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1-107th Field Artillery Soldiers take part in African Lion 23 in Tunisia
May 31, 2023 — Soldiers from C Battery, 1-107th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are in Tunisia to take part in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise... MORE

Soldiers with the 1-107th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard fire an M777 Howitzer during African Lion 23, May 27, 2023 at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia. AL 23 provides an opportunity to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative readiness training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands including U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Central Command. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 - June 18, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson)

28th Infantry Division holds annual memorial service
May 25, 2023 — The 28th Infantry Division held its annual memorial service May 21, 2023, at the 28th Infantry Division National Shrine in Boalsburg, Pa... MORE

Soldiers of the 28th Infantry Division carry their unit colors at the division’s annual memorial service May 21, 2023, at the 28th Infantry Division National Shrine in Boalsburg, Pa. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Keith Hickox)

28th ECAB participates in extreme weather exercise
May 24, 2023 — Air crews from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducted training with specialty rescue teams May 18 as part of an extreme weather exercise... MORE

Members of the Montgomery County Urban Search and Rescue Team practice loading a water rescue boat and equipment into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Bravo Co., 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade May 18, 2023, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The training was part of an extreme weather exercise coordinated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

111th Attack Wing conducts wing-wide mentorship event
May 23, 2023 — The 111th Attack Wing celebrated “Mentorship May” with a wing-wide mentorship event May 7 during its regularly scheduled drill at Biddle Air National Guard Base... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Duke Elliot-Harmon, the first sergeant for 111th Civil Engineering Squadron here, makes an announcement during the 111th Attack Wing Mentorship May event at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, May, 7, 2023. Special guests for the event from Joint Force Headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, included ANG Brig. Gen. Mike Regan, the Deputy Adjutant General-Air and Commander of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard; and ANG Command Chief Paul Frisco, PAANG Command Chief, who led the discussion on Readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Matthew Bergh)

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)