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A monument marking the approximate location of Fort Swatara -- a military fortification used during the French and Indian War -- is located just east of present-day Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Photo by Brad Rhen)

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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)

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Palettes with a shipment of multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) gear waits to be loaded directly onto a truck at the new 63,000-square-foot Training Support Center (TSC) opened at Fort Indiantown Gap in early 2020. The facility consolidates 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)

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A new 63,000-square-foot Training Support Center (TSC), which features a carpentry room to make and repair training aides, 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)

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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)

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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.

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The crew of the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters safely secure the blades after landing at 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.

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UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters are powered down and 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.

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UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters land at the flight line at 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.

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A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter taxis to its final parking spot at 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.

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Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held 11-24 July at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Twelve soldiers graduated from the advanced Military Funeral Honors Course on 23 July at the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, Pa.

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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.

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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.

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Soldiers participating in the Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 course practice folding the flag as they prepare for their final test. Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held 11-24 July at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Seven of the thirteen Soldiers participating in the Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 course practice pallbearing and folding the flag as they prepare for their final test. Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held 11-24 July at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Six soldiers practice carrying a casket during the intensive Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 course. Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held 11-24 July at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Soldiers practice drill and ceremony during the intensive Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 course. Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held 11-24 July at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Soldiers practice drill and ceremony during the intensive Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Level 2 course. Soldiers from seven different states participated in the 80-hour course held July 11-24 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Kevin Palladino, one of just two national trainers for the Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program, meticulously inspects a Soldier’s Army Service Uniform during the intense two-week Level 2 Funeral Honors Course held July 11-24 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

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Family, friends and fellow Soldiers of three Pennsylvania National Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan in 2011 gathered at Fort Indiantown Gap to dedicate a memorial in their honor July 18. The dedication took place exactly ten years after the convoy carrying Staff Sgt. Kenneth VanGiesen, Staff Sgt. Brian Mowery, and Sgt. Edward Koehler III, all with the 131st Transportation Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, 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)

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