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Harrisburg, PA ~ Today, Pennsylvania First Lady Lori Shapiro visited Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) in Lebanon County to show her support for the Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) and the more than 700,000 veterans across the Commonwealth. The 17,000-acre installation is home to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and the PNG, and is the busiest National Guard Training Center in the country.

"Our servicemembers and veterans have sacrificed for our Commonwealth and our country, and we owe it to them to ensure they have the resources and support they need," said First Lady Lori Shapiro. "It was an honor to meet with the hardworking women and men of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs today."

The DMVA serves a dual role of supporting both the 18,000-member PNG – which is third largest National Guard in the nation – as well as providing programs and services to more than 700,000 veterans – making it fourth largest veteran population in the nation. Currently, 844 PNG members are deployed overseas or within United States borders.

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During her visit at FTIG, Mrs. Shapiro participated in an orientation of the training site, toured locations such as Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES) vehicle maintenance facility, Training Support Center (TSC), which provides state-of-the-art training resources to service members; as well as Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA), which provides at-risk teens an opportunity to succeed through a safe residential experience.

The Governor Shapiro also recently broke ground on a $97 million renovation project for a 200-bed long-term care building for veterans in need of skilled nursing and memory care at Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home (HVH) campus in Duncansville, Blair County. This project is part of their commitment to provide veterans with best possible care and benefits they deserve.

Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler expressed his gratitude towards First Lady Lori Shapiro for taking time out of her day to learn about how DMVA supports PNG members, Pennsylvania veterans, their families; as well as their communities: "This administration made an immediate commitment to supporting Pennsylvania's service members, veterans, and their family members."

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