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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.

RED HORSE Ready! 111th squadron always set to ‘saddle up’
September 7, 2021 — With the shift in mission at the 111th Attack Wing from A-10 Thunderbolt II to the remotely-piloted MQ-9 Reaper, there are those in the community who are sometimes surprised that the Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, is still open for business... MORE

Members of the 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) Detachment 1 assist with constructing a KSPAN on Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2021. IN addition to supporting state and federal missions, the 201st RED HORSE sometimes assists the base civil engineering with maintenance and upgrades to its infrastructure. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Wilfredo Acosta)

111th ATKW FRG leader lives the American dream
September 3, 2021 — Anna Richar believes in the American dream because long before she was an award-winning woman in charge of family readiness, or a small business owner, she was a little girl whose family left the “old country” for New York City in search of a better life... MORE

Anna Richar, 111th Attack Wing’s Airman & Family Readiness Group program manager, assists Lt. Col. Angela McDonough of the 111th Medical Group during the Backpack Brigade, an annual school supply collection and distribution campaign, held at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, August 8, 2021. 111th ATKW’s Family Readiness Group has distributed more than 300 backpacks to military children to offset the cost of school expenses for military families. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyrone G Mitchell)

Pa. National Guard Airmen activated for Operation Allies Welcome
September 1, 2021 — More than 40 Pennsylvania Air National Guard members have been activated to support Afghan ally refuge efforts in the United States... MORE

Pa. National Guard activated for Tropical Storm Ida
August 31, 2021 — About 120 Pennsylvania National Guard members have been placed on state active duty and are on stand-by as Tropical Storm Ida bears down on Pennsylvania... MORE

Spc. Justin Love, a utilities equipment repairer and Sgt. Joshua Watkins, a construction equipment repairer, both with the 3622nd Support Maintenance Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, check the lights on one of the eight high-clearance vehicles their unit has readied to respond to Tropical Storm Ida Sept. 1 at Fort Indiantown Gap. About 120 Pennsylvania National Guard members total with approximately 35 vehicles have been placed on state active duty and are on stand-by as Ida bears down on Pennsylvania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)