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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.

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)