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111th Attack Wing observes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
April 27, 2023 — Members of the 111th Attack Wing observed Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Biddle Air National Guard Base April 2, with training designed to demonstrate effective tactics to combat and prevent sexual assault... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Deane E. Thomey, Commander 111th Attack Wing, addresses members of the 111th ATKW during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) prior to a training session designed to demonstrate effective tactics to combat and prevent sexual assault at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, April 2, 2023. Vivian Claud, 111th ATKW Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, and her team of volunteer victim advocates, organized events during April’s regularly schedule drill to educate the Wing about the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, as well as provide resources available for sexual assault survivors. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Matthew Bergh)

Pa.-Lithuania partnership named 1 of 2 SPP Partnerships of the Year
April 25, 2023 — The Pennsylvania-Lithuania partnership was named one of two Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program partnerships of the year for 2022... MORE

Military leaders from National Guard Bureau, Pennsylvania National Guard and Lithuania pose for a photo during an award ceremony April 19, 2023, in Denver, Colorado, that named them 2022 State Partnership of the Year. The annual conference, held April 17-21, 2023, brought together all 54 SPP directors, coordinators, and senior enlisted leaders to develop innovative solutions to pressing challenges, assisting our Partner Nations. The conference culminated with an awards ceremony where a partner country of the year and a bilateral affairs officer of the year were announced. (U.S. National Guard photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Pena)

First Lithuanian pilots graduate from U.S. Army flight course
April 21, 2023 — Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony April 4 at Fort Novosel, Alabama, then known as Fort Rucker... MORE

Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, then known as Fort Rucker, April 4, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Michael Bertsch)

Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers compete in Best Warrior Competition
April 19, 2023 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. –Seventeen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from around the state competed in three categories at the 2023 state Best Warrior Competition here April 15-19... MORE

Seventeen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from around the state competed in three categories at the 2023 state Best Warrior Competition April 15-19 at Fort Indiantown Gap. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, a written exam, a mystery event, weapons zero and qualification, the obstacle course, the Army Combat Fitness Test, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

28th ECAB aviators train first responders
April 17, 2023 — Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade instructed civilian first responders on proper procedures during military helicopter emergencies during an exercise April 15 in Covington, Pa... 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)

252nd Quartermaster Co. Soldiers return from Middle East deployment
April 13, 2023 — Soldiers from the 252nd Quartermaster Company, 213th Regional Support Group returned from a deployment to the Middle East April 5... MORE

Maj. Gen. James G. McCormack, assistant adjutant general, Pennsylvania National Guard, and other Pennsylvania National Guard leaders welcome Soldiers from the 252nd Quartermaster Co. who had just returned from a deployment to the Middle East on April 5, 2023, at Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport in Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Franklin)

Lithuanian Air Force commander, SEL visit Pa.
March 30, 2023 — The commander and senior enlisted leader of the Lithuanian Air Force recently visited Pennsylvania where they met with Pennsylvania National Guard leaders and toured Pennsylvania National Guard facilities... MORE

Lithuanian Air Force Col. Antanas Matutis, center, Lithuanian Air Force Commander, sits in a declassified U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper simulator during a visit to Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Mar. 20, 2023. The 111th Attack Wing hosted Matutis, and his senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Alvydas Tamošiūnas, as part of a broader National Guard State Partnership Program (NG SPP) tour hosted by the Commander of the PAANG, Brig. Gen. Michael Regan. Pennsylvania and Lithuania have been partners under this program since April 27, 1993. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wilfredo Acosta)

56th SBCT Soldier places second overall at Army marksmanship competition
March 23, 2023 — Maj. Ian Swisher of the 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team placed second overall at the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships... MORE

Maj. Ian Swisher, executive officer of the 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat, placed second overall at the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships March 12-18 at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Courtesy photo)

111th Attack Wing officer retires after nearly 36 years of service
March 14, 2023 — Col. Christine Munch, commander of the 111th Mission Support Group, retired March 5 after nearly 36 years of military service... MORE

Free camps offer community, fun to Pa. Guard children
March 10, 2023 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Child and Youth team coordinates a handful of overnight camps throughout the year to connect children of Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers with other children of PNG Soldiers and allow them to participate in a variety of fun camp activities at no cost to their parents... MORE

The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Child & Youth team coordinates a handful of overnight camps for children of Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers throughout the year but more popularly in the summer. According to Thomas Bradbury, a Soldier & Family Readiness Manager, the camps help these children by connecting them with other children of PNG Soldiers and allows them to participate in a variety of fun camp activities at no cost to their parents. (Courtesy photo by Andrew Waters)