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Deployed 56th SBCT chaplain supports Jewish High Holidays mission
November 7, 2024
U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Gaber, a Jewish chaplain with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, observes the holiday of Yom Kippur with Soldiers and civilians in Lithuania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Mateja)
Pa. Guard Soldier awarded Purple Heart 13 years after IED attack
November 6, 2024
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, left, presents a Purple Heart to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Picard, assigned to the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, during a ceremony at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1, 2024. Picard was recognized for actions he took while deployed to Afghanistan with the Oklahoma National Guard in 2011. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Staff Sgt. Brandon Willis)
From auto shop to Army aviation
October 29, 2024
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Shea assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard maneuvers a drone during a test flight at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 11, 2024. Unmanned aircraft systems operators are required to have four hours of flight time each month to ensure their skills remain sharp and ready to meet the Army’s needs. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Israel Fernandez)
Task Force Associator replaces Task Force Paxton as East Africa’s security forces unit
October 28, 2024
The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Task Force Associator assumed control over the security mission in East Africa from Task Force Paxton, another Pennsylvania National Guard Unit, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Oct. 21, 2024. The ceremony is a military tradition representing a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a mission from one unit to the next. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by SGT. Lark Sine)
Deployed 56th SBCT Soldiers rehearse air medevac
October 18, 2024
Sgt. Preston Clark, a flight medic with 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, accompanies Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard as they transport their simulated wounded soldier to load onto the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air medevac exercise Oct. 11, 2024. U.S. Army medics rehearse their evacuation procedures to stand ready to respond to real life medical emergencies. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Leanne Demboski)
From AWOL to A-okay
October 15, 2024
Private 1st Class Iniolowa Oluowotade, left, of Carnage Company 1-112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team was promoted to Specialist at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, September 27, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Owen Dietrich)
Two Pa. Guard Soldiers receive annual Catto Medal
October 8, 2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Pippy, director of the joint staff of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Pennsylvania National Guard member Master Sgt. John Shaw, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Senior Human Resources NCO, and Master Sgt. Figueroa, Recruiting and Retention NCO for team Philadelphia, stands for a photo after accepting the Major Octavius V. Catto Medal at The Union League of Philadelphia, October 5, 2024. Catto was a Civil War-era Pennsylvania militia officer who was killed in Philadelphia in 1871 while on duty defending African-Americans at polling places from those who opposed their right to vote. An annual award in his name is given to Pennsylvania National Guard members who distinguish themselves as leaders through community support and public service. (Pennsylvania Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Charles Casner)
213th RSG Soldier receives award from Latina Style
October 4, 2024
Master Sgt. Alejandra M. Long, senior human resources noncommissioned officer for the 213th Regional Support Group, was among the service members who received a 2024 Distinguished Military Service Award Recipient from Latina Style Inc. The awards were presented during the 21st National Latina Symposium on Sept. 19 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Latina Style Inc.)
56th SBCT assumes authority of Ukraine training mission
October 1, 2024
A longstanding Army tradition, the incoming Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine commander, Col. Christopher Costello, unfurls the brigade colors during a transfer of authority ceremony at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 1, 2024. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard assumes authority of the JMTG-U mission from Task Force Thunder, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi National Guard. JMTG-U’s training of members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine helps develop the skills of Ukrainian units to conduct joint maneuver and combined arms operations and builds on specialized, individual, and collective training facilitated by U.S. Allies and partners. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Leanne Demboski)
Pippy selected to be acting adjutant general
September 30, 2024
Brig.Gen. John R. Pippy