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Mount Gretna: Fort Indiantown Gap’s predecessor
July 1, 2025 — The Pennsylvania National Guard began training at its first permanent training site in Mount Gretna 140 years ago... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers train at the Pennsylvania State Military Reservation at Mount Gretna in southern Lebanon County in 1913. (Library of Congress photo)

D.C. National Guard's 1946th Financial Co. conducts AT at Fort Indiantown Gap
June 25, 2025 — Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Company, D.C. National Guard, sharpened their finance expertise, built resilience and upheld their commitment to excellence during annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Soldiers with the 1946th Finance Company operate as a Financial Management Support Team during a training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on June 4, 2025. Simulating disbursing operations in an austere environment is crucial training, as finance units can be assigned to support various types of units across the Army in a deployed setting. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Carrol Hughes)

28th ECAB air-lifts decommissioned Huey from mountaintop
June 24, 2025 — Soldiers from the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade air-lifted a decommissioned UH-1 “Huey” helicopter from the top of a mountain near Fort Indiantown Gap to the installation June 20... MORE

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade airlifts a decommissioned UH-1 “Huey” helicopter from the top Blue Mountain near Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, to the installation on June 20, 2025. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Precision and camaraderie highlights 2-gun steel shoot
June 18, 2025 — Soldiers with the Pennsylvania and Maryland National Guard joined civilian staff in a test of skill and speed at the 2025 2-Gun Steel Shoot June 14 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A competitor engages steel targets during the 2025 FTIG 2-Gun Steel Shoot at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 14, 2025.

D.C. National Guard's 104th Maintenance Co. conducts AT at Fort Indiantown Gap
June 12, 2025 — Soldiers with the 104th Maintenance Company, D.C. National Guard, conducted squad movement drills at Fort Indiantown Gap as part of their Annual Training... MORE

Soldiers with the D.C. National Guard's 104th Maintenance Company conduct squad movement drills at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 2025. The training reinforced basic soldiering skills as part of the unit’s annual training. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Carrol Hughes)

From rubble to runway: Rapid repair training takes flight
June 11, 2025 — Airmen from the 193rd Special Operation Wing, along with Airmen from the active-duty Air Force, other states' National Guards and foreign partners recently began constructing a new range tower and mock airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Airmen from various civil engineering specialties spread out concrete as they construct a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair system at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, June 9, 2025. The mock runway will be used as a training asset for the Air National Guard Schoolhouse, operated by the 193rd Special Operations Wing, to help civil engineering Airmen learn how to rapidly repair an airfield in combat situations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Harp)

D.C. National Guard holds O’Neill Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap
June 9, 2025 — The District of Columbia National Guard held its O’Neill Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap June 6, the 81st anniversary of D-Day... MORE

Members of the District of Columbia Army National Guard participate in the O’Neill Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, on June 6, 2025. The event pushed more than 250 participants through a grueling day of military fundamentals—from ruck marches and weapons qualification to medical tasks and vehicle maintenance—designed to unify and strengthen the Warrior Ethos. The competition was a tribute to D-Day (Operation Overlord) and the legacy of LTC John C. O’Neill, a World War II combat engineer and D.C. Guardsman who helped breach enemy defenses on Omaha Beach in 1944. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Arthur M. Wright)

Lethality, precision on display at Bollen Air-to-Ground Range
June 4, 2025 — Bollen Air-to-Ground Range provides a tactical range environment for air-to-ground, airdrop and joint terminal attack controller training... MORE

A 175th Wing A-10 conducts training at Bollen Air-to-Ground Range located at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, April 15, 2025. Bollen Range is operated by the 193rd Special Operations Wing and supports training activities for a variety of aircraft from U.S. Air Force units as well as additional military helicopter, heavy transport and special mission aircraft conducting training in the northeastern United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Austin Stern)

New York Air Guard Security Forces sharpen heavy weapons skills
June 2, 2025 — Twenty-five members of the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing Security Forces Squadron honed their heavy weapons proficiency during annual qualification training May 16-22... MORE

Staff Sgt Andrew Mach, assigned to 107th Attack Wing Security Forces Squadron, "zero's in" his M110A1 sniper rifle during annual heavy weapons qualification on May 20, 2025 at Fort Indiantown Gap PA.

Medical training sites consolidate, aligning training efforts
May 23, 2025 — The Medical Simulation Training Center at Fort Indiantown Gap has consolidated under the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute’s Medical Battalion Training Site... MORE

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute completed a Combat Lifesaver course at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Dec. 16-20, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith)