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The Pennsylvania National Guard is one of the oldest and largest National Guards in the United States Department of Defense. It traces its roots to 1747 when Benjamin Franklin established the Associators in Philadelphia. With more than 18,000 personnel, the Pennsylvania National Guard is the second-largest of all of the state National Guards.
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Together with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, it is directed by the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The 28th Infantry Division ("Keystone") [1] is a unit of the United States Army National Guard, and is the oldest division-sized unit in the Army. [2] Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators (1747–1777). [3]
The 103rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the Pennsylvania National Guard first formed in 1941. Its legacy unit, 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor, is a subordinate command of the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team , 28th Infantry Division .
Pennsylvania National Guard; 0–9. 103rd Armor Regiment; 111th Infantry Regiment (United States) 112th Infantry Regiment (United States) B. Bradford Armory; C. Camp ...
Pennsylvania Army National Guard; 0–9. 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; 56th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (United States) C. Combat Aviation ...
The Kingston Armory is an historic National Guard armory that is located in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [ 1 ]
The Pennsylvania Air National Guard was formed on 27 June 1924 as the 103d Squadron (Observation), Pennsylvania National Guard, received federal recognition as a Corps Aviation unit. The 103d was founded and eventually commanded by Major Charles Biddle, who had flown in World War I as part of the famous Lafayette Escadrille .