“Over the past two years, Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have risen to the challenge and demonstrated unwavering dedication to their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Pennsylvania National Guard members provided: staffing support to 161 long-term care facilities totaling 16,683 shifts, over 7,566 hours of work during 106 days of voluntary COVID mapping support, training in personal protective equipment fitting and testing and advised on infection control practices to 3,760 long-term care facility personnel, Point Prevalence Testing for over 32,499 residents and staff of long-term care facilities, support to over 20 COVID-19 vaccination sites and personally administered about 82,400 vaccines, general staffing support to five Skilled Nursing Facility Regional Decompression Sites, totaling over 718 shifts, and more. Some of them were on orders multiple times, and some were on orders for months at a time. In all, more than 1,400 Pennsylvania National Guard members supported COVID missions across the commonwealth. Guard’s public vaccination mission ended in June 2021, Guardsmen continued to provide support to long-term care facilities throughout the commonwealth facing staff shortages, with approximately 180 on orders from early February until March 23.Īfter two years and six days, the Pennsylvania National Guard’s COVID-19 response mission ended on March 23. as dual status commander to provide command and control of federal COVID-19 response teams, including an active-duty Air Force medical response team in York, Pa., and a medical assistance team in Scranton, Pa. The year began with the appointment of Brig. Pennsylvania National Guard members continued to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic into 2022. The center maintains continuous communications with the National Guard Bureau and PEMA in order to anticipate future requirements that could be assigned to Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. Pennsylvania National Guard members are always on duty at the Pennsylvania National Guard’s joint emergency operations center. The Pennsylvania National Guard faced comparatively few extreme weather events or civil disturbances in 2022, while more than two years of COVID-19 response missions came to an end. The installation hosted 129,885 personnel in fiscal year 2022 and was once again among the busiest National Guard training centers in the country. The Pennsylvania National Guard also supported domestic operations, mobilizing approximately 150 personnel in Pennsylvania to assist local authorities with the COVID-19 pandemic response and extreme weather events.įort Indiantown Gap continued to play a major role supporting National Guard activities as the Pennsylvania National Guard’s headquarters and primary training site. In 2022, approximately 850 Pennsylvania National Guard members deployed in support of ongoing contingency and force protection operations in Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan and Romania, among other locations. “We live here, train here and serve here, thanks to the unwavering support of the families and employers of our great service members.” Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general. “It was truly a historic year for the Pennsylvania National Guard,” said Maj. Throughout the year, Soldiers and Airmen of the Pennsylvania National Guard deployed around the world, responded to numerous domestic missions – including COVID-19 support missions and extreme weather – and conducted their usual readiness training. It was another historic year for the Pennsylvania National Guard in 2022.
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