Pennsylvania National Guard

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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]

Contents

[edit] Quarterly Magazine

Pennsylvania National Guard Quarterly Magazine - Guardians

[edit] Leadership

The command element of the Pennsylvania National Guard is the Joint Staff.[2]

Commander-in-Chief: Governor Tom Corbett

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

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "About the Pennsylvania National Guard". Pennsylvania DMVA. 2008. http://www.milvet.state.pa.us/DMVA/166.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
  2. ^ "PA Army National Guard". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2007. http://www.dmva.state.pa.us/paarng/site/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 

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