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Fort Indiantown Gap was not the first military fortification in area
September 3, 2021 — A short distance east of Fort Indiantown Gap, a small monument stands alongside the road. The simple monument – a boulder with a bronze plaque affixed to it – marks the approximate location of Fort Swatara, a military fortification used in the 1750s during the French and Indian War... MORE

Four Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission markers stand in the vicinity of Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., that detail the history of forts that existed in the area during the French and Indian War. (Photo illustration by Brad Rhen)

Fort Indiantown Gap opens new regional Training Support Center
August 24, 2021 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A new 63,000-square-foot Training Support Center opened here earlier this year, consolidating the operations previously located in six World War II-era buildings into one state-of-the-art facility... MORE

A new 63,000-square-foot Training Support Center (TSC) opened at Fort Indiantown Gap in early 2020, consolidating the operations previously located in six World War II-era buildings into one state-of-the-art facility. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

EAATS receives new Black Hawk variant
July 28, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site received the first fielding of UH-60V Black Hawks from the Utility Helicopter Program Office on July 27. ... MORE

A Uh-60V Black Hawk helicopter is secured after being flown to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on July 27, 2021. The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site received the first fielding of UH-60V Black Hawks from the Utility Helicopter Program Office.

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts advanced Honor Guard course
July 27, 2021 — Non-commissioned officers from seven different states participated in an intensive two-week course at Fort Indiantown Gap that will certify them as Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 trainers... MORE

Trainers from the National Guard Bureau National Military Funeral Honors Program observe students demonstrating their proficiency of the six-Soldier flag fold during the MFH train-the-trainer course at Fort Indiantown Gap. Thirteen Soldiers from across the nation traveled to Pennsylvania to earn the NGB’s certification July 22 to become a MFH trainer. After successful completion of the course, the Soldiers will return to their states to train Soldiers in their home units to carry out MFH duties.

Memorial to fallen Guardsmen dedicated at Fort Indiantown Gap
July 21, 2021 — Family, friends and fellow Soldiers of three Pennsylvania National Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan in 2011 gathered here to dedicate a memorial in their honor July 18... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, speaks July 18 at the memorial dedication at Fort Indiantown Gap honoring three Soldiers killed in action. The dedication took place exactly ten years after the convoy carrying Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, Staff Sgt. Brian Mowery, and Sgt. Edward Koehler III was attacked with an improvised explosive device, killing all three and injuring two others. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zane Craig)

Transition Assistance Advisors assist transitioning service members
June 30, 2021 — Starting a new chapter in one’s life, such as a new job or moving to a new area, can be difficult... MORE

Matthew Armstrong, left, and Melissa Singer, Transition Assistance Advisors at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., pose in their office on June 24, 2021. TAAs provide direction to eligible service members so they can secure all the benefits, entitlements and services they earned through their military service. (Photo by Brad Rhen)

Aviation Soldiers from Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guards train at FTIG
June 17, 2021 — Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers from the Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia National Guards honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield here June 1 to 15... MORE

Approximately 145 aviation maintenance Soldiers with B Co., 248th Aviation Support Battalion, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Iowa, Virginia, and West Virginia National Guards, honed their skills repairing helicopters at Muir Army Airfield June 1 to 15 at Fort Indiantown Gap. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo)

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts local elected officials
June 14, 2021 — Local elected officials attended a briefing and tour of Fort Indiantown Gap on June 10... MORE

Col. Lane Marshal, Fort Indiantown Gap's garrison commander, speaks to a group of elected officials from Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties on June 10, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Pa. National Guard fields new Intelligence Electronics Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer
May 27, 2021 — The Pennsylvania National Guard filled a gap in the training of Soldiers in the intelligence Military Occupational Specialties with the recent launch of the of the Intelligence Electronics Warfare program and the fielding of the Intelligence Electronics Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer. ... MORE

Spc. Brent Martin, a human intelligence analyst with the 28th Infantry Division, uses the Intelligence Electronics Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer (IEWTPT) April 17, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Helicopter crews conduct water bucket training at Fort Indiantown Gap
May 26, 2021 — Pennsylvania National Guard helicopter crews conducted water bucket training May 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap. ... MORE

One CH-47 Chinook and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conduct water bucket training May 11 at Memorial Lake State Park and Fort Indiantown Gap in coordination with safety and conservation ground personnel.