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Pa. Guard institute educates medics across the Army
March 9, 2023 — Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site) sent off the Army’s newest batch of combat medics after a culminating training exercise March 3 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Soldiers evacuate a simulated casualty during an exercise at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap, March 3, 2023. This exercise included responding to the scene of a mass casualty event, providing first aid and evacuating the simulated casualties to a field hospital where they received further care, all while being assessed by instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 4th Battalion, 166th Regiment Regional Training Institute (Medical Battalion Training Site). (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Travis Mueller)

Drone facility at Fort Indiantown Gap offers unique training
February 7, 2023 — The Unmanned Aircraft System operations facility at Fort Indiantown Gap has boosted its capabilities to become a state-of-the-art training center for flyers and maintainers of the RQ-7 Shadow unmanned reconnaissance aircraft... MORE

U.S. Army Warrant Officer Adam Rocker, a UAS operator with Delta Company, 876th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, prepares an RQ-7 Shadow for flight at the Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap, Jan. 30, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Travis Mueller)

Lithuania prime minister, ambassador visit Fort Indiantown Gap
December 6, 2022 — The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, and the Lithuanian ambassador to the U.S., Audra Plepytė, received a tour of Fort Indiantown Gap on Dec. 5... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, welcomes the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, to Fort Indiantown Gap as she tours the base and learns more about the Pennsylvania National Guard’s partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Homeland Response Force exercise held at Fort Indiantown Gap
November 23, 2022 — Nearly 400 Pennsylvania National Guard members in the state’s Homeland Response Force conducted a collective training exercise Nov. 17 to 20 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Service members from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 3rd CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Task Force drill through concrete during a Homeland Response Force collective training exercise Nov. 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center welcomes new commander
November 22, 2022 — Lt. Col. Kevin Potts assumed command of the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center during a change-of-command ceremony Nov. 19... MORE

Brig. Gen. James McCormack, assistant adjutant general-Army, passes the colors to incoming commander Lt. Col. Kevin Potts during a change-of-command ceremony for the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center, Nov. 19, 2022. Potts assumed command from Lt. Col. Andrew O’Connor. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Foreign defense attachés visit Fort Indiantown Gap
November 18, 2022 — A group of roughly 20 foreign military officers, who serve as defense attaché for their respective countries, toured facilities at Fort Indiantown Gap Nov. 16... MORE

Attachés Brig. Gen. Michael Shapland, of New Zealand; Capt. Malick Ndiaye, of Senegal; and Rear Adm. Axel Ristau, of Germany, fire at targets on a range simulator at Fort Indiantown Gap’s Training Support Center Nov. 16 during Defense Intelligence Agency’s Fall 2022 Operations Orientation Program tour of Pennsylvania National Guard facilities here. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

Fort Indiantown Gap among busiest National Guard training centers in FY22
November 17, 2022 — Fort Indiantown Gap was once again among the busiest National Guard training centers in the country in fiscal year 2022... 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.

Pa. Guard Soldiers train with new robotic system
November 10, 2022 — Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers received training on a new robotic system that allows them to remotely investigate potential hazards Nov. 8 and 9 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A remotely operated Common Robotic System – Individual uses its extendable arm to drop a simulated grenade into a box during training on Nov. 9, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The CRS-I is a 32-pound, tracked robot with multiple cameras and an extendable arm that can fit into a medium ruck sack or an assault pack.

Annual state sniper match held at Fort Indiantown Gap
November 8, 2022 — Nine two-man sniper teams competed in the annual Pennsylvania State Sniper Match held by the Pennsylvania National Guard's Marksmanship Training Unit Nov. 3 to 6 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

A Lithuanian Army sniper team competes in the Pennsylvania State Sniper Match sponsored by The Pennsylvania National Guard’s Marksmanship Training Unit (MTU) November 3-6 at Fort Indiantown Gap. This sniper team has been selected as the best from their unit to compete in the annual event.

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.