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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.

Pa. National Guard answers call to serve in Capitol Response II
March 26, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Several hundred Pennsylvania National Guard members supported Operation Capitol Response II, which followed its support of the presidential inauguration Capitol Response I in January... MORE

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Analyse Gaspich, right, with the Pennsylvania National Guard, stands with a Soldier in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical, evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district, and federal agencies through mid-March. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Zoe M. Wockenfuss)

Medal of Honor Day: Sgt. James I. Mestrovitch
March 25, 2021 — The Medal of Honor is the highest honor that a service member in the United States Military can receive. The award is so prestigious that the accuracy of every recipient is scrutinized under a process that can take more than 18 months, according to the United States Army Medal of Honor recommendation process... MORE

Sgt. James I. Mestrovich, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions to save his company commander during the battle of Fismette, France, during World War I.

Pa. National Guard members pass command of HHC, White House Communications Agency
March 19, 2021 — Command of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, White House Communications Agency recently transferred from one Pennsylvania National Guard member to another... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ellen Smith of Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard holds a guidon during a change-of-command ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, White House Communications Agency on Jan. 28, 2021, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. Smith, who served as the company's first commander, relinquished command of HHC to another member of the Pa. National Guard.

15 years later, pilots reunite for Mideast flight mission
March 18, 2021 — Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rich Adams and 1st Lt. Ernie Carlson flew 1500 hours-worth of combat missions in an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rich Adams and 1st Lt. Ernie Carlson flew 1500 hours-worth of combat missions in an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. Fifteen years later, now Chief Warrant Officer 5 Adams and Maj. Carlson are back in the Middle East serving with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the fight against Daesh, and Operation Spartan Shield. They recently had an opportunity to fly a mission together again, just like old times but this time in a UH-60 Black Hawk. (U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rich Adams)

Pa. National Guard supporting vaccination center in Philadelphia
March 17, 2021 — More than 40 Pennsylvania National Guard members recently began supporting a mass vaccination center in Philadelphia... MORE

Airman 1st Class, Mackenzie Taylor, a native of Milton, Pennsylvania, with the Pennsylvania National Guard, registers a community member for a COVID-19 vaccine at the state-run, federally-supported Center City Community Vaccination Center in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on March 17, 2021.

Pa. National Guard marks one year of COVID-19 support
March 17, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard marks one year of supporting COVID-19 missions on March 17... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kursty Campbell (Left) and Pfc. Ryan Whispell (Center) test a staff member at Kendal-Crosslands Nursing Home in Kennett Square, Pa., on May 26, 2020. Under guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and closely monitored by CDC officials, Pennsylvania National Guard members with Task Force Iroquois, launched a Point Prevalence Sampling Strike Team at Kendal-Crosslands.

Pa. Army National Guard officer sets powerlifting records
March 16, 2021 — A Pennsylvania Army National Guard officer recently set three Pennsylvania women's power lifting records... MORE

1st Lt. Lindsey Boughter, a public affairs officer with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, performs a deadlift during a powerlifting competition Feb. 27 in Conshohocken, Pa. (Courtesy photo)