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NEWS | April 1, 2010

Pennsylvania TAG swears in son

By Spc. William Henry Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Army Maj. Gen. Jessica Wright, recently swore her son Mike Wright into her ranks.

Mike Wright, a Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet at King's College, was sworn into the Pennsylvania Army National Guard at a ceremony held at the Kingston Armory in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Wright joined the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion at Fort Indiantown Gap, continuing a family tradition in the field of Army Aviation.

As a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Maj. Gen. Wright became the first female Army National Guard aviator. She also became the Army's first female maneuver brigade commander, while commanding the 28th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation brigade.

Cadet Wright's father, Chuck Wright, is a retired lieutenant colonel and a former Army aviator.

 

 

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