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1-104th Cavalry Soldiers conduct rappel training at Boxcar Rocks
June 21, 2023 — Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat team, 28th Infantry Division conducted rappel training June 13 at a rock formation known as Boxcar Rocks... MORE

Approximately 25 Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducted rappel training June 13 at a rock formation near Fort Indiantown Gap known as Boxcar Rocks. The Soldiers used mountain warfare skills to ascend the north face of the Boxcar Rocks safely with harnesses and ropes, then rappelled down the south face approximately 100 feet. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Three Pa. Air wings combine to ship Airmen to Hawaii for exercise
June 20, 2023 — All three wings in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard combined resources to transport members of the 111th Attack Wing from Biddle Air National Guard Base ito Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a training exercise... MORE

Members of the 111th Attack Wing, Headquartered at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham Pennsylvania, unload their gear from a KC-135 Stratotanker that was after landing in Hawaii for a two-week training exercise known as Koa Lani that began on June 9, 2023. The 171st Air Refueling Wing and the 193rd Special Operations Wing joined forces to airlift 39 members of the 111th ATKW with the 171st providing a KC-aircraft and aircrew, and the 193rd Special Operations Wing providing the airfield and personnel required to load the aircraft, which took off for Hawaii from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Capt. Paul Perreault)

28th ECAB Soldier credited with lifesaving actions
June 14, 2023 — A 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Soldier is being credited with helping to save the life of a man who suffered a medical emergency while driving... MORE

Maj. Mark Martella, commander of the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, at Muir Army Airfield, Sept. 18, 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Kate Kramer)

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts Warfighter exercise
June 13, 2023 — More than 2,100 service members from several states participated in a large-scale exercise known as a Warfighter June 2 to 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

More than 2,100 Soldiers from several states participated in a Warfighter Exercise June 2 to 11, 2023, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Photo courtesy of the 1st Armored Division)

A journey through history: 166th Regiment takes staff ride at Gettysburg
June 13, 2023 — Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute conducted a staff ride to Gettysburg National Military Park on June 10... MORE

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute listen to a historian from the U.S. Army Center of Military History during an educational visit to Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, June 10, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Lindsey Boughter)

271st Combat Comm wins championship, improves readiness at training event
June 12, 2023 — The 271st Combat Communication Squadron recently increased their operational readiness – and took home a championship title – while participating in the 2023 Expeditionary Combat Communication roundup April 22 to May 6 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia... MORE

Airmen from the 271st Combat Communications Squadron participate in expeditionary combat communications training at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, April 22 to May 6, 2023. This exercise allowed the squadron to showcase their proficiency in utilizing agile combat employment concepts to provide essential communications support. (Courtesy Photo)

Former 111th Attack Wing officer inducted into Pa. Air National Guard Hall of Fame
June 9, 2023 — Retired Col. Elwood Hippel Jr. was inducted into the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Hall of Fame during a ceremony June 4 at Biddle Air National Guard Base... MORE

Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Mark A Goodwill, Assistant Adjutant General - Air for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, presents retired ANG Col. Elwood H. Hippel, Jr. with a plaque commemorating his induction into the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 111th Attack Wing, Horsham, Pennsylvania, June 3, 2023.

Pa. National Guard, Lithuania celebrate 30 years of enduring partnership
June 8, 2023 — The Pennsylvania National Guard celebrated its 30-year military-to-military partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces, as part of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, during a ceremony June 6 in Harrisburg... MORE

Left to right, Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lithuanian ambassador to the United States and Mexico Audra Plepytė, and Chief of Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys pose for a photo during a ceremony June 6 in Harrisburg to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the partnership between the Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Pa. National Guard units at D-Day
June 6, 2023 — While the bulk of the 28th Infantry Division did not arrive in Normandy until July 1944, several Pennsylvania National Guard units participated in the D-Day landings... MORE

Mobilized members of the 190th Field Artillery who were veterans of World War I with the 28th Division pose for a photograph at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, in 1941.

Pa. Army National Guard forms new demonstration team
June 2, 2023 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard recently formed a new demonstration team designed to raise awareness of the National Guard and aid recruiting... MORE

The Pennsylvania Army National Guard Ambassador Demonstration Team performs a live-action demonstration May 31, 2023, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The 15-member team was recently formed to travel across the state to different events to help raise awareness of the National Guard and aid recruiting. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)