Guard News - The National Guard

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders
March 21, 2023 — HORSHAM, Pa. - Strategic planning, capability sharing and future cooperation were the focus when leaders of the Lithuanian Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 111th Attack Wing met at... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing Welcomes New Aircraft, Mission
February 7, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Wing became the first Air National Guard unit to receive an MC-130J Commando II aircraft Feb. 2 as part of its mission conversion to a flagship mission... MORE

Pennsylvania Airman Puts Military Medical Training to Work at Home
January 10, 2023 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kenneth Rivera-Ithier used his military medical training to help save a life over the holidays.While visiting his wife’s family in New... MORE

Airmen From 3 States Repair LC-130 Stranded at South Pole
December 20, 2022 — AMUNDSON-SCOTT SOUTH POLE, Antarctica - National Guard Airmen from New York, Pennsylvania and Kentucky braved subzero temperatures at the bottom of the world to repair an LC-130 “Skibird.”The plane... MORE

171st Air Refueling Wing Keeps B-2 Stealth Bomber Airborne
December 12, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 tanker crew from the 171st Air Refueling Wing responded recently to an unexpected request for fuel from a B-2 bomber crew.The three-man crew... MORE

Pennsylvania Air Guard Joins Operation Noble Defender
November 15, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing participated in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Operation Noble Defender off the U.S. northeast coast... MORE

Joint Exercises Increase Security Force Readiness, Lethality
November 3, 2022 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Security Forces Squadron participated in a few firsts this year, increasing the readiness and lethality of the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element... MORE

Pennsylvania’s 111th Attack Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise
September 20, 2022 — BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen of the 111th Attack Wing conducted a readiness exercise during an extended drill Sept. 15-17 at Biddle Air National Guard... MORE

111th Operations Group Participates in Joint Force Training
September 9, 2022 — HORSHAM, Pa. – 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... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Join NATO Exercise
July 22, 2022 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron attended the multinational joint Defender Europe 22 exercise with NATO and other military partners.The... MORE

Penn. Guard Maintainers Test Experimental Battlefield Concepts
June 30, 2022 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Members of the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron conducted a multipurpose training event June 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, to increase mission readiness. The... MORE

Pennsylvania Air Guard Firefighters Train at Joint Base Andrews
June 13, 2022 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Five firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron completed joint training May 1-7 with their active-duty counterparts at the 316th Civil Engineer Squadron... MORE

Pennsylvania Air Guard Leaders Visit SPP Partner Lithuania
June 1, 2022 — BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard leaders visited Lithuania May 22-24 to strengthen ties under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership... MORE

DC Air Guard conducts readiness exercise
March 24, 2022 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – The District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 113th Wing participated in a four-day readiness exercise during the regularly scheduled drill, which started March 17 at Joint... MORE

111th Med Group hosts Advanced Trauma Life Support course
October 21, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – More than a dozen Air National Guard members from six states learned the ABCs during a medical course hosted by the 111th Medical Group.Not the song to teach preschoolers the alphabet,... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guard helps fight West Coast fires
August 13, 2021 — BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Pennsylvania Air National Guard members are serving as imagery experts, providing live aerial video streaming to fire bosses working on the front lines of the... MORE

111th Med Group vaccinates wingmen, achieves top readiness
May 20, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – The 111th Medical Group has administered more than 900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Airmen and Defense Department civilians on base from Jan. 27 to May 20 while maintaining its top... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard's 171st ARW refuels Navy E-2D aircraft
March 10, 2021 — CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing completed a groundbreaking mission, refueling U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.While this is not the first time these... MORE

Tuskegee ties to PA Air Guard bind Black history, military
February 9, 2021 — HORSHAM, Pa. – Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary first Black U.S. military aviators, are renowned for their remarkable contribution to the country’s successes in World War II – work that led to... MORE

KC-135 crew finds missing mariners on Pacific island
August 5, 2020 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – National Guard members from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, found three... MORE

Whitehead: “Guardsmen in the Pacific Crucial to Homeland Defense”

New York Guard Participates in Exercise Guerrier Nordique

New York Army Guard Officer Candidates to Train in Albania

176th Wing Rescues Snowmachiners Stranded in Ravine

Lithuanian Air Force Commander Visits 193rd Special Ops Wing