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Pa. Guard Soldier selected as junior officer of the month for CJTF-Horn of Africa
March 18, 2025 — Capt. Matthew Gotzy, currently filling an East Africa Response Force planner position, was recently selected as the Junior Officer of the Month by Maj. Gen. Brian Cashman, commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa...

111th Communication Flight redesignated as 111th Communication Squadron
March 13, 2025 — The 111th Communication Flight was redesignated as the 111th Communication Squadron during a ceremony March 1 at Biddle Air National Guard Base...

Deployed 56th SBCT Soldiers participate in pistol competition in Germany
March 11, 2025 — The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team welcomed 100 firers to a pistol competition March 9 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany...

Pa. Guard Soldiers receive mission-critical training at Tobyhanna Army Depot
March 5, 2025 — Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers underwent training essential to the Department of Defense's strategic objectives recently at Tobyhanna Army Depot...

Upgraded Strykers, JLTVs begin arriving in Pennsylvania for 56th SBCT
March 3, 2025 — As part of a program to modernize the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, it is receiving 324 upgraded Stryker vehicles and 300 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles...

Pippy sworn in as adjutant general, promoted to major general
February 28, 2025 — Governor Josh Shapiro administered the oath of office to Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania’s 55th adjutant general and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, during a ceremony Feb. 28 at Fort Indiantown Gap...

Pa. Guard Civil Support Team conducts simulated drug lab training
February 13, 2025 — Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team conducted training Feb. 3 to 7 at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center in Landisville, Pa...

National Guard, Hershey Medical partner program graduates inaugural class
February 12, 2025 — Three Airmen with the 193rd Special Operations Wing are the inaugural graduates of a new program and partnership between Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the National Guard Bureau...

Deployed 56th SBCT medics execute mass casualty wargame exercise
February 11, 2025 — Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who are deployed to Germany in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission participated in a mass casualty triage wargame exercise recently at Grafenwoehr Training Area...

Pippy confirmed as adjutant general
February 6, 2025 — The Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously confirmed Brig. Gen. John Pippy as adjutant general and head of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Feb. 4. ...