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28th ECAB lifts spouses
October 19, 2022 — Spouses of Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade received a unique opportunity to fly in the brigade’s helicopters during a Spouse Lift event Oct. 15, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap. ... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade host a Spouse Lift event for spouses of the brigade’s Soldiers. Spouses were given tours of the brigade’s flight facilities and flights in CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as a token of appreciation for their support. The event was held at the brigade’s flight facilities at Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap and John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport at Johnstown. Participants at Fort Indiantown Gap were given flights around the greater Harrisburg, Hershey and Blue Mountain area. Participants at Johnstown were given flights around the scenic Laurel Highlands of the Alleghenies.

Woods assumes authority as 111th Attack Wing command chief
October 17, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Scott Woods accepted authority as the 111th Attack Wing Command Chief from 111th ATKW Commander Col. Deane Thomey during a ceremony Oct. 15, 2022, at Biddle Air National Guard Base... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Scott Woods, 111th Attack Wing command chief master sergeant, accepts authority as command chief master sergeant from 111th ATKW Commander Col. Deane Thomey, far left, during a ceremony at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15, 2022. Woods previously served as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the 111th Operations Support Squadron at Biddle ANG Base.

Retired 28th Infantry Division Soldier leads Pennsylvania’s VFW
October 14, 2022 — A 28th Infantry Division veteran is commander of Pennsylvania's Veterans of Foreign Wars... MORE

Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Henry Mannella spent his career in the 28th Infantry Division and served two tours in Iraq.

Pa. Guardsman leads project providing new housing for homeless Cherokee vets
October 14, 2022 — An Airman with the 171st Air Refueling Wing led the construction of seven homes for tribal members of Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, who are currently experiencing homelessness... MORE

An aerial view of the Innovative Readiness Training construction site in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 2022. Construction is being completed for the IRT Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative, which is a multi-year project that allows Guardsmen and Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force to build homes each year for Cherokee Veterans.

Successful inspection at the 171st Air Refueling Wing
October 13, 2022 — The 171st Air Refueling Wing inspection team determined the base demonstrated an exceptionally high level of knowledge and skill during a recent Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection... MORE

Guardsmen assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard proceed through a personnel deployment line during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection August 26, 2022 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The NORI is a routine exercise used to evaluate a units capability to perform as a nuclear support unit.

Lithuanian Land Force commander visits Pa.
October 13, 2022 — The commander of Lithuania’s Land Force visited Pennsylvania on Oct. 9, 2022. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, greets Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, at the Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Force Headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2022. Radvilas, along with Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, Lithuanian defense attaché to the United States and Canada, and Command Sgt. Maj. Darius Masiulis, Lithuanian Land Forces command sergeant major, visited Fort Indiantown Gap and attended the 28th Infantry Division departure ceremony in Harrisburg.

1067th Composite Truck Co. returns from Middle East deployment
October 12, 2022 — More than 250 Soldiers from the 1067th Composite Truck Co., 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group returned recently from a deployment to the Middle East... MORE

1067th Transportation Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard conducting loading operations with the Montana Army National Guard, Combined Arms Battalion, 1-163rd Cavalry Regiment. Training loading and unloading of the M1A1 Abrams Tank and the M2A3 Bradly Fighting Vehicle for a simulated Homeland Response Force (HRF) movement. The preparation is in support of Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Buehring Kuwait.

28th ID Soldiers honored during deployment ceremony
October 11, 2022 — More than 500 soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division were honored during a deployment ceremony Oct. 9, 2022, at Zembo Shrine Auditorium in Harrisburg, Pa... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, and their families are honored during a deployment ceremony at Zembo Shrine Auditorium. These Soldiers are deploying to the Middle East for a year in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Pa. National Guard Airmen receive Catto Medal
October 4, 2022 — Two Pennsylvania National Guard Airmen and a retired Airman received the prestigious Maj. Octavius V. Catto Medal during a ceremony Oct. 1 at the Union League of Philadelphia... MORE

The Maj. Octavius V. Catto statue in Philadelphia is adorned with wreaths Oct. 1, 2022. Catto was a Civil War-era Pennsylvania militia officer who was killed in Philadelphia in 1871 while on duty defending African-Americans at polling places from those who opposed their right to vote. An annual award in his name is given to Pennsylvania National Guard members who distinguish themselves as leaders through community support and public service.

193rd Special Operation Wing holds leadership development program
September 27, 2022 — The 193rd Special Operations Wing recently held a three-day non-commissioned officer leadership development program at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing Airmen line up in two rows like the 2nd Infantry from West Virginia did on July 1, 1863, the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during a tour given by the Army War College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania September 19, 2022.