Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center

Annville, PA - Fort Indiantown Gap was dedicated in 1941 and has repeatedly been one of the busiest National Guard Training Centers in the U.S. Visit to see static displays and learn… see below

About Fort Indiantown Gap

Anyone visiting Fort Indiantown Gap must pass through an access-control point. Those without an approved form of ID (drivers license, passport, etc.) must see personnel inside the Visitor’s Center for a background check. See the website linked below for more information.

Name:

Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center (Or FTIG, for short)
“Indiantown” was once the name of an American Indian village in the area.
“Gap” references the separation in the Blue Mountains where Indiantown was located.

History:

After outgrowing their 120-acre training site in Mount Gretna in 1931, the PA National Guard began to use Fort Indiantown Gap in 1932.
With the U.S. preparing to enter conflict in WWII, the state of PA leased the National Guard post to the U.S. Army as a training post for $1 on September 30, 1940.
FTIG was dedicated on March 3, 1941 under the name “Indiantown Gap Military Reservation.”
Between the end of WWII and the beginning of the Korean War, control of FTIG was returned from U.S. Army to the PA National Guard.

Today:

FTIG is one of the busiest National Guard Training Centers in the U.S.
FTIG serves as: a National Guard Training Center, the home of the PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and the headquarters of the PA National Guard. It also houses a number of tenant organizations.
The Muir Army Heliport, located at FTIG, is the second-busiest heliport in the U.S. Army.
The base regularly hosts over 100,000 personnel for training each year.