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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)

Pa. Guard institute educates medics across the Army
March 9, 2023 — Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site) sent off the Army’s newest batch of combat medics after a culminating training exercise March 3 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers evacuate a simulated casualty during an exercise at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap, March 3, 2023. This exercise included responding to the scene of a mass casualty event, providing first aid and evacuating the simulated casualties to a field hospital where they received further care, all while being assessed by instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

New course aims to fix Stryker mechanic shortage
March 8, 2023 — A new six-week reclassification course has been developed to help address a shortage of Stryker mechanics in the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team... MORE

Cpl. Wyatt Chapman of India Company, 328th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team performs maintenance on a Stryker vehicle engine at the California National Guard Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) during the 56 SBCT’s rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., on June 22, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Doug Roles)

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers attend Building Strong and Ready Teams seminar
March 7, 2023 — Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division who are deployed to Kuwait attended a Building Strong and Ready Teams seminar recently in Kuwait City... MORE

Soldiers from the 28th Infantry Division pose for a photo after a successful Building Strong & Ready Teams seminar at Grand Hyatt Kuwait. BSRT is an initiative that improves the spiritual preparedness of all Soldiers, regardless of rank, and their families. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabriel Washington)

Recruiting contractor marks 53 years of service to Pa. National Guard
February 22, 2023 — Roman Tymczyszyn, who currently works as a civilian contractor for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, is marking 53 years of service to the Pennsylvania National Guard. ... MORE

Roman Tymczyszyn, right, poses with then-Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jessica Wright at Tymczyszyn's retirement ceremony in 2005 after Wright presented Tymczyszyn with a certificate promoting him to the rank of sergeant major. Tymczyszyn served in the Pennsylvania National Guard for 35 years, and for the last 18 years he has worked as a civilian contractor for recruiting. (Photo courtesy of Roman Tymczyszyn)