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111th ATW members volunteer at Medal of Honor Grove
September 29, 2021 — Members of the 111th Attack Wing's 112th Cyber Operations Squadron volunteered recently at the Medal of Honor Grove at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen with the 111th Attack Wing, headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, break up blacktop at the Medal of Honor Grove, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge Pennsylvania, June 16, 2021. The 111th Guardsmen volunteered to help clean, organize, and remove debris with the Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove, an all-volunteer group that maintains the Medal of Honor Grove.

Pa. National Guard officer candidates earn commission
September 24, 2021 — The year-long marathon of hard work, commitment and resilience finally paid off for 10 officer candidates as they graduated and were commissioned as new lieutenants in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in a ceremony here Aug. 8... MORE

Pennsylvania’s 10 candidates commissioned as second lieutenants into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard from the 166th Regional Training Institute (RTI) at Fort Indiantown Gap Aug. 8. Pictured also are the staff from the 166th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Detachment 1. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Amanda Westlund)

Pa. Air Guard leaders convene first-ever Resiliency Summit
September 23, 2021 — As military leaders at all levels emphasize the importance of connectedness, inclusion and resiliency to the health of the force, Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) members gathered for a first-ever “Resiliency Summit” to explore strategies, identify best practices, and synchronize resilience efforts across the PAANG... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) resiliency team members assigned to 171st Air Refueling Wing, the 193d Special Operations Wing and the 111th Attack Wing work with Matthew Chinman, PhD, a senior behavioral scientist with the RAND Corporation, to refine and strengthen their Wing Community Action Plans, September 17th, 2021 near Pittsburgh.

111th Attack Wing supports Operation Allies Refuge
September 22, 2021 — Fifteen members of the 111th Attack Wing have activated in support of Operation Allies Refuge, the effort to relocate interested and eligible Afghan nationals and their immediate families who supported the U.S. Government efforts in their homeland, since Aug. 26, 2021... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen Tech Sgt. Rafeeq Strickland, a unit religious affairs Airman for the 111th Attack Wing, and Airman 1st Class Mackenzie O. Ditolla, a public health technician with the 111th Medical Group, were are among those congratulated by Col. Rebecca Gray, 111th ATKW Vice Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Fergusson, 111th ATKW Command Chief, for supporting Operation Allies Refuge at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 14, 2021.

213th Regional Support Group welcomes new command sergeant major
September 21, 2021 — The 213th Regional Support Group welcomed a new command sergeant major during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap's Strickler Field on Sept. 17... MORE

Soldiers with the 213th Regional Support Group gathered at Strickler Field on Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 17 to witness the transfer responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Campbell to Command Sgt. Maj. Marc Weiss in a traditional ceremony. To symbolize the transfer of responsibility, a ceremonial sword was passed from Campbell, to 213th RSG commander Col. Angelo Catalano, who then passed it to Weiss. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

Pa. Guard, Lithuanians train together in State Partnership Program platoon exchange
September 21, 2021 — Fort Indiantown Gap hosted 33 Soldiers from Lithuania’s land forces reserve component Sept. 6 to 17 for an annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s partnership with Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program. ... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Dale Mahafkey, right, an Army combat medic and senior instructor with Medical Battalion Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., coaches Lithuanian Soldiers as they treat a simulated casualty on Sept. 10. Thirty-three Soldiers from Lithuania’s land forces reserve component came to Fort Indiantown Gap Sept. 6-17 for an annual platoon exchange, part of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s State Partnership Program.

Pa. National Guard Cyber Team participates with state partners in overseas cyber exercise
September 20, 2021 — Nine Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element along with their Lithuanian counterparts participated in “Amber Mist,” a cyber defense exercise held Aug. 18-28... MORE

111th Attack Wing helps celebrate 74th Air Force birthday
September 17, 2021 — More than a dozen 111th Attack Wing members represented the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during a 74th U.S. Air Force birthday celebration hosted by the Armed Services Council of the Union League of Philadelphia on Sept. 15... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Randolph J. Staudenraus, director of strategy, policy, plans and international Affairs (J-5), National Guard Bureau, assists as youngest member in attendance, Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Brendan Coble, a budget officer with the 111th Attack Wing headquartered at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, in cutting the cake during a 74th Air Force birthday celebration hosted by and held at the Union League of Philadelphia, Sept. 15, 2021. This year, the Air Force celebrates more than seven decades as a military component.

Gone, but never forgotten
September 14, 2021 — On a warm Sunday afternoon, hundreds of motorcycle riders revved their engines in preparation for the day’s event. This was not the “Thunder Run,” a bike ride that veterans of the Vietnam War take part in to honor those service members lost during that conflict; nor, was this just a chance to enjoy the beautifully mild mid-September day... MORE

Soldiers salute during the national anthem during the 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery memorial ceremony at the Kingston Armory in Kingston, Pa., on Sept. 12, 2021. The ceremony recognized all the Soldiers lost during the regiment's history, but pays special tribute to the 33 Soldiers lost during a train crash on Sept.11, 1950 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler).

9/11: 20 years later
September 10, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard played a key role in the nation's response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and it continues to be among the most active National Guards in the country 20 years later... MORE

(left to right) Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. William Lynch, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, and Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Paul Evanko debark a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Pennsylvania National Guard's Company G, 104th Aviation Regiment at the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001.