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171st ARW chaplain team strengthens casualty care readiness
June 10, 2026 — Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing Chaplain Team, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, attended specialized training focused on dignified transfer operations, mortuary affairs, grief support, and family care at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 19-21, 2026...

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts open house
June 6, 2026 — The Pennsylvania National Guard and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs hosted an open house at Fort Indiantown Gap for members of the public June 6...

2-104th GSAB conducts air insertion training
June 6, 2026 — Soldiers with the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted air insertion training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 3, 2026, as part of their Annual Training...

Pa. Guard begins ‘Drone Dominance’ training program
June 5, 2026 — Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers began training on new drones as part of the Department of War's "Drone Dominance" program June 3, 2026...

Pa. Air Guard holds NCO Enlisted Development Program
June 4, 2026 — Noncommissioned officers from across the Pennsylvania Air National Guard gathered May 18 to 22 for an NCO Enlisted Development Program, hosted by the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, for a weeklong course focused on leadership development and mission readiness...

Training for Excellence: EAATS provides top-flight training
June 3, 2026 — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, or EAATS, is where pilots from across the country and partner nations learn to fly the modernized UH-60M Black Hawk. Each year, more than 100,000 service members from across the country come to Fort Indiantown Gap to complete training and attend schools offered there...

Beyond the thunder: 193rd SOW supports air show operations
May 26, 2026 — The thunder of jet engines and the precision of flight filled the skies over Harrisburg International Airport and the 193rd Special Operations Wing Memorial Day weekend as the Central Pennsylvania Air Show, headlined by the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, drew thousands of spectators from across the region...

166th RTI helps shape Army’s extended Basic Leader Course
May 22, 2026 — The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute is serving as the Army National Guard’s validation site for the Army’s new 29-day Basic Leader Course, helping refine the updated curriculum before it is implemented across the force later this year...

193rd SOW Airman earns Air Force Special Warfare honor
May 22, 2026 — Tech. Sgt. Equeno Ogle of the 193rd Special Operations Wing was selected as the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare Annual Functional Award winner in the Tactical Air Control Party noncommissioned officer category...

55th MEB Soldiers support Scranton Armed Forces Day parade
May 20, 2026 — Soldiers with the 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade participated in the Northeast Pennsylvania Armed Forces Day Parade in downtown Scranton, May 16, 2026, continuing a decades-long tradition honoring the nation’s military service members and veterans...