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111th Attack Wing welcomes Pa. Air Guard’s first two warrant officers since rank reinstatement
June 20, 2025 — The 111th Attack Wing recently appointed the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s first two warrant officers since the rank was reinstated after 66 years... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. Terrence L. Koudelka, Jr., Deputy Adjutant General-Air and Commander of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, coins Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan DeRivera during a recognition event at Biddle Air National Guard Base, Pennsylvania, May 29, 2025. Maj. Gen. Koudelka recognized both DeRivera and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian Mundorff for their historic appointments as the first warrant officers in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard since the rank was reinstated, honoring their leadership and expertise as 17Y and 17W warrant officers. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Bergh)

High-octane refueler: 193rd SOW Airman tries out for specialized FARP team
June 18, 2025 — Racing against the clock, a fuels specialist with the 193rd Special Operations Wing hauls a 100-foot fuel hose across the flightline, striving to earn a position on a Forward Arming and Refueling Point team, a physically and technically demanding role essential to special operations missions at the wing and worldwide... MORE

A special operations Airman here rolls out a hose during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point tryout at the 193rd Special Operations Wing June 17, 2025.

Lifetime of service: Pa. Guard’s oldest civilian nurse
June 18, 2025 — For more than half a century, one woman has quietly made history from behind a stethoscope. As the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s oldest working civilian nurse, Patricia Ellis has cared for generations of patients, long before many of today’s recruits were even born... MORE

Patricia Ellis, a civilian occupational health nurse with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, is the PAARNG's oldest employee. She had this portrait taken when she graduated from the Jefferson Diploma Nursing School in 1975.

Enduring brotherhood of the Pennsylvania-Lithuania partnership
June 18, 2025 — More than a decade ago amid the harsh conditions of Afghanistan, two soldiers, one from the Pennsylvania National Guard and the other from the Lithuanian armed forces, built a bond through shared sacrifice... MORE

Lithuanian Command Sgt. Maj. Ruslanas Gulevas, senior enlisted leader of the Grand Duke Algirdas Infantry Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces, left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason L. Barclay, senior enlisted advisor for 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, tour Fort Indiantown Gap as part of a bilateral engagement through the State Partnership Program, June 15, 2025.

Precision and camaraderie highlights 2-gun steel shoot
June 18, 2025 — Soldiers with the Pennsylvania and Maryland National Guard joined civilian staff in a test of skill and speed at the 2025 2-Gun Steel Shoot here, June 14, 2025... MORE

A competitor engages steel targets during the 2025 FTIG 2-Gun Steel Shoot at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 14, 2025.

Pa. National Guard observes U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday
June 16, 2025 — The Adjutant General of Pennsylvania Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, joined by other Army senior leaders and elected officials gathered in Philadelphia June 14 to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday in the city where it was born... MORE

PHILADELPHIA – The Adjutant General of Pennsylvania Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, joined by other Army senior leaders and elected officials gathered here today to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday in the city where it was born.

From rubble to runway: Rapid repair training takes flight
June 11, 2025 — Airmen from the 193rd Special Operation Wing, along with Airmen from the active-duty Air Force, other states' National Guards and foreign partners recently began constructing a new range tower and mock airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Airmen from various civil engineering specialties spread out concrete as they construct a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair system at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 9, 2025. The mock runway will be used as a training asset for the Air National Guard Schoolhouse, operated by the 193rd Special Operations Wing, to help civil engineering Airmen learn how to rapidly repair an airfield in combat situations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Harp)

Deployed physician assistant has worn many hats during military service
June 10, 2025 — Capt. William Eisenhart, a physician assistant with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team who is currently deployed to the Horn of Africa, has served in many different roles during his 23-plus years in the military... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. William Eisenhart, physician assistant with 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, has served in multiple medical roles in the military and as a civilian. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ivan Mendez-Roman)

Pa., Arizona Air Guards join forces in Montana to hone skills
June 8, 2025 — More than 100 security forces Airmen from the Pennsylvania and Arizona National Guards conducted five days of field training June 2-6 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana... MORE

Security Forces Airmen respond to a simulated attack during a field training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 4, 2025. Security Forces Squadrons from Arizona and Pennsylvania traveled to the Fort for a week of field training. The field instruction consisted of patrol movements, base security, key leader engagements, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives detection response, and simulated attacks from opposition forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Matkin)

56th SBCT relinquishes authority of Ukraine training mission
June 3, 2025 — The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team relinquished authority over Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine during a transfer-of-authority ceremony June 1 at the 7th Army Training Command headquarters in Germany... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Costello, commander of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard, cases the brigade colors at the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine transfer of authority ceremony at Tower Barracks, Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 1, 2025. The ceremony commemorated the transfer of the JMTG-U mission from the 56th SBCT to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Leanne Demboski)