56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team

From left to right, Staff Sgt. John Wendrychowicz Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., Spcs. John Mcveigh of Norwood, Pa., and Edward Treadway of Ephrata, Pa., from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry of the 56t More

Sgt. Brian Wertz, a vehicle commander for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and a Bellwood, Pa. native, assists Spc. John Symanski, vehicle comma More

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Fuller, an assistant team leader with the Recon platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, follows his squad th More

Using only the Stryker headlights to conduct casualty transfer, soldiers from the medical platoon of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Pennsylvania More

Soldiers competing in the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition attend a familiarization at the Obstacle Course prior to competing for time.

The 56th Stryker Combat Brigade Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard arrives in Lithuania. U.S. Soldiers will be conducting joint training missions with Lithuanian Land Forces in support of Operation Sa More

Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, exercise co-director U.S. Army Europe, Brig. Gen. George M. Schwartz, Pennsylvania National Guard assistant adjutant general – Army, Col. Andrew Hutchinson, chief of staff of Saber Str More

Mortars from the 2-104 Cavalry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct a live fire exercise at Fort Drum. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Chris Whitcomb/Released)

Medics from both the 56th SBCT and Lithuania compare medical supplies with each other during an exchange program between Pennsylvania and Lithuania. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Christopher Whitcomb/Released)

Spc. Vanessa Lamison, Ft. Bliss, Texas defends while Sgt. Kimberly Smith, Camp Humphries, S. Korea, passes the ball during tryouts for the All Army Women’s Basketball team in June (U.S. Army National Guard phot More

1-111th Battalion prepares for NTC Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The community commemorated a unit with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s entrance into World War I with a plaque outside of the historic Gobin Guard Armory in Carlisle, Pa. June 26, 2017. (U.S. Army National Gu More

Spc. Dakota Wertz, a military policeman with the 128th Military Police Company, 203rd Military Police Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard, provides security during a training exercise to support the 56th Str More

Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller (left), a public affairs specialist, and Maj. Greg McElwain (right), the brigade public affairs officer with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania A More

Air assault school at Fort Indiantown Gap PA Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa – A formation of Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers stand at attention before receiving their Air Assault Wings at a graduation ceremony held on Fort Indiantown Gap, March 16, 201 More

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa – 1st LT. Jered Heater with Battery A, 1st Regiment, 108th Field Artillery Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, monitors the More

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP – Spc. Emily Hain, assigned to Company C, 328th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, poses for pictures before and after she went through the gas chamber on Fort Indi More

2-104th Cav prepares for NTC

2-112th Infantry prepares for NTC

56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team at the National Training Center

2nd Lt. Xiomara Espinosa, a medical officer from the HHT, 2nd Squadron, 104th Calvary Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania National Guard stands in line Aug. 1 as her Multiple Integrated Las More

Petroleum supply specialists from the 252nd Quartermaster Company, 728th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard are assigned to support and sustain the 5 More

A convoy of vehicles from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team rolls out from the Rotational Units Bivouac Area Aug. 4 to begin training rotation 18-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Ca. (US Army More

Cpt. Anthony Guerrero, a chaplain serving the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard provides spiritual and counseling services to Soldiers training at the National Training Center, Fort Irwi More

Col. Marc Ferraro, 28th Infantry Division rear detachment commander, discusses the simulated battlefield progress with Col. Michael Wegscheider, commander, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Divisi More

Staff Sgt. Carmen Padua, a human resources specialist with 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard supervises casualty operations of the 213th Personnel Company at the National Training Center More

Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau meets Maj. Aurelijus Neifaltas, battalion chief of staff, Iron Wolf Brigade, from the Lithuanian Armed Forces Aug. 6 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwi More

Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Aug. 6 at the National Training Cent More

Sgt. Claire A. Charles, a public affairs specialist with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard takes a picture of the Mojave Dessert Aug. 6 at the More

A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle drives en route during a convoy at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 7, 2018. The MRAP is part of the 1067th Composite Truck Company, Pennsylvani More

Col. James McCormack, commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Campbell, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, navigate the Mojave Dessert while visiting Soldiers of the 1067th Composite Tru More

Spc. Jessica Dzamba, a signal support systems specialist, assigned to the Company C, 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalio, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, takes some time to admir More

Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, converses with Col. James McCormack, commander of the 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, Aug. 10 at the National Training Cen More

Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, and his senior enlisted advisor Command Sgt. Maj. Harry Buchanan visited members of both the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Hileman, Pennsylvania National Guard, speaks with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania N More

Maj. Gen. Timothy Hilty (center right), Pennsylvania's assistant adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Mark Schindler (right), Pennsylvania's deputy adjutant general - Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Hileman (center More

Spc. Joshua Decker and Spc. Dylan Leonard, both infantrymen with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army N More

Staff Sgt. Deron Dixon, a Stryker vehicle commander, and Spc. Matthew Schluckebier, a signal support systems specialist and Stryker vehicle driver, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Stryker More

Sgt. Travis Hermann, a fire support noncommissioned officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, carries More

Spc. Chiquan Steele, Sr., a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania resident and indirect fire infantryman with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, More

Sgt. Michael King (left) and Sgt. Jerome Lee, light-wheeled vehicle mechanics with Echo Company, 328th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army Nati More

56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Pickup Football Game Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pvt. Juan Pastrana, a signal support systems specialist with the 213th Personnel Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard scans the military identification cards of 1st Battalion, More

Air Force Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, greets Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Director of the Army National Guard, prior to an After Action Review of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat More

56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Decisive Strike 2019, North Macedonia Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and Soldiers from the Republic of North Macedonia, stand side by side during the opening ceremony for Exercise Defe More

Spc. Bethany Fricker, from 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry HHC, allows Soldiers from the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia to get a better look at a field protective mask that American Soldiers use during t More

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade participate in a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) rehearsal, while also training Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, along with Macedonian Soldier More

U.S. Army Pvt. Isabelle Petrush, multichannel transmission systems operator with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, poses for a photo in front of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Muir Army Airfield.

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct a blank iteration of Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the Training Su More

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conducts a company live fire rehearsal during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the Training Support Centre, Krivolak, More

General Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of National Guard Bureau, stands in formation with Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, along with Soldiers from the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, who More

Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team pose for photos in North Macedonia during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Gregory J. McElwain)

A Soldier from Lithuania anticipates the start of the live-fire exercise with Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team while conducting a live-fire iteration More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct a night live-fire iteration of a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the More

Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team fire a 120mm mortar round during a live-fire exercise while participating in Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at the Training Support Centre Krivolak, North Maced More

Maj. Eric B. Poznek, 1st 111th Battalion Commander, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, briefs his leadership team before a Combined Arms Rehearsal during Exercise Decisive Strike 2019 at Training Support Centre, More

President Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia and Radmila Shekerinska, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia, wear combat helmets as they prepare to watch More

Medics of the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard perform cold and hot load training on June 24 as par More

Pfc. Alexandra Brought is a supply specialist with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Brought is c More

1st Lt. Ronald Wetherson, executive officer and acting commander of A Company, and Sgt. Michael Lavan, a combat engineer, both with the 103rd Engineer Battalion, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry More

Drivers line up at the entrance of Montgomery County's first mass coronavirus test center in Upper Dublin Township on March 20, 2020. Approximately 80 Pennsylvania National Guard members worked with local, stat More

A Pennsylvania National Guardsman supports the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency at its COVID-19 testing site in Upper Dublin Township on Temple University's Ambler Campus on March 25, 2020. The Pen More

Capt. Richard Auletta briefs his staff before their shift change in the Joint Emergency Operation Command, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania. Members of the 56th SBCT a More

Cpt. Richard Auletta, officer in charge, Task Force South Joint Emergency Operation Center, briefs command leadership about mission updates and supply needs. Referred to as a “CUB”, Commanders Update Briefing, More

Pa. National Guardsmen from 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, receive training on proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) while the class practices social distancing. The Soldiers are being trai More

A Pennsylvania National Guard Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, or LMTV, is loaded with special needs cots at the Norristown State Hospital facility on Friday, April 3. Members of the PNG's 1/104th Cavalry -- part More

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Task Force, displays his CBRN patch as he unloads gear from his truck after return More

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – (Left to Right) Staff Sgt. MicHaelynn Lauer and Capt. Maria Chernes, medic and clinical nurse, respectively, from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Chemical, Biological, Radiologi More

Members of 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, Pa. Task Force South, perform preventative maintenance checks and services on their military vehicle fleet to ensure they are ready when next called upon. Calling F More

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency officials inspect the loading medical supplies into a cargo truck at the Glen Mills School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on April 14, 2020, for shipment to East Stro More

