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Col. Max Furman Jr. was promoted to his current rank June 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap. Furman serves as commander of the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute and works full-time as the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Counterdrug Coordinator.

📷: Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith

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Airmen and civilian employees at the 111th Attack Wing participated in a TAG Safety Stand Down May 28. The event emphasized risk management, occupational safety and life-saving preparedness across the force.

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📷: Senior Airman Matthew Bergh

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Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team were introduced to the Infantry Squad Vehicle June 17 during their annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap.

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📷: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell

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As it takes on two significant missions, the Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Innovation Facility at Fort Indiantown Gap is undergoing modernization changes that will strengthen its readiness to train Soldiers.

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📷: Brad Rhen

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Like mother, like son.

A 42-year-old mother and her 20-year-old son recently enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard together.

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Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing chaplain team attended specialized training recently at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, that focused on dignified transfer operations, mortuary affairs, grief support and family care.

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Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct a tactical training exercise June 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap.

📷: Sgt. Tristan Murry

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. @TAGofPA Maj. Gen. John Pippy attended the Great American Getaway 400 June 14 at @PoconoRaceway in Long Pond, Pa. While there, Pippy met with Gold Star families, interacted with service members, swore in new recruits and attended the drivers' meeting.

📷: 2nd Lt. Jessica Barb

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Happy 251st Birthday, @USArmy!

Born here in Pennsylvania when the Second Continental Congress established a the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, the Army has been serving faithfully since before the United States of America was established by the Declaration of Independence.

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Noncommissioned Officers from across the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's three wings gathered May 18-22 for an NCO Enlisted Development Program focused on leadership development and mission readiness.

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📷: Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Wirth

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Soldiers from the 228th Engineer Co., 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade conduct a training exercise recently at Fort Indiantown Gap. The training included digging berms & fighting positions, installing concertina wire and conducting medical evacuations.

📷: Sgt. Vincent Filbert

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MG Michael Wegscheider, deputy adjutant general - Army, and CSM Shawn Phillips, command senior enlisted leader, along with Gen. Steven Nordhaus, @ChiefNGB, and @NGB_SEA John Raines, visited Lithuania recently as part of a trip to the Baltics.

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Today we honor the memory of Sgt. 1st Class Robert Fike and Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Hoover of 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, who were killed in action on June 11, 2010, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. #HonorTheFallen

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Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct grenade training June 8 during their annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap.

📷: Pfc. Austin Duplessie

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Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing Security Forces Squadron navigate through rooms and engage simulated threats during training at the shoot house at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 28.

📷: Airman 1st Class Kyan Stockman

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Soldiers in 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or FARP, exercise June 3 at Fort Indiantown Gap. A FARP is a temporary facility established at a forward location to rapidly refuel and rearm aircraft.

📷: Pfc. Austin Duplessie

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Fort Indiantown Gap has been named the @USArmy's premier hub for cutting-edge drone training, following its selection through the @DeptofWar’s first Drone Gauntlet competition. @PANationalGuard Soldiers are at the forefront, gaining exclusive, hands-on instruction directly from top drone partners and gearing up to train units across the country.
This milestone marks a leap forward for Army drone operations and firmly establishes Pennsylvania as a national leader in unmanned systems innovation.

Ready for Combat! This We’ll Defend!

#ArmyInnovation #DroneDominance #ARNG

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On June 6, 1944, Allied Forces invaded Nazi-occupied France. Code-named Operation Overlord, it was the largest amphibious invasion in military history. We remember and honor those brave service members who fought and gave their lives on D-Day.

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Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers began training on new drones this week as part of the @DeptofWar's "Drone Dominance" program.

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Airmen at the 193rd Special Operations Wing Regional Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap conduct classes on Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery on May 20. The training prepares Airmen to rapidly repair damaged runways and restore airfield operations

📷: Airman 1st Class Austin Stern