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Pa. Guard’s joint staff hosts leadership forum with retired three-star general
December 6, 2019 — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s joint staff hosted retired Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover, formerly Deputy Commander of U.S. Northern Command and Vice Commander of U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, now an adjutant professor at the U.S. Army War College, for a field grade officer forum Dec. 6.The field grade officer forum is held... MORE

Pa. Guard, DMVA take Lean Six Sigma across the commonwealth
November 26, 2019 — The Pa. National Guard and Department of Military and Veteran Affairs (DMVA) recently held two Lean Six Sigma (LSS) courses here for members of their organizations and other commonwealth agencies. The first was a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course, conducted on November 14, which offered an introduction to the LSS collaborative, scientific... MORE

Scot Albert (left) and Maj. Katherine Fabrizi address the introduce the Lean Six Sigma Senior Leader Course to attendees on 19 November at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Pa. Guard Joint Staff completes emergency preparedness course with partners
November 20, 2019 — HARRISBURG, Pa.-More than twenty members of the Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Staff along with partners from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency attended a three-day training Nov. 15-17, with trainers from North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command... MORE

More than twenty members of the Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Staff along with partners from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency attended a three-day training Nov. 15-17, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with trainers from North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command. (U.S. National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart)

Pa. Guard joins water provider to address cyber security in tabletop exercise
November 19, 2019 — Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard cyber team joined 18 Aqua employees and representatives from the FBI, Homeland Security, PA DEP, Chester County Emergency Management, and Schuylkill Township Police to participate in Aqua Pennsylvania’s most recent emergency tabletop exercise that involved a cyberattack and Black Sky event that targeted water, gas and electric utilities and eventually disrupted utility service for millions of customers... MORE

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard cyber team joined 18 Aqua employees and representatives from the FBI, Homeland Security, PA DEP, Chester County Emergency Management, and Schuylkill Township Police to participate in Aqua Pennsylvania’s most recent emergency tabletop exercise that involved a cyberattack and Black Sky event that targeted water, gas and electric utilities and eventually disrupted utility service for millions of customers.

Pa. Guard cyber branch supports 2019 election
November 5, 2019 — Approximately 30 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard joined other state agencies at three locations Nov. 5 to ensure the security of the commonwealth’s general election... MORE

Airmen from the 112th Cyber Operations Squadron, 111th Attack Wing and Soldiers from 252nd Quartermaster Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, participate in joint cyber operations in support of state agencies for Election Day Nov. 5 at Horsham Air Guard Station

Pennsylvania Guard finance Soldiers honored at deployment ceremony
October 28, 2019 — LEBANON, Pa. - Approximately 20 Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 828th Finance Management Support Detachment, 28th Finance Management Support Unit, 728th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group were honored in a deployment ceremony at the Lebanon Readiness Center Oct. 27.The 828th FMSD will be deployed... MORE

Approximately 20 Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 828th Finance Management Support Detachment, 28th Finance Management Support Unit, 728th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group take part in a deployment ceremony

Pa. Air Guard Hall of Fame inducts 61st member
October 26, 2019 — The Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) inducted retired Brig. Gen. Stanley J. Jaworski as the 61st member of its Hall of Fame during this year’s annual Fall Leadership Forum.“Gen. Jaworski’s career has left and continues to leave its mark on our organization,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, PAANG commander. “He is a fitting inductee into our... MORE

Retired Brig. Gen. Stanley J. Jaworski is inducted as the 61st member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Hall of Fame.

Pa. Guard evaluated on weapons of mass destruction response
October 25, 2019 — SCRANTON, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction civil support team was evaluated for its ability to identify nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological contaminants.The exercise this week involved two scenarios. At Clark Summit State Hospital, there was a simulated biological threat involving cholera. At Steam... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Kauffman works to decontaminate items during the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team evaluation exercise Oct. 25 at Steam Town National Historic Park, Scranton, Pa.

111th Attack Wing officials remind members substance abuse prevention requires constant attention
October 21, 2019 — 111th ATKW officials remind members substance abuse prevention requires constant attention... MORE

"Preparation before you put gloves on is important so you don't get your glove stuck in the tape and bottle, and have to do it again with more paperwork," said Gary Talbot, 88th Readiness Division unit prevention leader course instructor.

Pa. Guard earns National Guard Bureau Excellence in Diversity Award
October 10, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The National Guard Bureau awarded the Pennsylvania National Guard its "Excellence in Diversity Award" for outstanding work in diversity and inclusion Sept. 24 at the Lavern E. Weber Professional Education Center (PEC), Camp Robinson, Ark... MORE