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  • 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

  • Deployed mom sees son get new prosthetic hands

    Pine Grove Area Middle School student Andrew (A.J.) Mindy loves playing music, especially on the trumpet, drums and guitar. But playing these instruments used to be a challenge because Mindy was born without a left hand. Now, thanks to technology and the creativity of a local high school student, he

  • 193rd SOW recruiting and retention team earns national award

    The 193rd Special Operations Wing recruiting and retention team earned the national Region IV 2015 Patriot Team of the Year award at their annual certification and training course in Gulfport, Mississippi, April 18.Receiving this award is a reflection of how accomplished and successful the

  • 193rd SOW activates new group and squadrons

    In a ceremony Jan. 10, Col. Kristin Brawley assumed command of the newly activated 193rd Air Operations Group in State College, Pennsylvania. This unit is part of a regional support group attached to the 193rd Special Operations Wing, headquartered in Middletown, Pennsylvania.This new distinction

  • 193rd SOW recruiting and retention team captures 4 of 6 state awards

    The 193rd Special Operations Wing recruiting and retention team had a winning Fiscal Year 2015, capturing four out of the six Pennsylvania state recruiting awards. Honors earned include the State Patriot Team of the Year, Recruiting Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Production Recruiter and

  • USO recognizes 193rd Airman for 'acts of heroism'

    Staff Sgt. Nicole Gentzel, an airborne mission systems specialist with the 193rd Special Operations Group, recently received the 2015 Liberty USO Service Member of the Year award at the 74th Anniversary Liberty USO Gala in Philadelphia.The USO sponsors this award annually, recognizing specific acts

  • First dual-status commander takes charge of 193rd Special Operations Wing

    During a change-of-command ceremony on base Nov. 14, Col. Benjamin (Mike) Cason took command of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa.It's the first time in history an Air Force Special Operations Command unit has appointed a dual-status commander. A

  • Wing chaplain's office helps Operation Iron Angel fly

    Thousands of members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were stationed throughout the Philadelphia region Sept. 26 -28, to manage crowds, maintain emergency routes and support security efforts for Pope Francis' first-ever visit to the United States.Two such volunteers came from the 193rd Special

  • First, historic Total Force weapons class graduates 193rd Airmen

    Middletown, PA - Two Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing here graduated from the first-ever, combined E/MC-130J Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., this summer.Capt. Jared Davis and Capt. Todd Campbell, both instructors with the 193rd SOW, became two of the first

  • Troop thanks troops here, abroad with gift of sweets

    Girl Scout Brownie Troop 11062 and its leaders visited the 193rd Special Operations Wing here recently to donate Girl Scout Cookies to Airmen at the Wing and overseas.As a token of the wing's gratitude, Col. Chris Dutton, 193rd Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, took the troop on a