Sgt. Tyler Diffin of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 1/111th Infantry Regiment, from Plymouth Meeting, Pa., checks the oil and other lubricants on a Trailer-Mounted Support System (TMSS) at a COVID-19 testing More

The Pennsylvania National Guard deployed a Joint Force Medical Strike Team to assist at a rehab and nursing home in Delaware County starting April 18. The team consists of 12 Army National Guard medics from 2n More

Pennsylvania National Guard’s Task Force Saber members have been activated to take part in a mortuary-affairs mission as part of the PNG’s ongoing COVID-19 response efforts. The mission entails assisting local More

Spc. Rafael Aponte checks the operational lights of his HMMV while preparing for his latest mission on April 25, 2020. He is part of the Pa. Army National Guard mortuary affairs team assigned to Task Force Sab More

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, honored frontline COVID-19 first responders and essential workers with formation fl More

Col. Scott Coradi (left) and Col. Jon Farr discuss operational plans while overlooking a map of the area of operations for Pennsylvania Task Force South at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2020.

Pennsylvania Task Force South commander, Col. Jon Farr, briefs his staff in the Joint Emergency Operation Center during the weekend Commanders Update Brief on May 2, 2020. During the brief PTF South members dis More

It’s been meme’d “When you commission something you merely place it into service, but when you warrant something you guarantee it will work.” At Pa. Task Force-South’s Joint Emergency Operations Center, three More

(Left to right) Col. Kristian Post, commander of the 193rd Regional Support Group; Spc. Christina Wolfgang, combat medic with the 1st Battalion, 112 Infantry Regiment; Capt. Brendan Dougherty, emergency room/ t More

Col. Scott Coradi, 111th Attack Wing Medical Group commander and medical adviser for Pennsylvania Task Force South, trains Task Force Ghostrider personnel on proper personal protection equipment use in Lancaste More

Col. Adam Colombo, senior medical adviser for Task Force South, supervises proper personal protective equipment procedures while training Task Force Iroquois members at Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook More

Under guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and closely monitored by CDC officials, Pennsylvania National Guard members with Task Force Iroquois launched a Point Prevalence Sampling Strike Team a More

ANNVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES 07.26.2020 Photo by Capt. Cory Johnson 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.-The Headquarters Company, 56th More

The guidon for the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Headquarters and Headquarters Company, based out of Horsham, Pa. posted outside its assigned headquarters building during annual training on Fort Indiantown G More

A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier assembles a part of the BlueSky Mast antenna system during training on Jan. 14, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Soldiers from several different Pa. Army National Guard un More

Headquarters and Headquarters Command of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard wraps up their participation in the 59th Presidential Inauguration with a More

Leadership of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard commemorates its participation in the 59th Presidential Inauguration in front of the Ben Franklin sta More

Chaplain Candidate (2nd Lt.) Brent Mangus of Task Force Joshua leads a few of his fellow Soldiers in communion and some devotional prayer while visiting the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 202 More

Spcs. John Mcveigh of Norwood, Pa., and Edward Treadway of Ephrata, Pa., from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team train during a cordon and search exercise at th More

Spc. John Symanski, vehicle commander with Recon Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and a Danville, Pa. native, engages tar More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Fenix, left, a team leader with the Recon Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, signals to his team mem More

Canadian soldiers from the 2 Field Ambulance work in conjunction with Spc. Dylan Casner, a combat medic with the Medical Platoon of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regim More

A Soldier competing in the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition attends a familiarization at the Obstacle Course prior to competing for time.

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National prepare their Stryker Assault Vehicles for a joint training mission with Lithuanian Land Forces in support of Operation Saber Rattle. (PHOTO: Sgt. Jason Lay, 14 More

Sgt. 1st Class Leisenring of Bravo Company, 1-111 Infantry briefs his platoon of both American and Lithuania soldiers prior to conducting a training lane at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (U.S. Army National Guard ph More

Spc. Donita Adams of the Maryland National Guard dribbles through the opposition during All Army Women’s Basketball tryouts this month. (U.S. National Guard photo by Maj. Angela King-Sweigart\Released)

Rob Dutrey of Historic Carlisle Inc. stands with Sgt. Ryan Aungst and Sgt. Jessie Doellinger both assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Divi More

Maj. Greg McElwain, the brigade public affairs officer with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, prepares to capture photos of a simulated press confer More