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111th Attack Wing conducts readiness exercise
September 21, 2022 — Airmen of the 111th Attack Wing took part in a readiness exercise during an extended drill Sept. 15-17 at Biddle Air National Guard Base to test the organization's capabilities to support pre-deployment and post-deployment operations... MORE

A member of the 111th Security Forces Squadron holds his weapon at the ready position while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear and body armor during a readiness exercise held by the 111th Attack Wing at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022. The exercise, which took place from Sept. 15-18, involved a scenario in which 111th SFS responded to a simulated threat while wearing full MOPP gear.

213th Regional Support Group gets new commander
September 20, 2022 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 213th Regional Support Group held a change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 18... MORE

Incoming commander of the 213 Regional Support Group Col. Frank Montgomery receives the unit's colors from Brig. Gen. John Pippy, Pennsylvania National Guard land component commander, during the 213th RSG’s change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 18, 2022.

EC-130J Commando Solo performs final broadcast
September 19, 2022 — Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing who operate the EC-130J Commando Solo, the only flying military radio and TV broadcast platform in the U.S. military, transmitted their final broadcast Sept. 17, bringing to close a 54-year chapter in unit history... MORE

An EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft from the 193rd Special Operations Wing performs a flyover during Community Days at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Sept.17, 2022. Airmen from the 193rd SOW brought to close a 54-year chapter in the unit history as one of the three EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft delivered its final broadcast during the Community Days Air Show event.

Helicopter landing pad at Fort Indiantown Gap dedicated to two fallen Pa. Guardsmen
September 17, 2022 — A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield was dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony Sept. 17, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield is dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony in the Aviation Maintenance Instruction Building here.

Pa. adjutant general visits Penn State Student Veteran Center
September 16, 2022 — Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler visited Penn State’s Student Veteran Center on Sept. 16... MORE

Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler (left) talks with Eugene McFeely, Penn State’s senior director for veteran affairs and services, in the Penn State Student Veteran Center on Sept. 16, 2022, in State College, Pa.

The Weight We Carry: Disabled Pa. Guard veteran teaches resiliency in the face of suicide
September 14, 2022 — Earl Granville, a Pennsylvania National Guard veteran who lost his left leg from a roadside bomb during a patrol in Afghanistan and now travels the country as a motivational speaker, recently shared his story of hope, heartache and healing to Soldiers from the 75th Innovation Command... MORE

Former U.S. Army Sgt. Earl Granville, who lost his leg in Afghanistan and then later his twin brother to death by suicide, speaks to Soldiers of the Army Reserve's 75th Innovation Command about resilience as part of the 75th IC's Suicide Prevention Program's initiatives during National Suicide Prevention Month.

The 28th Division’s lone Medal of Honor recipient from World War II
September 13, 2022 — The actions of Tech. Sgt. Francis J. Clark over seven days in September 1944 would earn him the distinction of being the the 28th Division's only recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II... MORE

Army Tech. Sgt. Francis J. Clark in 1945. Army photo

111th Operations Group participates in joint training at Fort Indiantown Gap
September 9, 2022 — The 111th Operations Group joined forces with three other wings for a multifaceted training exercise that included Tactical Air Control Party specialists, a C-17 Globemaster III and MQ-9 Reaper at Fort Indiantown Gap on Aug. 24... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, and its associate reserve unit the 514th Air Mobility Wing, based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, practices flying a resupply mission with a low-level ingress into a hostile location while responding to simulated surface to air missiles fired by an enemy at Bollen Range on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2002. The crew of the C-17 included two 111th Attack Wing personnel, who assisted in integrating MQ-9 support including real time intelligence updates and armed over watch, in addition to identification and clearance of any threats present during the mission. The C-17 also practiced performing defensive maneuvers that included dispensing flares. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Jon Dahms)

111th Attack Wing Chaplain team focuses on ‘Strong Bonds’
September 2, 2022 — The 111th Attack Wing Chaplain Team, headquartered at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, recently hosted a group of more than 100 Airmen and their family members for a free family training retreat in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Paul Perreault, 111th Attack Wing Chaplain, headquartered at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, addresses attendees during a chaplain-sponsored Strong Bonds Family Retreat Weekend, which hosted more than 100 Airmen and their family members for a free family training retreat in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, from August 12-14. Two dozen of the Wing’s families attended the retreat which was designed to strengthen family ties and develop new resiliency tools and habits. (U.S. Air National Guard Courtesy photo provided by Maj. Tony Repic)

Body of missing Korean War Soldier comes home
August 31, 2022 — The body of Pfc. Donald M. Born, a U.S. Soldier from Lancaster who went missing in action during the Korean War, was laid to rest 72 years later Aug. 30 under the care of Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers... MORE

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s funeral honors team support the memorial service and burial of Pfc. Donald M. Born, whose remains were recently identified and given a proper burial Aug. 30, 2022 — 72 years after he went missing in action during the Korean War.