Fort Indiantown Gap

Fort Indiantown Gap is the busiest Air National Guard training installation in the nation. Over last 10 years, it has doubled the amount of training, while simultaneously cutting energy consumption by 37 percent, using those savings to reinvest into the training center.

Army ROTC descends at FIG

The Royal Warrior Battalion, Army ROTC from University of Scranton, Wilkes University and East Stroudsburg University descended (and climbed) on Fort Indiantown Gap this weekend as they conducted their field training exercise. Here, you can see cadets navigating the obstacle course and rappel tower. Run by the @Pennsylvania National Guard, FIG is the busiest National Guard training site in the country and is the premier training site for many DOD and civilian organizations.

Pennsylvania Soldiers, Airmen Compete in Governor's Twenty Match to Determine Best Marksmen

Seventy Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire to determine the best marksmen during the Governor’s Twenty match at Fort Indiantown Gap on July 13, 2019.

Sling Load

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade sling load a Humvee to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th ECAB at Fort Indiantown Gap, June 12, 2019. The Humvees were flown to Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport.

252nd Quartermaster Company performs weapons qualification

Capt. Sam Coover, commander of the 252nd Quartermaster Company, 728th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard speaks on the relevancy and importance of individual weapons qualifications to the 252nd Quartermaster Co. in preparing Soldiers for combat scenarios.

UH-60 Sling Load

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade sling load a Humvee to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Indiantown Gap, June 12, 2019. The Humvee was flown to Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport and driven back to Fort Indiantown Gap.

Thirteen Soldiers from 14 different competing states conducted an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as one of their graded events during the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap July 25. To the surprise of the competitors, who were anticipating only having to complete a standard APFT, a series of various other physical fitness exercises were required of them beforehand. These exercises included shuttle sprints while carrying several different weighted objects and T-pushups. Army Spc. Bailey Ruff, who won the 2018 ARNG Best Warrior Competition (Soldier of the Year board) was interviewed post-2 mile run.

2018 ARNG Best Warrior competitors:
- Sgt. Jordy Brewer, Kentucky National Guard - winner - NCO of the Year board
- Spc. Bailey Ruff, South Dakota National Guard - winner - Soldier of the Year board
- Sgt. Davis Quentin, New York National Guard
- Spc. Ilya Titov, New York National Guard
- Sgt. Jake Moyer, Virginia National Guard
- Spc. Gerald Villamar, Maryland National Guard
- Spc. Alexei Joya, Georgia National Guard
- Sgt. Tycjan Sieradzki, Illinois National Guard
- Spc. Austin Jahnke, Wisconsin National Guard
- Staff Sgt. Lawrence Raymond, Arkansas National Guard
- Spc. Devon Thompson, Nebraska National Guard
- Sgt. Dane Moorehead, Oregon National Guard
- Sgt. Robert Sheetz, Colorado National Guard
- Sgt. Eric Armijo, Utah National Guard

2018 ARNG Best Warrior Competitors Conduct APFT

Fourteen Soldiers from 13 different competing states conducted an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as one of their graded events during the 2018 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap July 25.

Capt. Toby Angove discusses how Range 35 is used at Fort Indiantown Gap. The range is used primarily as a M249 light machine gun range. However, in order to maximize space several of the target lanes have been retrofitted to be used for heavy machine guns. This allows the range to be dual use and maximizes the installation's land use.

Behind-the-Scenes at Fort Indiantown Gap, Range 35

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Warfighter exercise tests National Guard combat readiness

Brig. Gen. John Rhodes, the 29th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, participates in a mock media interview during the Warfighter exercise Sept. 25-Oct. 11, 2019, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Oct. 17, 2019 - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 450 National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry

Three Army Reservists Respond to Auto Accident

From left to right, Staff Sgt. Michael Bradley, Capt. John King and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Harper pose for a photo outside a warfighter exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The trio rushed to the aid of fellow citizens after a three vehicle crash on Interstate 81, Sept. 30.

Oct. 9, 2019 - Three Army Reservists with Phoenix, Arizona’s, 492 Civil Affairs Battalion, were participating in an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, when after the days training they came upon an auto accident.

Pa. National Guard hosts eighth annual March for the Fallen

Participants gather at the start of the eighth annual March for the Fallen event Sept. 28, 2019 on Strickler Field at Fort Indantown Gap, Pa. Many participants took time to observe the Wall of Remembrance, which depicts 47 fallen Pennsylvania service members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class HollyAnn Nicom)

Sept. 30, 2019 - FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.—Approximately 700 participants gathered for the eighth annual March for the Fallen September 28, 2019 at Fort Indiantown Gap.

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