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171st Air Refueling Wing Airman continues family's legacy of service
January 24, 2024 — Continuing her family’s legacy of military service, Tech. Sgt. Aleia Hoffman is a services craftsman assigned to the 171st Force Support Squadron, the same squadron from which her mom retired... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman, Tech. Sgt. Aleia Hoffman, poses for a picture in the dining facility at the 171st Air Refueling Wing, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 7, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

166th Regiment RTI welcomes new commander
January 22, 2024 — Col. Robert C. Jorgensen Jr. relinquished command of the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute to Col. John M. Wenzel during a change of command ceremony Jan. 19, 2024... MORE

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Laura A. McHugh, deputy adjutant general – Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, passes the regimental flag to Col. John M. Wenzel, the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute's incoming commander, during the regiment's change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa. Jan. 19, 2024.

Inside Task Force Paxton’s rigorous pre-deployment live-fire exercise
January 3, 2024 — In preparation for a deployment to the Horn of Africa, Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team traveled to Fort Barfoot, Virginia, in October 2023 for a live-fire exercise... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team perform a platoon maneuver exercise at Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)

171st Air Refueling Wing Airmen honors the fallen
December 21, 2023 — An Airman from the 171st Air Refueling Wing honors fallen veterans by cleaning headstones and placing wreaths on their graves during the holiday season... MORE

Volunteers placed wreaths in front of headstones at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies as part of Wreathes Across America, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Dec. 16, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Fariss)

Cooperative effort provides veterans, National Guard members with Christmas trees
December 21, 2023 — A collaborative effort ensured that all Pennsylvania veterans and National Guard members in need are provided an opportunity to have a “real” Christmas tree... MORE

Soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade select a Christmas tree from a batch delivered to Fort Indiantown Gap for distribution to Pennsylvania National Guard service members as part of PA Trees 4 PA Heroes. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

56th SBCT Soldiers bound for Africa mission
December 19, 2023 — More than 300 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers were honored during a deployment ceremony Dec. 17 in Harrisburg as they prepare to deploy to the Horn of Africa... MORE

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division and their families are recognized during a ceremony at the Zembo Shrine Auditorium in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17, 2023. The Soldiers will leave their homes and families for about a year as they deploy to the Horn of Africa, supporting U.S. Africa Command and partner forces with security objectives in the region. During the ceremony, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Col. Christopher Costello and Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek shared remarks. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

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)