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Pennsylvania Guardsmen help deliver holiday cheer
December 7, 2023 — Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard teamed up with commonwealth employees to support the 33rd annual Holiday Wish Program Dec. 6, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa... MORE

Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard team up with commonwealth employees to support the 33rd annual Holiday Wish Program Dec. 6, 2023, at the Keystone Building in Harrisburg, Pa. The Holiday Wish Program is a volunteer, donation-based program designed to provide holiday gifts to families and seniors across the commonwealth. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

2nd IBCT Soldier becomes U.S. citizen
November 21, 2023 — A Soldier in the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who is a refugee from Turkey, recently became a U.S. citizen... MORE

Pfc. Matt Fromzero -- formerly Mehmet Odabasi -- of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team receives U.S. citizenship during a ceremony at the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nov. 17, 2023. Fromzero is a political refugee from Turkey. (Courtesy Photo)

Army PaYS program partners with Pa. State Police
November 15, 2023 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard and Pennsylvania State Police held a U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) signing ceremony here Nov. 10... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura A. McHugh, third from left, deputy adjutant general-Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, and respective representatives for the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) and Pennsylavnia State Police pose for a picture following a U.S. Army PaYS and Pennsylvania State Police partnership signing ceremony November 10, 2023 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Retired Chinook pilots recall iconic photo 20 years later
November 9, 2023 — Retired Pennsylvania National Guard helicopter pilots Larry Murphy and Paul Barnes recall the famous photo of their CH-47 Chinook helicopter landing on a roof in Afghanistan in 2003... MORE

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry Murphy and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Barnes of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Company G, 104th Aviation Regiment lands on the roof of a house in northeastern Afghanistan to evacuate detainees on Nov. 10, 2003. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Greg Heath)

From cadet to commander: Katie Lacosta's journey
November 8, 2023 — Katie Lacosta, an ROTC cadet at West Chester University, was among the cadets taking part in a recent field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Army ROTC cadet Katie Lacosta, assigned to the Dauntless Battalion, prepares to oversee a field training exercise with fellow ROTC cadets at Fort Indiantown Gap, Nov. 4, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Christopher Booker)

171st Air Refueling Wing Airmen assist NGB with regulation validation
November 7, 2023 — Two Airmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing volunteered to help the National Guard Bureau validate and rewrite Air Force Instruction essential to the financial management career field... MORE

Master Sgt. Morgan McCoy, right, 171st Air Refueling Wing Financial Management Superintendent, and Master Sgt. Clint Ferringer, left, 171st ARW Financial Service Supervisor, pose for a photo at the 171st ARW near Pittsburgh, Nov. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Fariss)

Legacy in flight: Father and son fly together
November 5, 2023 — A routine flight on Nov. 2, 2023, was much more than that for two Pennsylvania National Guard pilots, as it encapsulated a family's unwavering commitment to service and a shared love for aviation... MORE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Zack Adams, left, and his father Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rich Adams, helicopter pilots with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, fly a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter together for the first time, Nov. 2, 2023. Their flight originated at Muir Army Heliport and took them around the Harrisburg and Fort Indiantown Gap areas. Rich is a 34-year veteran of Army aviation while Zack is a recent graduate of the U.S. Army Initial Entry Rotary Wing school. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

Fit-to-fight Airmen compete in 111th Attack Wing Commander’s Cup
November 3, 2023 — Airmen from the 111th Attack Wing competed in a Commander’s Cup Oct. 14 at Biddle Air National Guard Base... MORE

Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 111th Attack Wing play volleyball during the 111th ATKW Commander's Cup at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14, 2023. The Commander's Cup, which consisted of tug of war, a sprint medley, pull ups, volleyball, basketball, corn hole and weightlifting, is an event designed to promote camaraderie while highlighting resilience and physical fitness. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech Sgt. Zach Vucic)

Access control point dedicated; Fort Indiantown Gap now a controlled-access installation
November 1, 2023 — After a year and half of construction, and after numerous delays since Sept. 11, 2001, the main access control point at Fort Indiantown Gap was dedicated during a ceremony Nov. 1. ... MORE

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, Col. Kevin Potts, Fort Indiantown Gap Garrison Commander, and U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District, cut a ribbon officially dedicating the installation’s main access control point signifying a new era in security for all who work, live and train here. The ACP went into operation shortly after the ceremony, and now a state or federally issued ID will be required to access the installation. Fort Indiantown Gap was the National Guard’s busiest training center in Fiscal Year 2023.

Pa. Guard Homeland Response Force ensures readiness for CBRN disasters
October 30, 2023 — Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard's Homeland Response Force proved their capabilities during an external evaluation exercise Oct. 27 and 28 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard's Homeland Response Force prove their capabilities during an external evaluation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, 2023. Service members with the HRF were tested on their response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Aliyah Vivier)