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Army PaYS program partners with Pa. State Police
November 15, 2023
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
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)

From cadet to commander: Katie Lacosta's journey
November 8, 2023
U.S. Army ROTC cadet Katie Lacosta, assigned to the Dauntless Battalion, prepares to oversee a field training exercise with fellow ROTC cadets at Fort Indiantown Gap, Nov. 4, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Christopher Booker)

171st Air Refueling Wing Airmen assist NGB with regulation validation
November 7, 2023
Master Sgt. Morgan McCoy, right, 171st Air Refueling Wing Financial Management Superintendent, and Master Sgt. Clint Ferringer, left, 171st ARW Financial Service Supervisor, pose for a photo at the 171st ARW near Pittsburgh, Nov. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Fariss)

Legacy in flight: Father and son fly together
November 5, 2023
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Zack Adams, left, and his father Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rich Adams, helicopter pilots with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, fly a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter together for the first time, Nov. 2, 2023. Their flight originated at Muir Army Heliport and took them around the Harrisburg and Fort Indiantown Gap areas. Rich is a 34-year veteran of Army aviation while Zack is a recent graduate of the U.S. Army Initial Entry Rotary Wing school. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

Fit-to-fight Airmen compete in 111th Attack Wing Commander’s Cup
November 3, 2023
Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 111th Attack Wing play volleyball during the 111th ATKW Commander's Cup at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14, 2023. The Commander's Cup, which consisted of tug of war, a sprint medley, pull ups, volleyball, basketball, corn hole and weightlifting, is an event designed to promote camaraderie while highlighting resilience and physical fitness. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Tech Sgt. Zach Vucic)

Access control point dedicated; Fort Indiantown Gap now a controlled-access installation
November 1, 2023
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, Col. Kevin Potts, Fort Indiantown Gap Garrison Commander, and U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District, cut a ribbon officially dedicating the installation’s main access control point signifying a new era in security for all who work, live and train here. The ACP went into operation shortly after the ceremony, and now a state or federally issued ID will be required to access the installation. Fort Indiantown Gap was the National Guard’s busiest training center in Fiscal Year 2023.

Pa. Guard Homeland Response Force ensures readiness for CBRN disasters
October 30, 2023
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard's Homeland Response Force prove their capabilities during an external evaluation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, 2023. Service members with the HRF were tested on their response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Aliyah Vivier)

171st Air Refueling Wing chaplain summits Mount Kilimanjaro
October 25, 2023
Chaplain (Maj.) Gretchen Hulse of the 171st Air Refuleing Wing summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the continent of Africa, during the summer of 2023. (courtesy photo)

Pennsylvania Army, Air National Guard conduct joint training
October 18, 2023
Approximately 25 U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard work together Oct. 13 to load a UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter onto a C-17 cargo aircraft and transport it from Army Aviation Support Facility in Johnstown, Pa., to Pittsburgh and back. This training prepares the Guardsmen to efficiently fold the helicopter, load it into a cargo aircraft, and transport it in support of domestic operations or overseas deployment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)