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U.S. Air Force Airmen leap from the back ramp of a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter during airborne training May 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Airmen were from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron and 148th ASOS.

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An Airman parachutes toward the ground after jumping from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook during airborne operations May 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Service members from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron and 148th ASOS took part in the joint training.

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Service members board a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook during airborne training May 18, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The service members were conducting their second jump of the day.

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Three Airmen from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, United State Air Force, parachute over the a field at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The airmen jumped from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook during joint training on May 17, 2022.

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Viet Nguyen, a former Vietnamese refugee who was housed at Fort Indiantown Gap with his family for several months in 1975, views items concerning Vietnamese refugees at the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum on May 13, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap.

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Viet Nguyen, a former Vietnamese refugee who was housed at Fort Indiantown Gap with his family for several months in 1975, stands outside a barracks building at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., on May 13, 2022. The building is similar to the one he and his family stayed in after fleeing Vietnam.

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A New York National Guard Soldier with the 222nd Chemical Company, 104th Military Police Battalion performs a decontamination exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap on May 14. Another solider carefully removes the gas mask for gear decontaminating.

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A New York National Guard Soldier with the 222nd Chemical Company, 104th Military Police Battalion performs a decontamination exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap on May 14. Another solider carefully removes the gas mask for gear decontaminating.

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A New York National Guard Soldier with the 222nd Chemical Company, 104th Military Police Battalion performs a decontamination exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap on May 14. Another solider carefully removes the gas mask for gear decontaminating.

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A Soldier low crawls beneath barbed wire during the obstacle course portion of the Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program on April 22, 2022. The weaver, high wall, and more, obstacles challenged the service members during this portion of RSAP.

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A Soldier leads the formation in the first paragraph of the Ranger Creed during the Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program on April 22, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Soldiers and Airmen were challenged through a series of events like the Combat Water Survival Test, Obstacle Course, Ranger Fitness Test, and more, to see that the service members were prepared mentally and physically for Ranger and Sapper School.

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(Left) Staff Sgt. Paul Almquist, an Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program instructor assigned to Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters, leads the participants in a run to the Marquette Lake for the Combat Water Survival Test on April 22, 2022. The CWST is one of several events that challenged the participants physically and mentally to see if they are prepared for Ranger and Sapper School.

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Soldiers and Airmen work together to flip tires during Pennsylvania National Guard Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program on April 21, 2022 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The troops volunteered to attend the difficult RSAP course to start the process of attending Ranger and Sapper Schools.

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(Left) Sgt. 1st Class Erich Friedlein, noncommissioned officer in charge of Ranger and Sapper Assessment Program, discusses the proper way that the Soldiers and Airmen would go through the Ranger Creed during RSAP on April 21, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. 30 Soldiers and Airmen started the challenge of going through the intense RSAP.

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(Left to right) Spc. Brandon Mitchell, with the 337th Engineer Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, won the best Soldier portion of the 2022 Best Warrior Competition; Sgt. 1st Class James Cummings, with the 166th Regional Training Institute, won the Command Sgt. Maj. Jay H. Fields award; and Staff Sgt. Jesse Picklo, with the 1-109th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Combat Brigade, won the best noncommissioned officer portion of the competition. Fifteen enlisted Pennsylvania Army National Guard competed in the Best Warrior Competition April 11-14 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Fifteen enlisted National Guard Soldiers from Pennsylvania Army National Guard compete in the medical event portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, Army Combat Fitness Test, a written exam, a mystery event, the obstacle course, weapons zero and qualification, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board.

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Spc. Brandon Mitchell, 337th Engineer Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, one of 15 Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers competing in the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition, does the low crawl in the obstacle course April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, Army Combat Fitness Test, a written exam, a mystery event, the obstacle course, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board.

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Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers compete in the mystery event portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition, a grenade range, April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, Army Combat Fitness Test, weapons zero and qualification, a written exam, the obstacle course, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board.

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Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers compete in the weapons zero and qualification portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, Army Combat Fitness Test, a written exam, a mystery event, the obstacle course, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board.

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Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers compete in the Army Combat Fitness Test portion of the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Soldiers competed in nine events designed to test their physical and mental endurance: night land navigation, a medical event, a written exam, a mystery event, weapons zero and qualification, the obstacle course, the, a 12-mile ruck march, and finally, a leadership/appearance board.

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