| P | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active |
As militia: 1747-1870 As reserve:1870-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |
United States Army United States Air Force |
| Role |
State Militia Reserve force |
| Size |
Full Time: 3,500 Part Time: 15,500 |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Indiantown Gap |
| Motto(s) | "Civilian in peace. Soldier in war." |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Wesley E. Craig |
The Pennsylvania National Guard is composed of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It is one of the largest National Guards in the nation. It has the largest Army National Guard of all the states and the fourth largest Air National Guard.[1] These forces are respective components of the United States Army and Air Force. The state air and ground national guard forces are governed through the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap.[1]
John Oppell Foering noted, "without question the Washington Grays (Philadelphia) have been the parent and pattern of the militia of the City and State, as well as the foundation upon which was erected the magnificent National Guard of Pennsylvania if not of the entire country."[2] The sculpture to the 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia is positioned adjacent to John Wilson's sculpture Washington Grays Monument.
Quarterly Magazine[]
Pennsylvania National Guard Quarterly Magazine - Guardians
Leadership[]
The command element of the Pennsylvania National Guard is the Joint Staff.[3]
Commander-in-Chief: Governor Tom Corbett
The Adjutant General: - Major General Wesley E. Craig, Jr.
Deputy Adjutant General - Army: Major General Randall R. Marchi
Deputy Adjutant General - Air: Major General Stephen M. Sischo
Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs: Brigadier General (PA) Michael Gould
See also[]
"PNG" inscribed at the Hamburg Armory
- Pennsylvania National Guard awards and decorations
- List of Pennsylvania state agencies
- Northeast Counterdrug Training Center
- Media Armory
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About the Pennsylvania National Guard". Pennsylvania DMVA. 2008. http://www.milvet.state.pa.us/DMVA/166.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ John Oppell Foering. "Register of the members of the "Artillery corps, Washington grays" of the city of Philadelphia who served in the war of the rebellion 1861-1865". 1912. p. ix
- ↑ "PA Army National Guard". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2007. http://www.dmva.state.pa.us/paarng/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
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
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