Did you know that Fort Indiantown Gap is open to hunters in the commonwealth? Hunters are required to register with the post using of the isportsman website. Registration includes the review of all regulations to hunt on post, payment for a permit, and review of procedures to check in during the season. There are programs to support disabled hunters and to mentor youth hunters. The homepage to register and start the process is https://ftig.isportsman.net.
In October 2024 construction will begin on the Eastern Access Control Point to Fort Indiantown Gap. This project will take a full year for completion and will allow for a new route to enter/exit base along Fisher Ave. There is a temporary access gate located on Quartermaster Road for anyone possessing a DOD ID. All visitors must utilize the Main Visitor Center.
Another Busy Training Year
After another very busy training year that began on Oct. 1 2023, and which will end on Sept. 30, 2024, Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) is poised to be once again one of the busiest National Guard Training Centers in all of the United States and its territories.
The Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center’s mission statement states that the installations’ primary focus is “providing commanders first class customer service and a multitude of outstanding training resources.”
Based on the fact that the Installation has been the busiest National Guard Installation for eight of the past 10 years, the organization does an excellent job in fulfilling its mission by providing National Guard, Reserve, and active-duty military units from both within and outside Pennsylvania, as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, with top notch training opportunities throughout the year.
As the 2024 training year comes to a close, the personnel training numbers, which as of Sept. 3, 2024, were 123,007 personnel having trained at Fort Indiantown Gap, with a total of 786,113 man-days being performed (the number of personnel multiplied by the number of days each person was training at FTIG), were slightly lower than last year, but it still should place as one of the busiest National Guard Installations in the U.S. for the 2024 Training Year.
As the Training Center looks forward to training year 2025, the future looks very bright, with large groups of personnel forecasted to be training at FTIG in October 2024, and the Warfighter Exercise, WFX 25-3, scheduled for the end of January into February 2025. This major exercise will potentially bring thousands of additional training personnel on to the post.
Fort Indiantown Gap to Hold First Open House in 10 Years
On Nov. 16, 2024 the Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center, in conjunction with the DMVA, and the Pennsylvania Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), will host an Open House for members of the general public.
The purpose of the Open House is to provide the public with the opportunity to see how the National Guard serves and protects the residents of the commonwealth and our Nation.
The event, which was last held in 2014, will showcase many of the capabilities that the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard, along with those of the Installation itself, have to offer.
The Open House, which will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., and will offer many static displays of contemporary and historical military equipment, live demonstrations including military aircraft fly overs and ground operations, a touch a truck section, climbing wall, bounce house, food trucks, live music, and an appearance by Miss Pennsylvania.
The FTIG Open House will take place rain or shine.