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Pa. Air National Guard wings enhance ops through Iron Keystone exercise
June 28, 2024 — Nearly all Airmen assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s three wings recently took part in Exercise Iron Keystone 2024 at locations across the commonwealth and at Fort Drum, New York... MORE

EC-130J and KC-135 aircrews and ground support from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing and 193rd Special Operations Wing kept busy with hot ground refuelings/defuelings and hot crew swaps as part of Exercise Iron Keystone 2024 missions bringing them to Fort Drum, N.Y., June 9, 2024. Iron Keystone 2024 is a tri-wing exercise including elements of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 111th Attack Wing, 193rd Special Operations Wing and the 171st Air Refueling Wing strengthening interoperability between various wing elements in a forward deployed expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

Pa. National Guard’s oldest Air unit turning 100
June 26, 2024 — The 103rd Attack Squadron, Pennsylvania’s oldest Air National Guard unit, will celebrate its 100th birthday June 27, 2024... MORE

An undated photo of an aircraft from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 103rd Attack Squadron. The squadron, part of the 111th Attack Wing, celebrates its 100th birthday on June 27, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

First Pennsylvania Joint Resilience Team visits Lithuania
June 26, 2024 — Chaplains from the Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard traveled to Lithuania between March and April to collaborate with Lithuanian chaplains on how they can improve support for military members as part of the State Partnership Program... MORE

Chaplains with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces pose for a photo in Lithuania during a collaboration to improve support to military members between March and April 2024. The cooperation between nations was part of the State Partnership Program and included support from the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual The Adjutant General’s Combined-Arms Match
June 24, 2024 — Approximately 28 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire during The Adjutant General’s Combined Arms Match June 21-23 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Approximately 28 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire during The Adjutant General’s (TAG) Combined Arms Match June 21-23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Army, Air medics train together during Operation Guardian Angel
June 21, 2024 — Medics from the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard trained together recently to simulate a real-life medical emergency while in the field... MORE

Medics from the 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and the 193rd Special Operations Wing trained together during Operation Guardian Angel June 18 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)

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)