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56th SBCT Soldiers train on upgraded Strykers
March 28, 2025 — Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team have begun training on upgraded Stryker vehicles the brigade received recently... MORE

Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct training on upgraded Stryker vehicles March 26, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. As part of a program to modernize the 56th SBCT, the brigade is receiving 324 upgraded Strykers. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Marquette Lake dam replacement project to begin
March 5, 2025 — Work will begin soon on a construction project to replace the Marquette Lake dam... MORE

The Marquette Lake dam spillway, pictured here on March 3, 2025, will be replaced and the bridge over the spillway will be removed during an upcoming construction project. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Upgraded Strykers, JLTVs for 56th SBCT begin arriving at Fort Indiantown Gap
March 3, 2025 — As part of a program to modernize the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, it is receiving 324 upgraded Stryker vehicles and 300 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles... MORE

Upgraded double-V hull Strykers sit at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on Feb. 27, 2005. The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team is receiving 324 upgraded Strykers and 300 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles as part of a program to modernize the brigade. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

Pippy sworn in as adjutant general, promoted to major general
February 28, 2025 — Governor Josh Shapiro administered the oath of office to Maj. Gen. John R. Pippy, Pennsylvania’s 55th adjutant general and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, during a ceremony Feb. 28 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro passes the Pennsylvania National Guard flag to Maj. Gen. John Pippy during a ceremony Feb. 28, 2025, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.. During the ceremony, Pippy was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 55th adjutant general and promoted to his current rank. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Wayne V. Hall)

‘Real-life’ support allows Warfighter participants to focus on exercise
February 14, 2025 — More than 150 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers provided “real-life” support for the recently concluded Warfighter exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Soldiers from the 213th Regional Support Group practice using a hand-held metal detector at an entry-control point during a Warfighter exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap. More than 100 Soldiers from the 213th RSG provided real-life support for the exercise. (Courtesy photo)

Warfighter exercise trains 42nd ID headquarters under realistic war conditions
February 11, 2025 — The New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division headquarters conducted a Warfighter exercise Jan. 29 to Feb. 6 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Maj. Gen. Jack A. James Jr. (left), the commander of the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, conducts a commander’s update brief with the XVIII Airborne Corps during the division’s Warfighter 25-3 exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Jan. 30, 2025. The multi-day exercise, built around computer combat simulations against an experienced opposing force, tests the ability of division and brigade commanders and staff to conduct the tasks they would execute in battle. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr., 42nd Inf. Div. public affairs)

Swedish partners train with 42nd ID during Warfighter exercise
February 7, 2025 — Four service members with the Swedish Army spent time with the 42nd Infantry Division learning about large-scale combat operations during a Warfighter exercise Jan. 24 to Feb. 8 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jack A. James Jr. (right), the commander of the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, speaks with Swedish Army soldiers during the division’s Warfighter 25-3 exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Jan. 31, 2025.

National Guard chaplains gather for Warfighter exercise
February 6, 2025 — Chaplains from National Guard divisions across the northeast came together for a Warfighter exercise with the 42nd Infantry Division Jan. 24 to Feb. 7 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Army National Guard chaplains from across the Northeast gather at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Feb. 2, 2025, during a Warfighter exercise with the New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Valenza)

Marines, Air Force move Stryker vehicles to Fort Indiantown Gap impact area
January 24, 2025 — A Marine CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter and a team of Air Force sling-load specialists air lifted eight decommissioned Army Stryker vehicles to Fort Indiantown Gap's impact area Jan. 22... MORE

A Marine CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 out of Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, air-lifts a decommissioned Army Stryker vehicle to Fort Indiantown Gap’s impact area Jan. 22, 2025. A team of Air Force sling-load specialists from the 621st Contingency Response Group sling-loaded the Stryker to the helicopter. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Brad Rhen)

New York's 42nd ID heads to Fort Indiantown Gap for Warfighter Exercise
January 17, 2025 — More than 1,300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 to take part in the Warfighter command post exercise... MORE

Swedish military staff officers meet with leaders of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, during a command post exercise Nov. 21, 2024. The exercise was one of three command post exercises held to prepare for a division Warfighter exercise that begins Jan. 24, 2025.