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Force-wide climate assessment opens to Pa. Guard Aug. 11
August 10, 2023 — The Department of Defense has launched a force-wide climate assessment known as the Defense Organizational Climate Survey to gauge how service members and civilian employees are feeling and doing overall... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena, 92nd Air Refueling Wing photojournalist, takes the online Defense Equal Opportunity Climate Survey on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, August 7, 2019. The DEOCS provides Airmen a way to provide anonymous feedback for base commanders to improve base processes and Airman morale. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Staff Sgt. Nicolo Daniello and Airman Kiaundra Miller)

193rd Special Operations Wing receives new aircraft
August 9, 2023 — The 193rd Special Operations Wing, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, accepted a new MC-130J Commando II military aircraft during a special ceremony July 27 at the wing's base in Middletown. ... MORE

A new MC-130J Commando II aircraft rolls onto the flight line at the 193rd Special Operations Wing during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2023. The ceremony celebrated the hallmark of the 193rd SOW being the first - and currently the only - Air National Guard unit to receive the MC-130J Commando II mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder)

193rd Medical Airmen aid Tennessee communities, bolster readiness
August 9, 2023 — Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Medical Group participated in an initiative known as the Innovative Readiness Training - Project Healthy Tennesseans recently in Tennessee... MORE

Airman Matthew Cai, 146th Airlift Wing medic, checks a patient's blood pressure during Innovative Readiness Training's Healthy Tennesseans event at Rhea Middle School, Dayton, Tenn., June 3, 2023. The IRT program provides an array of services to communities in need including civil engineering, medical, and cybersecurity missions while also serving the service members who volunteer for the missions by providing real-world training opportunity to enhance readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

Lasting Legacy: Pa. National Guard Soldier accepts War College diploma on behalf of late father
August 3, 2023 — A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier accepted a graduation certificate from the U.S. Army War College on behalf of his late father, who passed away earlier this year... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Isaac Junkin with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, accepts the certificate for a master’s degree in strategic studies July 28, 2023, at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on behalf of his father Lt. Col. Francisco Junkin. Lt. Col. Junkin passed away April 8, 2023, at the age of 46. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Pa. National Guard USPFO employee wins NGB award
August 2, 2023 — A Pennsylvania National Guard United States Property and Fiscal Office employee recently won the Mission Execution Grants and Cooperative Agreements Award from the National Guard Bureau... MORE

The National Guard Bureau awards the Mission Execution Grants & Cooperative Agreements Award to Patrick Cabinaw, a grants officer representative for the Pennsylvania National Guard’s United States Property and Fiscal Office July 18. The annual award is one of 20 in various categories awarded annually by the NGB’s USPFO Excellence in Contracting and Agreements Award Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Small unit, big impact: meet the 109th MPAD, Pennsylvania's storytellers
July 31, 2023 — Did you know that a large amount of the stories you read about your friends and family that serve in the Pennsylvania National Guard are produced by a small unit of 20 soldiers?... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. David Thomson and Cpl Vail Forbeck, mass communication specialists with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conduct a video interview during a training exercise during Annual Training at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA. July 20, 2022.

Determined diligence: language barrier to Iron Soldier
July 31, 2023 — Diligent. U.S. Army Pfc. Ana Janjalia chose this adjective to describe herself, and for good reason. As a teenager, Janjalia had to adapt to a new culture and overcome a language barrier while navigating through all the challenges of high school... MORE

U.S. Army Pfc. Ana Janjalia, a supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, poses for a portrait July 30, 2023, at Fort Stewart. Janjalia immigrated from Georgia with her family five years ago.

28th ECAB Soldiers train at Iowa’s Sustainment Training Center
July 19, 2023 — Soldiers with Company A, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducted distribution operations, including refueling and resupply, water distribution, convoys and logistical transport during a rotation recently at the Army Sustainment Training Center at Camp Dodge, Iowa... MORE

Soldiers with Company A, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conduct sling-load operations with a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by Soldiers with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, June 15, 2023.

EAATS instructor wins small group leader of the year competition
July 18, 2023 — An instructor from the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site was selected as the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Aviation Enterprise Noncommissioned Officer Academies Small Group Leader of the Year following a two-day competition July 11-12... MORE

Staff Sgt. Frank E. Kiler, second from right, a small group leader who teaches the Advanced Leader Course at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site Noncommissioned Officers Academy, won the Noncommissioned Officer Academies Small Group Leader of the Year.

Air Guard MQ-9 unit drops first-ever GPS/INS guided munition at Lithuanian range
July 14, 2023 — The 111th Operations Group dropped the first-ever Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System-guided munition recently at an air-to-ground training range in Lithuania... MORE

Part of the crew responsible for the historic first-ever GPS/INS guided munition drop at a Lithuanian air-to-ground training range reunited at the 111th Operations Group MQ-9 simulator to pose for a photo on July 11, 2023. Pictured are, from right to left, 2nd Lt. Nicole, MQ-9 Reapor pilot; 1st Lt. Christoper A., weather officer; and Airman 1st Class Jeremy, sensor operator. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tyrone Mitchell)