Pennsylvania National Guard

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"As we observe Veterans Day, let us remember the generations of Americans who answered the call to serve and recommit ourselves to honoring their legacy, not just today, but every day." -- A Veterans Day message from @TAGofPA and CSEL Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Phillips

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Happy Veterans Day to everyone who has ever worn the uniform of the U.S. armed forces, past and present. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

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Medical and nursing students from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences conduct combatives training with instructors from the Pennsylvania National Guard Oct. 16 at Fort Indiantown Gap.

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📷: Pfc. Austin Duplessie

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.@TAGofPA, Maj. Gen. John Pippy, administered the oath of enlistment to over 30 men and women who have chosen to enlist in the @PANationalGuard during halftime of the @Pitt_FB's annual Hail to Heroes game Oct. 31 at Acrisure Stadium.

Welcome to the team!

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Command Sgt. Maj. Oscar Laughman III, who most recently served as the PA Army National Guard command sergeant major & commandant of the NCO Academy at the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute, retired Oct. 30 after 39 years of service.
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#OnThisDay in 1944, the 28th Infantry Division began its first assault of World War II's Battley of Hurtgen Forest. Two months after marching through Paris during the city's liberation, the 28th ID found itself back on the front line.

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The inaugural tactical unmanned aircraft system specialist military occupational specialty transition course began recently at Fort Indiantown Gap's UAS Training and Innovation Facility.

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Working in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, the crew moved the buoys, which had been beached during recent storms, back into the water. Three of the buoys weighed about 11,800 pounds, and the fourth buoy weighed about 6,000 pounds.

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter operated by Soldiers from B Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade airlifted four beached navigational buoys from beaches in Delaware on Oct. 28.

📷: Pfc. Austin Duplessie

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Today we honor the memory of Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Lightner Jr. of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, who was killed in action on October 27, 2005, in Ramadi, Iraq. #HonorTheFallen

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Soldiers from the 228th Engineer Vertical Construction Co. are honored at a deployment ceremony Oct. 17 in Fredericksburg, Pa., as they prepare to depart for a yearlong deployment in support of the southern border mission.

Please join us in wishing them well on their deployment.

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The Pennsylvania National Guard and Fort Indiantown Gap were featured recently on NBC's "The Great American Journey." Watch the episode here: https://t.co/uGEMEMUOEF

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The 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment has completed its deployment to Europe in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and is returning home.

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Today we honor the memory of Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Brozovich of 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, who was killed in action on October 18, 2006, near Ashraf, Iraq. #HonorTheFallen

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Soldiers assigned to the 928th Finance Co., 213th Regional Support Group are honored during a deployment ceremony Oct. 10 at Ft Indiantown Gap as they prepare to depart for an deployment in support of U.S. Central Command.

Please join us in wishing them well on their deployment!

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Congratulations to Sgt. 1st Class Erich Friedlein of the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute and the rest of the Army National Guard team, which placed second in the 2026 U.S. Army Best Squad Competition!

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Congratulations to the Army National Guard for earning second place in the 2026 @USArmy Best Squad Competition! This squad's performance is a clear indicator of the discipline, teamwork and warfighting excellence our Soldiers bring to every mission.

These Warriors represented the Army Guard at the highest level and exemplified the strength of our operational force.

#AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

[Gen. Steven Nordhaus @ChiefNGB]

Congratulations to the Army National Guard for earning second place in the 2026 @USArmy Best Squad Competition! This squad's performance is a clear indicator of the discipline, teamwork and warfighting excellence our Soldiers bring to every mission.

These Warriors represented the Army Guard at the highest level and exemplified the strength of our operational force.

#AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere

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Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Recruiting & Retention Battalion participate in a "Fast Start" event Sept. 29. During the event, experienced RRBN personnel introduced new recruiters to recruiting practices, resources & responsibilities.

📷: Sgt. Du-Marc Mills

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Sgt. Destiny Flores (at right in photo), a combat medic instructor with the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute’s medical battalion, was recently named the regiment's Fiscal Year 2026 Instructor of the Year.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Albert Faust, 17, of Reading, Pa., was killed in late 1950. A member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, Faust was reported missing in action Dec. 6, 1950, near the Jangjin (Chosin) Reservoir, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Funeral Honors Program participated in a ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Oct. 2, 2026, during which the remains of a Soldier killed during the Korean War were interred.

📷: 2nd Lt. Jessica Barb