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  • Wing commander trades active duty for ANG, calls Commonwealth home

    The Pennsylvania Air National Guard gained an active-duty Airman to its leadership ranks recently when Col. Mike Cason, 193rd Special Operations Wing commander, officially transitioned from the active-duty Air Force to the PaANG.  “I'm glad he's sticking around so he can continue the work he started

  • Wing appoints new regional support group commander

    During an assumption of command ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, March 11, Col. Mike Cason, 193rd Special Operations Wing commander, presented the guidon to Col. Stacey Zdanavage, appointing him as the new 193rd Special Operations Regional Support Group commander.“When I was

  • Thousands of PA National Guardsmen support inauguration

    About 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the Commonwealth assembled Jan. 18-21 to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration. About 1,000 of these troops headed to Washington, D.C., to perform several critical inaugural missions, including crowd management, traffic control, civil

  • Wing awards ceremony recognizes 'outstanding' unit and Airmen

    During an annual wing awards ceremony here Dec. 18, members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing celebrated earning another Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, marking the 17th time the wing has received such award."Our members focus on overseas and domestic operations while ensuring our readiness is

  • Force support squadron appoints new commander

    During an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 22, Lt. Col. Susan Garrett, 193rd Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, presented the guidon to Lt. Col. Angela Stateler, appointing her as the new 193rd Special Operations Force Support Squadron commander."Lt. Col. Stateler is a

  • PA National Guard, Lithuania advance partnership during visit

    Continuing to foster a state-country partnership that began in 1993, Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli, adjutant general, Pennsylvania National Guard, hosted a visit with Lithuania's chief of defense Oct. 15 at the state's joint force headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania.The day's

  • Medical group gets new commander

    In a change of command ceremony here Aug. 14, Lt. Col. Julie Carpenter was appointed as the 193rd Special Operations Medical Group commander. Carpenter succeeds Col. David Gann, who retired from the position and the Air National Guard."You have impressed us with your incredible work throughout the

  • Wing appoints new mission support group commander

    During an assumption of command ceremony here Aug. 13, Col. Mike Cason, 193rd Special Operations Wing commander, presented the guidon to Lt. Col. Susan Garrett, appointing her as the new 193rd Special Operations Mission Support Group commander."She knows the struggles of each section, is a great

  • Wing earns outstanding unit award

    The 193rd Special Operations Wing earned the 2015 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award recently, marking the unit's 17th time receiving this award."Our members focus on overseas and domestic operations while ensuring our readiness is second to none. I couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments and

  • Medical Group adds missions, manpower

    After manning increased in 2015 to 117 total Airmen attached to the unit, the 193rd Special Operations Medical Group officially became the nation's largest Guard medical unit in the Air National Guard.This increase in manpower resulted in added missions for the group that contribute to the 193rd