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  • Challenging Mother Nature, forecasting what’s to come

    Thunderstorms and Nor' Easters are two of the biggest weather threats that could ground a pilot. From behind the scenes the 193rd Special Operations Wing Weather Station works to forecast these conditions to ensure the safety of those transiting through Muir Army Air Field, Fort Indiantown Gap,

  • Remembering, honoring fallen servicemembers

    On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation. Since then the American flag has served as the icon of our nation's freedom and it's colors, each symbolic, wave strong every Memorial Day along the entrance drive to the Indiantown Gap

  • Riders deliver bunnies, smiles to area children

    Colorful, furry Easter bunnies are quite the contrast to leather vests and roaring exhausts, but that difference becomes irrelevant when it comes to putting a smile on a child's face. That contrast was the setting for the sixth annual Pennsylvania Bunny Run as more than 200 motorcycles departed the

  • 201st RED HORSE Squadron returns from deployment

    More than 100 Airmen of the 193rd Special Operations Wing's 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers have returned to Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pa., today after a six-month deployment to locations throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. The Airmen reported to Fort

  • 193rd Special Operations Wing to provide disaster relief in Haiti

    In an unprecedented humanitarian mission, some 50 Airmen and three C-130 aircraft from the 193rd Special Operations Wing have departed in support of relief efforts in Haiti. The aircraft will be staged at locations outside the devastated area. Two of the aircraft are cargo aircraft. The third, named

  • 193rd FSS utilizes all facets during deployment

    From food to fitness to community outreach, the 193rd Special Operations Wing Force Support Squadron took their mission abroad.Fourteen members of the 193rd FSS deployed to Transit Center Manas, Kyrgyzstan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May to October 2009. These Airmen were assigned

  • 193rd Security Forces Squadron: Force to be reckoned with

    You've seen them checking credentials at the gate, but it's the missions beyond that point that has been keeping things more interesting.Just ask Lt. Col. Kraig Artz, commander of the Security Forces Squadron, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa., who can tell you first hand why his

  • Remembering more than just a game

    A night to remember With golden helmets glistening in the setting mid-June sun, emotions were rising as young masters of the gridiron paid homage to Pennsylvania's fallen warriors from the Iron Division. But for a community still healing from its losses, it would serve as a night to remember because

  • 193rd Services Flight cooks up top honor

    There's more to the 193rd Special Operations Wing Services Flight then what meets the palate. This versatile group of Airmen works to support the Wing on many levels. From fitness to food, they're a driving force working to support the mission. Recently, the Services Flight was awarded the

  • 193rd flight crew makes splash, trains to survive

    Imagine the day: A warm summer breeze, a few dozen friends, and a lakeside retreat with refreshing water and beautiful surroundings... sounds like a great alternative to a weekend drill routine. But for several members of the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, this was drill and the exercise,