Mission

Fire flashes from the muzzle as a Soldier from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment engages an enemy during squad movement and room clearing drills on Aug. 3, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Each squad had to conquer a series of challenges, including navigating under barbed wire, moving to cover, deploying smoke and reacting to indirect fire.

Leadership

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark J. Schindler, acting adjutant general of Pennsylvania, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted adviser to the adjutant general, talk with Pennsylvania National Guard members who are supporting the inauguration efforts in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2021.

History

Soldiers from Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division march down the Champs-Elysees on Aug. 29, 1944, following the liberation of Paris during World War II.
Mission

Founded when Ben Franklin formed The Associators in Philadelphia in 1747, the Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) is comprised of both the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) and Pennsylvania Army National Guard (PAARNG).

The Pennsylvania National Guard has both a state and a federal mission. Our state mission is to protect life and property, maintain peace and order and provide civil defense here at home. Our federal mission is to train for combat and support national missions throughout the world. We also support numerous partnerships, including domestic partnership with various local, state and federal agencies, and our partnership with the country of Lithuania through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Together, we serve our community, commonwealth and country.