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100-year-old retired pilot visits 103rd Attack Squadron
April 22, 2021 — A 100-year-old U.S Air Force retiree’s visit to the 103rd Attack Squadron here proved you can take the pilot out of aviation, but you can’t take the aviation out of the pilot. ... MORE

U.S. Air National Guard Major Will, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot assigned to the 103rd Attack Squadron here, walks retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William P. Bonelli, a 100-year-old former B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, through the controls on a declassified USAF MQ-9 Reaper simulator during a visit to learn more about remotely piloted aircraft at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, April 15, 2021. (This image was digitally altered for operational security.)

Flight medics describe chaos after rocket attack
April 16, 2021 — After February’s rocket attack on Erbil Air Base that killed one civilian contractor, injured several members of the Coalition and later killed one civilian, medevac Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade responded immediately to evacuate the wounded... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Donna Wauthier, a flight medic with Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, was one medic who responded immediately to care for wounded civilians after a rocket attack in February. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Smith)

Soldiers from 1-109th Infantry Regiment train on battle drills
April 16, 2021 — Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducted movement to contact and other battle drills at a training area near Williamsport, Pa., on April 9... MORE

Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, move to their position within the squad to provide security during battle drills in a training area near Williamsport on April 9, 2021. The Soldiers and young leaders were tested with different scenarios to build their cohesion as a team. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler)

300+ Pa. National Guard members supporting vaccination centers
April 15, 2021 — More than 300 Pennsylvania National Guard members are currently supporting COVID-19 vaccination centers across the commonwealth... MORE

Spc. Adom Yaa, a combat medic with the 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Brittany Gill, a local resident, Apr. 14 in Lancaster, Pa.

1-109th Infantry Regiment conducts aerial movement
April 14, 2021 — WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, deployed from a CH-47 Chinook to a training site on April 9, 2021... MORE

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, deploy from a CH-47 Chinook during aerial movement training on April 9, 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler)

Deployed Soldier dominates ACFT, but finishes humbled
April 13, 2021 — Spc. Angelo Brunetti is considered by many to be one of the fittest Soldiers in the Army... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Angelo Brunetti, a UH-60 helicopter repairer currently deployed with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, recently scored 599 on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, missing a perfect score of 600 by just one second on the sprint-drag-carry event.

Pa. National Guard supporting second Philadelphia vaccination center
April 10, 2021 — Approximately 150 Pennsylvania National Guard members are supporting a second COVID-19 community vaccination center in Philadelphia. ... MORE

Senior Airman Benedict Barnett, a medic with the 193d Special Operations Wing, prepares band-aids at the Esperanza Community Vaccination Center in Philadelphia on April 8, 2021.

Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy coming to Fort Indiantown Gap
April 8, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will welcome the first class of Keystone State Youth ChalleNGe Academy here in 2022... MORE

This illustration depicts what the Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy campus at Fort Indiantown Gap is projected to look like upon completion. The Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will welcome the first class of Keystone State Youth ChalleNGe Academy in 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy illustration)

Pa. National Guard concludes teacher vaccination mission
April 1, 2021 — ENOLA, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania National Guard recently concluded its mission to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Pennsylvania teachers and school staffs... MORE

Spc. Han Thach, left, a combat medic with the Pennsylvania National Guard, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Enola, Pa., on March 26, 2021. Thach was part of the Pa. National Guard mission to vaccinate Pennsylvania teachers, child-care workers and other staff. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler)

3-year-old at home, deployed couple withstands challenges
March 26, 2021 — “He has his days where he is mad at us for leaving and other days, he cannot stop telling me how much he misses us,” said Cpl. Ashley Hibbler, of her three-year-old son Landon... MORE

Cpl. Ashley Hibbler and her husband, Spc. Kyle Hibbler, are deployed to the Middle East with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and have been away from their son since July 2020.