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Fort Indiantown Gap hosts local elected officials
October 20, 2022 — A group of elected officials from surrounding communities visited Fort Indiantown Gap on Oct. 18 to learn more about what goes on at the installation... MORE

Lt. Col. Kevin Potts, second from right, Fort Indiantown Gap garrison commander, addresses local elected officials from Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties during a briefing at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Oct. 18, 2022.

Lithuanian Land Force commander visits Pa.
October 13, 2022 — The commander of Lithuania’s Land Force visited Pennsylvania on Oct. 9, 2022. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Pennsylvania National Guard, greets Brig. Gen. Arturas Radvilas, Lithuanian Land Forces commander, at the Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Force Headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2022. Radvilas, along with Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, Lithuanian defense attaché to the United States and Canada, and Command Sgt. Maj. Darius Masiulis, Lithuanian Land Forces command sergeant major, visited Fort Indiantown Gap and attended the 28th Infantry Division departure ceremony in Harrisburg.

Helicopter landing pad dedicated to two fallen Pa. Guardsmen
September 17, 2022 — A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield was dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony Sept. 17, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A new helicopter training landing pad at Muir Army Airfield is dedicated to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder during a ceremony in the Aviation Maintenance Instruction Building here.

111th Operations Group participates in joint training at Fort Indiantown Gap
September 9, 2022 — 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 MQ-9 Reaper at Fort Indiantown Gap on Aug. 24... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, and its associate reserve unit the 514th Air Mobility Wing, based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, practices flying a resupply mission with a low-level ingress into a hostile location while responding to simulated surface to air missiles fired by an enemy at Bollen Range on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22, 2002. The crew of the C-17 included two 111th Attack Wing personnel, who assisted in integrating MQ-9 support including real time intelligence updates and armed over watch, in addition to identification and clearance of any threats present during the mission. The C-17 also practiced performing defensive maneuvers that included dispensing flares. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Jon Dahms)

1-110th Infantry scouts conduct live-fire, air assault training
August 30, 2022 — Well before dawn on Aug. 3, Soldiers from the scout platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, awoke and got ready for their challenging day... MORE

Soldiers from the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade hold the UH-60 Black Hawk steady as Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, rappel down during training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 3, 2022. The rappel training was practice and preparation for the Soldiers to rappel from the Black Hawk onto a building.

166th Regiment gets new commander
August 16, 2022 — The 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute at Fort Indiantown Gap got a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony on Aug. 12, 2022... MORE

Col. Robert Jorgensen Jr., incoming commander of the 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute, speaks during a change-of-command ceremony on Aug. 12, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Jorgensen assumed command from Col. Patrick Monahan, who is retiring. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Annual ESGR awards luncheon held at Fort Indiantown Gap
August 12, 2022 — Pennsylvania’s chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve hosted its annual awards luncheon at Fort Indiantown Gap on Aug. 11... MORE

Pennsylvania’s chapter of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) hosted its annual awards luncheon Aug. 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard, along with service members in other branches of the Reserve Component nominated outstandingly supportive employers for recognition by the ESGR. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Fort Indiantown Gap
August 4, 2022 — The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited Fort Indiantown Gap Aug. 3 to get a firsthand look at the new variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the UH-60V... MORE

U.S. Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site to receive an orientation on the new UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters and take one for a quick flight.

28th ECAB door gunners sharpen skills during annual training
July 26, 2022 — Door gunners with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade performed training on air gunnery at Fort Indiantown Gap, July 21, 2022... MORE

Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion perform training to pass the air gunnery qualification at Fort Indiantown Gap July 21, 2022. To be fully qualified, soldiers must pass the aircrew qualification tables four, five, and six.

Delaware National Guard Soldiers train at Fort Indiantown Gap
July 25, 2022 — More than 100 Soldiers assigned to the 160th Engineer Company of the Delaware Army National Guard performed squad-based reaction training at Fort Indiantown Gap July 12... MORE

Staff Sgt. Kyler Saxon (center) and other Soldiers with the 160th Engineer Company, Delaware Army National Guard train on reacting to threats while on patrol including IEDs July 12 as part of their preparations for an upcoming deployment. This training is part of the company’s annual training that they are conducting at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.