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111th Operations Group participates in joint training at Fort Indiantown Gap
September 9, 2022 — The 111th Operations Group joined forces with three other wings for a multifaceted training exercise that included Tactical Air Control Party specialists, a C-17 Globemaster III and MQ-9 Reaper at Fort Indiantown Gap on Aug. 24... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, and its associate reserve unit the 514th Air Mobility Wing, based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, practices flying a resupply mission with a low-level ingress into a hostile location while responding to simulated surface to air missiles fired by an enemy at Bollen Range on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2002. The crew of the C-17 included two 111th Attack Wing personnel, who assisted in integrating MQ-9 support including real time intelligence updates and armed over watch, in addition to identification and clearance of any threats present during the mission. The C-17 also practiced performing defensive maneuvers that included dispensing flares. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Jon Dahms)

193rd SOW maintainers test experimental battlefield concepts
June 30, 2022 — Members of the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron conducted a multi-purpose training event June 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap that was designed to increase mission readiness and awareness of wartime skills... MORE

193rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen from Middletown, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, assess battle damage to a wing of a C-130 during a training exercise held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania June 23, 2022.

171st ARW trains with Airmen from Louisiana National Guard
June 22, 2022 — The 171st Air Refueling Wing hosted 30 Airmen from the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing June 6-15 as a part of a collaborative training effort to accomplish core competency training for Airmen of the Logistics Readiness Squadron. ... MORE

Guardsmen training in a warehouse at the 171st

CBD not OK for Guardsmen; products may cause positive drug test
January 16, 2020 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Cannabidiol oil (CBD) is growing in popularity and has become a wide-spread ingredient in health, beauty, cooking and pet products. A derivative of the cannabis sativa L. plant – commonly known as marijuana – it raises the question: is it OK for service members and federal employees to use? The simple answer is no... MORE

Emergency Preparedness Month recognized at Horsham Air Guard Station
October 5, 2019 — To ensure airmen remain ready, the Horsham Air Guard Station Emergency Management Office is echoing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s theme of “prepared not scared” here during National Preparedness month... MORE

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