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HARRISBURG, Pa., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 75 soldiers and airmen of the Pennsylvania National Guard departed from Harrisburg International Airport today, bound for Estonia to participate in a multi-national exercise called Saber Strike. Saber Strike is a cooperative security exercise led by the U.S. Army that takes place in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This year's exercise, being held June 7-24, will involve 2,000 personnel from...
Area Residents May Notice Increased Noise HARRISBURG, Pa., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County will host demolition training and artillery live-fire exercises at various times during the next two weeks. Demolition training will be conducted from Monday, June 4, to Thursday, June 7. Artillery live-fire exercises will be held Friday, June 8, to Tuesday, June 12, and again, Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17. Live-fire exercises...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that he will nominate current chief of staff William F. Ward to a vacancy on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Ward, 60, of Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, will depart his present post after serving 16 months as the governor's top aide. In addition to fulfilling a longstanding career goal to serve in a judicial post, the change reunites Ward with his wife and family in Pittsburgh....
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With summer approaching, the National Guard's UH-72 Lakota pilot training program based at Capital City Airport in New Cumberland has announced that its helicopters will fly later at night, approximately from 9 p.m. to midnight. Because student pilots are required to train using night-vision goggles, the flying schedule must be adjusted for a later nightfall. "Night vision flying during hours of darkness is a requirement of...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered that on Monday, May 28, U.S. and state flags should be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until noon at state government facilities across Pennsylvania in observance of Memorial Day. All Pennsylvanians are encouraged to join in this tribute. Media contact: Gary Miller, 717-783-1116 SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor
Area Residents May Notice Increased Noise HARRISBURG, Pa., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An artillery live-fire exercise will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19; and between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County. Live-fire exercises using 155-millimeter artillery, conducted approximately six times a year, are announced in advance as a courtesy to nearby residents. Fort...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett and senior leaders of the Pennsylvania National Guard will honor the men and women of the Guard's 28th Infantry Division at an annual memorial service at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Centre County. The service, which is attended by several hundred service members, will include remarks by Governor Corbett, who served in the division from 1971 to 1984, and Maj....
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced the following recent nominations and appointments: Nominations (require Senate confirmation): State Board of NursingJesse Topper, Bedford State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and HearingAnn C. Roman, M.S., CCC-SLP, ShavertownJames M. Creason, Harrisburg Pennsylvania Game CommissionBrian H. Hoover, Glenolden - District 8 (also announced via separate news release) Appointments:...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that three Pennsylvania schools have been chosen as a National Champion School by the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils. The schools will receive new, state-of-the-art, Live Positively(TM) fitness centers at no cost to the schools or taxpayers. The Pennsylvania winners of the National Champion School Campaign are: Owatin Creek Elementary School, Reading Troy Intermediate...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced the appointment of accomplished and dedicated community leaders to serve and represent the interests of women and girls as members of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women. "Pennsylvania is at a crucial time in women's business and civic leadership. It is vital to create initiatives that support women taking the lead as entrepreneurs, civic leaders and as mentors," said Governor Corbett....
