enlisted leader, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania on March 9, 2024. Wegscheider is the division’s 40th commanding general and previously served as the unit’s deputy commanding general – maneuver. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Doug Roles)

Recruiter finds success on social media
March 8, 2024 — Staff Sgt. Brandon Jacoby, a recruiter with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, has garnered a sizable social media following... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Jacoby, assigned to Charlie Company, 328th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade, develops creative approaches to recruit new soldiers for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Lindsey Foulk)

Navigating dual roles: Physician assistant and Army officer
March 7, 2024 — Capt. Mia Casale of the 108th Area Support Medical Company serves as a medical officer in the National Guard and as a physician assistant in her civilian career... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Mia Casale, assigned to the 108th Area Support Medical Company, 213th Regional Support Group, is a Physician Assistant and serves as a soldier in the Pennsylvania National Guard. (Courtesy Photo)

Pa. National Guard sharpens public affairs tactics, collaboration
March 5, 2024 — Approximately 60 Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees with the Pennsylvania National Guard gathered for a public affairs training workshop March 2-3 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Approximately 60 soldiers and airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard gathered for a public affairs training workshop March 2-3, 2024, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Recruiting and Retention Battalion welcomes new commander
March 1, 2024 — Lt. Col. Keith McKeon relinquished command of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion to Maj. Calvert Brown during a change-of-command ceremony Feb. 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Calvert C. Brown, incoming commander of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, passes the battalion flag to Command Sgt. Maj. Tyrone C. Mickens, senior enlisted leader of RRBN, during a battalion change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Feb. 23, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Ashley Childress)

First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry to celebrate 250th birthday
February 23, 2024 — First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, a unique organization linked to the Pennsylvania National Guard, will celebrate its 250th birthday in November 2024... MORE

Dennis Boylan, an honorary captain who served as First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry’s commander from 1983 to 1988, points out a feature of the troop's original standard, which dates to 1775, in the museum inside the troop's armory in Philadelphia. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Task Force Paxton assumes control of Horn of Africa security mission
February 20, 2024 — The Pennsylvania National Guard's Task Force Paxton assumed control of the security mission in East Africa from Task Force Tomahawk during a transfer of authority ceremony Feb. 10 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Erik Ponzek, left, commander of 2-112th Infantry, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Barclay, 2-112th Infantry senior enlisted leader, unfurl their unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2024. This act represented Pennsylvania National Guard's Task Force Paxton assumption of control over the SECFOR unit in CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jalen Miller)