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  • Joint Exercises Increase Security Force Readiness, Lethality

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Security Forces Squadron participated in a few firsts this year, increasing the readiness and lethality of the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element program.DAGRE team members honed their tactical skills by participating for the first time in the

  • Pennsylvania’s 111th Attack Wing Conducts Readiness Exercise

    BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airmen of the 111th Attack Wing conducted a readiness exercise during an extended drill Sept. 15-17 at Biddle Air National Guard Base to test their ability to support pre-deployment and post-deployment operations. The exercise is

  • 111th Operations Group Participates in Joint Force Training

    HORSHAM, Pa. – The 111th Operations Group joined forces with three other wings for a multifaceted training exercise that included Tactical Air Control Party specialists, a C-17 Globemaster III and MQ-9 Reaper at Fort Indiantown Gap Aug. 24.Airmen from the 111th OG, TACP specialists from the 148th

  • Pennsylvania Guard, SPP Partner Lithuania Join NATO Exercise

    CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron attended the multinational joint Defender Europe 22 exercise with NATO and other military partners. The exercise in May and June focused on building operational readiness and interoperability between allies

  • Penn. Guard Maintainers Test Experimental Battlefield Concepts

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Members of the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron conducted a multipurpose training event June 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, to increase mission readiness.The exercise was unlike what many of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard participants had encountered before.

  • Pennsylvania Air Guard Firefighters Train at Joint Base Andrews

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Five firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron completed joint training May 1-7 with their active-duty counterparts at the 316th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.The goal of this training was to strengthen the relationship between

  • Pennsylvania Air Guard leaders visit SPP partner Lithuania

    BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Pa. – Pennsylvania Air National Guard leaders visited Lithuania May 22-24 to strengthen ties under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Col. Deane E. Thomey, 111th Attack Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert S. Ferguson,

  • 111th ATKW members don denim during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    BIDDLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, PA -- Members of the 111th Attack Wing observed Denim Day, a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, by trading their traditional duty uniform for jeans April, 27, 2022.Vivian Claud, 111th ATKW Sexual Assault response coordinator, and her team of