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Pa. National Guard Soldier breaks two national shooting records
August 25, 2021 — A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier recently broke two national shooting records at a marksmanship competition in Ohio... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Amanda Elsenboss prepares to fire her M16 during the 53rd Annual Interservice Rifle Championship hosted by Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., July 7, 2014. This was the 45th match held since the competition was disrupted in 1968 and 1969 due to a shortage of personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel Benedict/Released)

Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site holds change of command ceremony
August 19, 2021 — Col. Keith Graham, outgoing commander of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, performed a change of command with Lt. Col. Randy L. Lutz, the incoming commander of EAATS, on August 12, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

(Left to Right) Lt. Col. Randy Lutz, incoming commander of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, receives the colors of EAATS from Brig. Gen. Edwards S. Little, Jr., assistant Adjutant General for the Pennsylvania National Guard, during the change of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, on August 12, 2021. The ceremony represented the passing of the command of EAATS from Col. Keith Graham, the outgoing commander, to Lutz (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler).

Pa. Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
August 13, 2021 — Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are serving as imagery experts, providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the devastating fires... MORE

Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are serving as imagery experts, providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the devastating fires. Here they gather fire perimeter information from the RC26 on the DIXIE FIRE in Chester, Calif. July 25. Shown are: Senior Airman Julius Reed, Pennsylvania Air National Guard (front seated); Staff Sgt. William Gray, Pennsylvania Air National Guard (rear seated), Senior Airman Jesse Mauricio Oklahoma Air National Guard (standing by railing) and Mr. Joel Kerley (standing right), National Interagency Fire Center.

Pa. Air Guardsmen serve nearly 5,000 meals during community service project
August 13, 2021 — Napoleon is credited with observing that “An Army marches on its stomach” – underscoring the important role that suitable provisions like food have played in executing military operations for centuries... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) commander, Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, tours an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) site in Dover, Delaware, with officer-in-charge Army Capt. Nicholas Mollica on Aug. 2, 2021.

Pa. Air Guard leaders tour renowned Lehigh Valley Ranger School
August 11, 2021 — Tucked in the mountains a half hour outside of Allentown, Pa., the Civil Air Patrol’s Hawk Mountain Ranger School has been training cadets in search-and-rescue tactics, techniques and procedures for over 60 years... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard state command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Frisco, speaks with a cadet about the most challenging and rewarding parts of the weeklong field exercise at Civil Air Patrol’s Hawk Mountain Ranger School in Kempton, Pa., on July 16, 2021. (Photo by Maj. Nicole Reigelman)

Pa. National Guard Soldier named Ms. Pennsylvania World Universal
August 10, 2021 — A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier was recently named Ms. Pennsylvania World Universal 2021... MORE

Warrant Officer 1 Amanda Taylor of the Pennsylvania National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters was named Ms. Pennsylvania World Universal 2021 following a pageant on June 4 in Washington, D.C.

193rd SOW Airman named ANG Airman of the Year
August 3, 2021 — Senior Airman Ruth-Ann B. Bell, a weather forecaster with the 203rd Weather Flight, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, was recently named the Air National Guard’s 2021 Outstanding Airman of the Year... MORE

Senior Airman Ruth-Ann B. Bell, a weather forecaster with the 203rd Weather Flight, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, was recently named the Air National Guard’s 2021 Outstanding Airman of the Year.

Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition
July 29, 2021 — Eighty-three Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to determine the Commonwealth’s best marksmen during the Governor’s Twenty match here July 23-24... MORE

Competitors in the 2021 Governor’s Twenty competition participate in the pistol event July 24 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Eighty-three Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to determine the Commonwealth’s best marksmen during the Governor’s Twenty match July 23-24. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

EAATS receives new Black Hawk variant
July 28, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site received the first fielding of UH-60V Black Hawks from the Utility Helicopter Program Office on July 27. ... MORE

A Uh-60V Black Hawk helicopter is secured after being flown to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on July 27, 2021. The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site received the first fielding of UH-60V Black Hawks from the Utility Helicopter Program Office.

Combat medic discovers passion for running during pandemic
July 26, 2021 — Staff Sgt. Tyler Lundquist, a combat medic with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Medical Battalion Training Site, says he didn’t run much growing up. However, when the laid-back medic picked up running as a pandemic hobby, he quickly discovered it was something he excelled at... MORE

Staff Sgt. Tyler Lundquist races toward the finish line at the Lincoln Marathon May 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lundquist was the fourth male Guardsmen to finish, 26th overall and the fifth male in the 25-29 age group.