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95th Officer Candidate Company Visits 171st
July 31, 2019 — Vietnam veterans from the 95th Officer Candidate Company, Ft. Benning Georgia celebrated their 50th graduation anniversary by touring the 171st Air Refueling Wing in Pittsburgh, July 25, 2019... MORE

Group of Vietnam veterans pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 aircraft.

Pennsylvania Army Guard builds on partnership with Lithuania
July 29, 2019 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – The State Partnership Program relationship between the Lithuanian army and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard continued to evolve and strengthen through a staff exchange held July 19-27 at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, Pennsylvania. Thirteen Lithuanian Land Forces Army leaders visited the Guard training base to meet with... MORE

Col. Andrew Inch, 28th Infantry Division chief of staff, talks to Lithuanian Land Forces Army Col. Zilvinas Gaubys, LLF chief of staff, during a tour of monuments at Fort Indiantown Gap July 26, 2019.

Friedlein wins Army National Guard NCO of the year
July 19, 2019 — A huge congratulations to Army National Guard NCO of the year Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 166th Regiment, who recently won the 2019 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition hosted in Oklahoma... MORE

Army National Guard Best Warrior NCO of the Year

Pa. Guard participates in Delaware domestic disaster preparedness drill
July 11, 2019 — Forty Soldiers and Airmen assigned to various units in the Pennsylvania National Guard participated in the Delaware National Guard's OPERATION HIGHBALL, a domestic disaster preparedness drill this month... MORE

Forty service members assigned to various units in the Pennsylvania National Guard participated in the Delaware National Guard's Operation Highball.

28th Military Police Company returns from Middle East deployment
July 11, 2019 — Approximately 160 Soldiers assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company returned from deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield July 10, 2019... MORE

Approximately 160 soldiers assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company arrive home following a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield (OSS).

Pa. Guard Soldier wins Regional Best Warrior Competition, advances to Nationals
June 21, 2019 — Twelve Army National Guard Soldiers from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia competed in the 2019 Region II Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson, West Virginia May 16-19... MORE

Pa. Guard cyber branch supports primary election
May 22, 2019 — Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard joined other state partners at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) May 21 to reassure voters of the security of the commonwealth’s primary election... MORE

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard joined other state partners at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency May 21 to reassure voters of the security of the commonwealth’s primary election.

From Panchkula and Maracay, to Central Pennsylvania: Two Soldiers’ Paths to Citizenship
March 12, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 223rd Transportation Company of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, conducted drivers training and convoy operations in the snow-covered ranges of Fort Indiantown Gap this weekend... MORE

Pennsylvania native aces munitions systems apprentice course
March 8, 2019 — Ace awards are not just given they are earned through sweat and determination. An Airman who receives the ace award are an embodiment of the Air Force's third core value - excellence in all we do. To receive the Ammo Ace Award the student must achieve a 100 percent on all seven block tests in the Munitions Systems Apprentice Course. ... MORE

A1C Dylan Dodd secures bombs to a bomb rack

Director of the Army National Guard attends Pa. Guard after action review
January 25, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, director of the Army National Guard, led an after action review of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s rotation last summer at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. Jan. 22 here... MORE

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Director of the Army National Guard, attends an After Action Review of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s rotation last summer at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. Jan. 22.