Video by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.17.2014
Multimedia piece for Vigilant Guard 2014 held May 12-17. Maj. Gen. Wesley E. Craig, adjutant general of Pennsylvania press conference as audio narration. The largest emergency preparedness exercise conducted in Pennsylvania to date. MG Craig talks about the value of training the exercise brought to the PA National Guard and how it prepared Soldiers. Available in high definition....
Story by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.15.2014
The Vigilant Guard training exercise, hosted by the Pennsylvania National Guard, gave members of the Lithuanian military the opportunity to partner with American counterparts to share ideas, perspective, and observe training methods here this week....
Photo by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.15.2014
Capt. Vilius Běržanskas of the Lithuanian army briefs Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig, adjutant general of Pennsylvania, during the morning update briefing for the Vigilant Guard training exercise. A contingent of Lithuanian officers were integrated in every stage of Pennsylvania's Vigilant Guard an emergency preparedness exercise. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. David K. Strayer, 109th Mobile Public......
Story by Capt. Gregory McElwain and Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.16.2014
Maj. Gen. Jon Murphy, assistant adjutant general air Pennsylvania National Guard, lead the Vigilant Guard exercise as the dual status commander. National Guard elements from eight separate states and active duty service members worked under his command to support the civilian agencies involved. These agencies ranged from local first responders to the FBI as well as the American Red Cross and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.13.2014
Maj. Gen. John Murphy discusses the coordination of active duty Soldiers and Pennsylvania National Guard service members in the joint operations center during the Vigilant Guard exercise. Maj. Gen. Murphy provided command and control of all federal and state troops in order to support the civilian agencies involved. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. David Strayer, 109th Mobile......
Video by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.12.2014
B-roll of fictitious train derailment and apartment building collapse Soundbyte 1 Randy Padfield, Interim Director of Fire and Emergency Management System Training at the Harrisburg Community College, John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center Soundbyte 2 Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Borcky, 3rd Civil Support Team, Pennsylvania National Guard. Available in high definition....
Video by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.07.2014
Soldiers of the 228th Engineer Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducted explosives training May 7 at Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pa. as part of their annual training. Combat Engineers set up and exploded Bangalore torpedoes, C-4 explosives, shape charges, and a variety of other explosives designed for specific roles in combat and route clearing operations....
Video by Staff Sgt. David Strayer | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.07.2014
Soldiers of the 228th Engineer Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, conducted explosives training May 7 at Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pa. as part of their annual training....
