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Pa. National Guard Soldier balances motherhood, military service, and NATO mission
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bailey Wright, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 376th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Reek Vinkel, a registered nurse and coordinator of the East Tallinn Women's Clinic Milk Bank, during Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2026 in Estonia. Wright donated expressed breast milk to the clinic's milk bank while supporting the NATO exercise. The clinic operates Estonia's only breast milk bank. (Courtesy photo)
July 23, 2026 - While supporting Exercise Vigorous Warrior 2026 in Estonia, Pennsylvania National Guard Staff Sgt. Bailey Wright balanced the demands of military service and motherhood by donating more than 20 liters of breast milk to...

171st ARW new tail
Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Master Sgt. Jillian Dietrick, assigned to the Force Support, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, visits with Ashoka, a certified therapy dog, July 8, 2026. Ashoka's visit helped boost morale and reduce stress among the Guardsmen who are responsible for maintaining the wings mission readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca A. Wirth)
July 21, 2026 - A visit from certified therapy dog Ashoka gave Airmen and civilian employees at the 171st Air Refueling Wing a welcome morale boost, reinforcing the wing's commitment to supporting the well-being of its people as a key part...

Fort Indiantown Gap expanding UAS, counter-UAS training
Several shipping containers that have been altered to look like buildings were relocated recently to the grounds of Fort Indiantown Gap's Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility. The mock village allows UAS operators to fly drones around and through simulated buildings in urban environment. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)
July 14, 2026 - Several ranges at Fort Indiantown Gap have been altered in recent months to allow for unmanned aircraft system and counter-UAS training...

1-112th Infantry recon squads conduct ‘ghillie wash’ training
U.S. Army Soldiers with the Recon Section of the Multi-Purpose Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division conduct a ghillie wash training event June 25, 2026, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)
July 2, 2026 - U.S. Army Soldiers with the Recon Section of the 1-112th Infantry Regiment, conducted a ghillie wash training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. June 25, 2026...

Pa. National Guard sharpens close-combat skills
U.S. Army Soldiers participating in the Pennsylvania National Guard State Combatives Program's Basic Combatives Course demonstrate close-quarters combat techniques during the course's culminating training event at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 26, 2026. Throughout the 40-hour course, Soldiers developed foundational hand-to-hand combat skills through realistic, hands-on training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)
July 1, 2026 - Soldiers from the Pennsylvania and Connecticut Army National Guards completed a 40-hour Basic Combatives Course June 22-26 at Fort Indiantown Gap...


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