The minister of defense of Lithuania recently paid a visit to Fort Indiantown Gap and met with officials on the local base.
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Leasing plan for land outside Fort Indiantown Gap passes state Senate
A bill that would provide a “steady stream of funding” for veterans and their families by leasing out land around Fort Indiantown Gap has passed the state Senate and has moved into the state House of Representatives for consideration.
Fort Indiantown Gap is central piece in a new, 250-mile-long Sentinel Landscape
Kittatinny Ridge, a diverse, 250-mile-long stretch along the Appalachian Mountains from northern Maryland to New York’s Catskill Mountains that includes Fort Indiantown Gap in its span, has been designated a Sentinel Landscape by the federal government.
Why is Fort Indiantown Gap tagging and studying the local whitetail population?
“We wanted to update our deer management plan,” Nick Hoffman, ecological program specialist and outdoor recreation program manager for the military base, explained.
Pennsylvania’s top marksmen revealed during Governor’s Twenty competition
More than 100 soldiers and airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard competed in the annual Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition at Fort Indiantown Gap on May 9-11.
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery to host 42nd annual Memorial Day ceremony this Sunday
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery will host its 42nd annual Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26, starting at 2 p.m.
Permits for regal fritillary butterfly tour at Fort Indiantown Gap available on May 28
Registration opens on May 28 for the yearly Grasslands and Butterfly Tour at Fort Indiantown Gap where, among other interesting sights, participants can see the last remaining population of the eastern regal fritillary butterfly.
Ft. Indiantown Gap secures $1.55 million for multi-purpose machine gun range
Fort Indiantown Gap has secured $1.55 million in federal funding to construct a 10-lane multi-purpose machine gun range at the nation’s busiest National Guard Training Center.
Big Brother/Sister recognizes efforts of active soldier at Fort Indiantown Gap
A noncommissioned officer at Fort Indiantown Gap has been recognized for his volunteer efforts outside of the base.
Fort Indiantown Gap tightens security at main access point; compliant ID required
As of Jan. 16, entry into the Pennsylvania National Guard base at Fort Indiantown Gap will be a little more secure.
Public invited to free tree lighting and social gathering at Fort Indiantown Gap
Fort Indiantown Gap will host a public tree-lighting ceremony and social gathering at the community club on the base at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Fort Indiantown Gap’s police department gets a new chief, moves into new station
The Fort Indiantown Gap police department this fall welcomed a new police chief and moved into a new, bigger station on the sprawling military base.
Once again, Fort Indiantown Gap is the busiest National Guard training center
For the third time in four years, Fort Indiantown Gap has been named the busiest National Guard training center in the U.S.
25 years ago, Fort Indiantown Gap was on track for obsolescence; instead, the PA National Guard revitalized the base
It could have been the end for Fort Indiantown Gap, but the closure of the military base that seemed imminent in 1995 was forestalled when, rather than closing the U.S. Army base entirely, it was transferred instead to the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1998.
Senate bill would modify ‘armory’ definition, change oversight of Fort Indiantown Gap
Senator Chris Gebhard hopes to revise the definition of “armory” to broaden the authority of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to manage the military’s properties in Pennsylvania, such as facilities at Fort Indiantown Gap.