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  • PA National Guard Awards New State Military Medal for Public Service

    The Pennsylvania National Guard awarded the first two recipients of its new Major Octavius V. Catto Medal during a ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia.The first Pennsylvania Army National Guard recipient is 1st Sgt. Kevin Bittenbender of Lewisburg, Union County. He was recognized for

  • 171st Chaplain awarded Catto medal

    The Catto medal was created more than 130 years ago to honor a militia officer but never awarded until this year and was presented for the first time on Saturday when the Pennsylvania National Guard presented it to two guardsmen from the National Guard in Pennsylvania for their community

  • Space-available travel explained

    You may have wondered how to navigate the world of space-available travel at some point in your military career. I will attempt to answer some of your questions and offer some valuable resources in the following paragraphs.Some considerations you should have are; your eligibility (category),

  • Senior Airman Herdman commissioned

    The 171st Air Refueling Wing loses one of its members when he is commissioned Feb. 9. Senior Airman Garrett Herdman, a Personnel Specialist assigned to the 171st Force Support Squadron is awarded a scholarship through the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.  Herdman received his

  • 171st introduces new commander

    Maj. Gen. Stephen Sischo, commander of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, introduced the new leader of the 171st Air Refueling Wing today in a change of command ceremony on base.Col. Anthony J. Carrelli was selected as the next commander of the 171st Air Refueling Wing in January. Carrelli most

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