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Annual encampment bolsters partnership between Pa. National Guard, Civil Air Patrol
June 30, 2021 — Following a year hiatus due to COVID-19, more than 80 cadets from six states descended on Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) last week for the Civil Air Patrol – Pennsylvania Wing’s annual encampment... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark McCormack, right , commander of the 28th Infantry Division, presents the General Carl A. Spaatz Award to Civil Air Patrol Cadet Col. Colin Phipps, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 24, 2021. (Courtesy Photo, Seth Parker Civil Air Patrol – Pennsylvania Wing)

Longest serving Pa. National Guard member to retire
June 28, 2021 — The longest serving member of the Pennsylvania National Guard will soon retire after 45 years of continuous service... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Moy (third from left), a UH-60 helicopter repairer and crew chief with 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, poses with his fellow crew members following his final flight at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on June 18, 2021. Moy, the longest serving member of the Pennsylvania National Guard with 45 years of continuous service, will retire June 30, 2021. He joined the Pa. Guard March 21, 1976, and became a military technician in 1999. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

Biddle ANG base sees future with fresh eyes, new vice commander
June 24, 2021 — A recent Department of Defense study cited that women make up only 20% of officers in the Air National Guard. And of that number, a mere 10% rise to the rank of colonel... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Rebecca A. Gray, 111th Attack Wing Vice Commander, addresses her wingmen during an assumption of command ceremony June 13, 2021 to welcome U.S. Air National Guard Col. Deane. E. Thomey, the new commander of 111th Attack Wing at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Gray, a former member of the Georgia National Guard, most recently served as the first-ever director of equity and inclusion for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

111th Civil Engineer Squadron Re-Activates
June 24, 2021 — The 111th Civil Engineer Squadron was reactivated after at 13-year hiatus during a ceremony at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham on June 12... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Lt. Col. Lydia Stefanik, Commander 111th Civil Engineer Squadron, assumes command of the 111th Civil Engineer Squadron from Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Col. Cristine Munch, Commander 111th Mission Support Group, during the 111th Civil Engineer Squadron Re-Activation Ceremony at the 111th Attack Wing, Biddle Air National Guard Base, June 12, 2021. The 111th Civil Engineer Squadron re-activated after a 13-year hiatus. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ross Alexander Whitley)

Aviation Soldiers from Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guards train at FTIG
June 17, 2021 — Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers from the Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guards honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield here June 1 to 15... MORE

Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers with B Co., 248th Aviation Support Battalion, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Iowa, Virginia, and West Virginia National Guards, honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June 1 to 15 at Fort Indiantown Gap. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

1-104th Cav. Soldiers depart for Middle East deployment
June 17, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA -- More than 200 Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat team, 28th Infantry Division, departed June 15 for a deployment to the Middle East... MORE

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, stand at attention during a deployment ceremony on June 14, 2021, at Southampton Armory, Philadelphia. More than 200 Soldiers are set to deploy to the middle east to support U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler)

Spanish Soldiers graduate from Chinook repairer course at Fort Indiantown Gap
June 11, 2021 — Two Soldiers from the Spanish Army recently completed the Chinook Repairer course at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

(Left to right) Spanish Army Sgt. 1st Class Javier Navarro-Blasco, CH-47 helicopter repairer; U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Boyles, Aircraft Maintenance Instructor with the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site; and Spanish Army Sgt. 1st Class Lorena Monge Prieto, CH-47 helicopter repairer, pose for a photo in front of a CH-47F Chinook at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

171st Air Refueling Wing supports COVID vaccination efforts
June 10, 2021 — The 171st Air Refueling Wing supported COVID vaccination efforts at the installation and within the community. ... MORE

Col. Mark A. Goodwill, Wing Commander of the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, receives vaccination for COVID-19 from 1st Lt. Heather M. Edsall, registered nurse assigned to 171st ARW Medical Group, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23, 2021.

Soldiers, Airmen compete in 2021 Adjutant General’s Combined-Arms Match
June 9, 2021 — Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard competed in the annual Adjutant General’s Combined-Arms Match June 4 through 6 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa... MORE

A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier takes aim with his M4 carbine during the Adjutant General's Combined-Arms Match June 5, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Family Ties at the 171st Air Refueling Wing
June 8, 2021 — A father and son are serving together with the 171st Air Refueling Wing... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. David Sparkman, Occupational Safety Manager, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Sparkman, Metals Technology Craftsman, pose for a photo at the 171st Air Refueling Wing, June 6, 2021.