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28th ECAB pilot grapples with past to live out father's dreams
May 18, 2023 — Warrant Officer Dejour Hughes, a medevac helicopter pilot with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade is no stranger to overcoming life's obstacles in order to achieve his personal and professional goals... MORE

U.S. Army Warrant Officer Dejour Hughes, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, demonstrates cockpit instruments to civilian first responders at the Covington Independent Fire Company, April 15th 2023. Civil-military outreach engagements like this are designed to promote a stronger bilateral relationship with first responders and teach them unique circumstances in responding to military accidents. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

ESGR Bosslift highlights Pa. Guard mission, capabilities to employers
May 17, 2023 — Pennsylvania’s chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve held a Bosslift event for approximately 20 civilian employers of Pennsylvania National Guard members May 9 and 10 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Pennsylvania’s chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) held a Bosslift event for approximately 20 civilian employers of Pennsylvania National Guard members May 9-10 at Fort Indiantown Gap. The Bosslift includes a tour of several Fort Indiantown Gap facilities with the opportunity for the employers to try flight and weapons simulators, serves as a thank you to the employers for supporting their employees. Seeing the men and women they employ in action helps them understand what it means to be a Soldier or Airman. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Pa. Guard Soldiers conduct partnership exchange with Lithuania
May 16, 2023 — A team of Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers recently visited Lithuania where they conducted several engagements with their counterparts from the Lithuanian Armed Forces... MORE

Lt. Col. Gordon Kinneer, second from left, commander, 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Maj. Rich Fowler, left, 1-104th Cav. executive officer, meet with soldiers from Lithuania's Uhlan Battalion May 4, 2023, in Alytus, Lithuania. (Courtesy photo)

4 Pa. Guard members make All-Guard Marathon Team
May 11, 2023 — Four members of the Pennsylvania National Guard made the All-Guard Marathon Team at the team’s tryout May 7 at the Lincoln Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska... MORE

Staff Sgt. Tyler Lundquist of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion competes in the Lincoln Marathon May 7 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The race served as the tryout for the All-Guard Marathon Team. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Gauret Stearns)

Pa. National Guard Soldier receives prestigious ROTC award
May 10, 2023 — A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier, who was commissioned May 5 through the ROTC program at Penn State University, received a prestigious ROTC award April 27... MORE

Second Lt. Lea Lenker, center, poses for a photo with members of Capt. Brian Faunce's family after Lenker received the Capt. Brian Faunce Memorial Scholarship Award April 27, 2023, at Penn State University. The award is presented annually to a graduating Penn State Army ROTC student who best demonstrates the spirit, leadership and courage of Faunce. (Courtesy photo)

131st Transportation Co. completes cross-country road trip for AT
May 9, 2023 — The 131st Transportation Company completed a 6,200-mile cross-country trek recently as part of its annual training... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 131st Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, drive 111 20-foot containers of ammunition from Fort Indiantown Gap to Hawthorne, Nevada as part of Army Materiel Command’s Operation Patriot Press, an ammunition redistribution mission involving the movement of ammo from coast-to-coast. During the trip to Nevada and back, 131st TC Soldiers drove more than 50 vehicles approximately 6200 miles with no accidents. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Nikolai Ayers)

111th Attack Wing NCO retires after more than 36 years of service
May 5, 2023 — After more than 36 years of military service, the senior enlisted leader of the 111th Attack Wing’s 270th Engineering Installation Squadron retired during a ceremony at Biddle Air National Guard Base on March 4... MORE

Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Moyer, 270th EIS Senior Enlisted Leader and Project Manager, receives her retirement pin from by her husband, Michael Guldin, during her retirement ceremony at Biddle ANG Base Horsham, Pennsylvania, march 4, 2023. Moyer, 270th EIS Senior Enlisted Leader and Project Manager, received her good-bye salutes and farewell handshakes from her comrades-in-arms after her retirement ceremony at the base where she has served for more than 36 years of her military career. (U.S. Air national Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ross Alexander Whitley)

Fort Indiantown Gap entering its busy season
May 4, 2023 — As the temperatures steadily increase, the Soldiers and civilian employees at Fort Indiantown Gap’s Directorate of Plans, Operations, Training and Security who schedule and manage the training at the installation are preparing for their busy season... MORE

Soldiers with the 28th Military Police Company and 1069th Military Police Company, 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade fire their assigned weapons during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, April 14, 2023. Qualifying on assigned weapons annually helps Soldiers stay ready to defend themselves in combat. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashley Standard)

Pa. Guard mobilized for Spanish-American War 125 years ago
May 4, 2023 — May 2023 marks 125 years since the Pennsylvania National Guard mustered in for federal service for the Spanish-American War... MORE

Soldiers from the 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry pose for a photo at Chickamauga, Georgia, in June 1898 during their mobilization for the Spanish-American War. (Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft)

Change-of-command ceremony a family affair
May 3, 2023 — A recent change-of-command ceremony in the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team included four siblings, including the outgoing and incoming commanders... MORE

During a change of command for Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard held on April 28, 2023, at Ft. Indiantown Gap, 1st. Lt. Karolyn Kerwin acted as the master of ceremonies and Cadet Samuel Kerwin gave the invocation during the transfer of authority from Capt. Joseph Kerwin to Capt. John “Jack” Kerwin. Pictured are 1st Lt. Karolyn M. Kerwin, Capt. Joseph P. Kerwin, Capt. John “Jack” R. Kerwin, and Cadet Samuel H. Kerwin of Task Force Paxton.