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Religious affairs NCO guides U.S. Army Soldiers on tours through Polish history, culture
March 28, 2024 — A 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldier currently serving on Active-Duty Operational Support (ADOS) orders in Poland has been guiding U.S. Soldiers on tours exploring Polish history and culture. ... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Mateja, the religious affairs NCO of U.S. Army Garrison Poland, shows tour guests a visual of the battlefield at the Museum of the Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918-1919 in Poznan, Poland, March 15, 2024. Mateja guided U.S. Army Soldiers through this museum for them to see for themselves the authentic artifacts and historical replicas that represent Polish history of independence. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jameson Harris)

Deployed Pa. National Guard Soldiers earn their combat patch
March 27, 2024 — Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, deployed as Task Force Paxton, receive their combat patches during a ceremony March 21, 2024, at Camp Simba, Kenya... MORE

Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, deployed as Task Force Paxton, receive their combat patches during a ceremony at Camp Simba, Kenya, March 21, 2024. Officially called the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Military Operations in Hostile Conditions, eligible Soldiers can wear that insignia on their right shoulder for the rest of their Army career. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)

Pa. National Guard hosts Lithuania foreign minister during Fort Indiantown Gap visit
March 26, 2024 — Lithuania Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis branded the Pennsylvania National Guard’s cooperation with Lithuania as “exemplary” during a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap March 23... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard host a delegation that includes Lithuania Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, and Lithuania Ambassador to the United States, Audra Plepytė, during a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, March 23, 2024. Maj. Gen. James McCormack, Assistant Adjutant General, and Maj. Alex Stewart, State Partnership Program director, gave the delegation a tour that included the Training Support Center, live fire ranges and the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Muir Army Heliport. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

Lithuanian Soldiers train Pa. Guard Soldiers on ‘Carl Gustaf’
March 22, 2024 — Soldiers from the Lithuanian Armed Forces recently provided training to Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers on the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor/Anti-Personnel Weapon System March 14 to 17 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Soldiers from the Lithuanian Armed Forces conduct training with Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from 1-110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team on the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor/Anti-Personnel Weapon System March 15, 2024, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Capt. Daniel Kysela)

'Rigorous' program allows young recruits to enlist as helicopter pilots
March 20, 2024 — The “streets to seats” or “high school to flight school” program allows young recruits to enlist in the Army National Guard with a direct path to flight school... MORE

Isaac Bell, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard recruit who enlisted through the 09W program, is honored during an enlistment and swearing-in ceremony at Muir Army Heliport at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, March 15, 2024. The 09W program, also known as “streets to seats” or “high school to flight school” provides a path to flight school after basic training for enlistees who are selected in a rigorous selection process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

19-year-old enlists in Pa. National Guard as helicopter pilot
March 20, 2024 — A 19-year-old enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard through a program that allows recruits to join with a direct path to flight school after basic training... MORE

Isaac Bell, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard recruit who enlisted through the 09W program, takes the oath of enlistment during an enlistment and swearing-in ceremony at Muir Army Heliport at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, March 15, 2024. The 09W program, also known as “streets to seats” or “high school to flight school” provides a path to flight school after basic training for enlistees who are selected in a rigorous selection process. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

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)