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Pa. National Guard conducts helicopter orientation for emergency responders
August 28, 2026 — St. Marys Municipal Airport conducted a helicopter orientation training event for emergency responders with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on August 26, 2026...

Senior facilitator recognized as instructor of the quarter
August 24, 2026 — Sgt.1st Class Timothy Edner, a Basic Leadership Course senior facilitator, helped turn a new Army training concept into an executable 29-day Basic Leader Course (BLC) validation. He also earned Regional Training Institute’s Fiscal Year 2026 third-quarter Instructor of the Quarter...

270th EIS airmen adapt spectrum capabilities during combat readiness exercise
August 21, 2026 — Airmen from the 111th Attack Wing's Spectrum Analysis and Response Team, or SART, conducted an exercise recently that provided an opportunity to employ a specialized radio direction-finding capability within the squadron’s broader engineering and installation mission...

201st RED HORSE builds readiness through paving project at Tobyhanna Army Depot
August 21, 2026 — Airmen from the 111th Attack Wing’s 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1 held an eight-week paving project at Tobyhanna Army Depot, gaining valuable hands-on training while helping improve infrastructure at the installation...

111th Attack Wing, Texas Air National Guard Airmen train together
August 20, 2026 — Airmen assigned to the 111th Attack Wing and the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing trained together recently at Biddle Air National Guard Base...

Col. Kevin Potts to retire after 39 years of service
August 20, 2026 — Col. Kevin Potts, Fort Indiantown Gap's garrison commander, is preparing to retire after 39 years of military service...

From front lines to front gate: How Ruben Rodriguez found a new way to serve
August 19, 2026 — Ruben Rodriguez was born and raised in Puerto Rico, Rodriguez joined the U.S. Army in 1987 at 17 years old, and shares the path that brought him to the 171st Air Refueling Wing...

171st Air Refueling Wing strengthens partnership with Lithuania
August 18, 2026 — A team from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing Communications Squadron traveled to Lithuania July 12-25, completing the unit’s fifth rotation supporting the Lithuanian Air Force’s Airspace Surveillance and Control Command Center in Karmelava...

Beyond the trident: Former Navy SEAL redefines strength through service
August 17, 2026 — Chaplain (Capt.) Daron Miller of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 28th Infantry Division went from Navy SEAL to Army chaplain...

Serving through medicine
August 11, 2026 — Airman 1st Class Byron Richards is originally from Jamaica, enlisted in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard on Sept. 7, 2023, and completed the enlistment process in just six days before joining the 171st Air Refueling Wing as an aerospace medical technician...