The Pennsylvania National Guard is composed of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard

Pennsylvania Army National Guard

The Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...

 and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard

Pennsylvania Air National Guard

The Pennsylvania Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is, along with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, an element of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state.-Overview:The...

. It is one of the largest National Guards

United States National Guard

The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...

 in the nation. It has the largest Army National Guard of all the states and the fourth largest Air National Guard. These forces are respective components of the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 and Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

. The state air and ground national guard forces are governed through the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs was established on April 11, 1973, by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It is overseen by the adjutant general, a cabinet-level position appointed by the Governor....

, headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap

Fort Indiantown Gap

Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FIG", is a census-designated place and U.S. Army post primarily located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. A portion of the installation is located in eastern Dauphin County...

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Quarterly Magazine

Pennsylvania National Guard Quarterly Magazine - Guardians

Leadership

The command element of the Pennsylvania National Guard is the Joint Staff.

Commander-in-Chief: Governor Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett

Thomas W. Corbett is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008...

The Adjutant General: - Major General Wesley E. Craig, Jr.

Deputy Adjutant General - Army: Brigadier General Jerry G. Beck, Jr.

Deputy Adjutant General - Air: Major General Stephen M. Sischo

Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs: Brigadier General (PA) Michael Gould

See also

• Pennsylvania National Guard awards and decorations
• List of Pennsylvania state agencies
• Northeast Counterdrug Training Center
  Northeast Counterdrug Training Center
  The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center at Fort Indiantown Gap, near Annville, Pennsylvania, is one of four counterdrug regional facilities of its kind in the United States. It is federally funded by the U.S. Congress, to provide no-cost training to law enforcement on counterdrug and...
  
  
• Media Armory
  Media Armory
  The Media Armory, located in Media, Pennsylvania, is a historical armory built in 1908 for company H of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. The building was originally used for training and the storage of arms and ammunition, but has been converted for use into a Trader...
  
  

External links

• Official Website of the Pennsylvania National Guard
• PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs official website
• Pennsylvania National Guard Official Facebook Page
• Pennsylvania National Guard Official Twitter Page
• Pennsylvania National Guard Official Flickr Page
• Pennsylvania National Guard Official YouTube Channel
• Pennsylvania National Guard Associations
• Pennsylvania National Guard Quarterly Magazine - Guardians