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Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard participate in a Wreaths Across America ceremony in the Registry Room, also called the Great Hall at Ellis Island, Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 10, 2014. Each yea More

Brig. Gen. Jemal J. Beale, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, introduces the guest speakers at the New Jersey National Guard’s Black History Month celebration at the Joint Military and Family Assistance Center More

Guest speaker Reiko Fukuyama Ohye, a Japanese American imprisoned in an internment camp during World War II, speaks in Grace Peterson Hall, Expeditionary Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 8, More

U.S. Army aviators prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, New Jersey Army National Guard, for take off from the Army Aviation Support Facility at West Trenton, N.J., after More

A UH-60 Black Hawk with 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, prepares to take off with members of the New Jersey State Police after the attack on the World Trade Centers in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Nationa More

Early morning view of Ground Zero, formerly the World Trade Center, New York, from Liberty State park, N.J., Sept. 14, 2001. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Aerial view of Ground Zero, New York, taken from a New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 3, 2001. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Soldiers assigned to the 3-112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard, on guard at the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, N.J., Oct. 20, 2001. The NJARNG Soldiers were mobilized in support of Operat More

Spc. John Diangelo, 1-114th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepares to search a delivery truck outside the Port Authority Trans Hudson Facility in Jersey City, N.J., Nov. 20, 2001. The NJAR More

Soldiers with the 50th Main Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, guard strategic points at the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, N.J., Dec. 18, 2001. The Soldiers were mobilized in support of Op More

Col. Mike Cosby, left, Commander, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, watches as Lisa Beamer unveils the "Let's Roll" nose art decal on an F-16 Fighting Falcon depicting Todd Beamer's last words More

President George W. Bush addresses more than 2,500 Guard members, veterans, school children and area residents at the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility #1, West Trenton, N.J., Sept More

Spc. William D. O'Neal, left, 2-113th Infantry, Sgt. Bruce J. Hars, center, 1-126 Aviation Battalion and Spc. Quron B. Wynn, 2-113th Infantry, all with the New Jersey Army National Guard, perform a perimeter pa More

Two UH-60 Black Hawks with the 1-150th Aviation Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, land at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., for M60 machine gun training at the Fort Dix ranges Dec. 7, 2002. (U.S. More

Crew chiefs with the 1-150th Aviation Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepare UH-60 Black Hawks for shipment to Panama as part of Joint Task Force Chiriqui to support New Horizons 03 at The Navy Yard More

The 177th Aerospace Ground Equipment octopus signs overlook the maintenance area at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, which is located at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base located a More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard, provide additional security at Newark-Liberty International Airport, Newark, N.J., March 26, 2003. (U.S. Air National Guard photo More

Staff Sgt. Evelyn Montanez, 50th Main Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, provides additional security at the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, N.J., April 14, 2003. (U.S. Air National Guard ph More

Chaplain Capt. Kevin Williams, right, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard, presides over a triple wedding at Chapel 5, Fort Dix, N.J., Feb. 15, 2004. Married were left to right, More

Capt. Timothy Coakley, New Jersey Army National Guard, reads from Dr. Seuss to first-graders from Sharon Elementary School, Robbinsville, N.J., as part of the Read Across America program March 2, 2004. Read Acr More

More than 300 Soldiers with the 1st-114th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, deploy to the Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 21, More

Gun Truck Escort Security Team members, left to right, Tech. Sgt. David J. Barnes, Staff Sgt. James Waller, Senior Airman Brian Tunis and Staff Sgt. Juan Lubrani, all with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air More

A Salute the Soldiers event is held for the more than 2,100 Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., Oct. 9, 2004. The ceremony, which honored the Operation Iraqi Fre More

Left to right, Spc. Henry Trivino, Sgts. Alejandro Corachan and Joe Nyzio and Spc. Cesar Laserna, 3-112th Field Artillery, New Jersey Army National Guard, honor the memory of their fallen comrades Staff Sgts. F More

Engine maintenance Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, inspects the turbine blades on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's Pratt and Whitney F100-220E engine at the Atlantic City Air Nationa More

Security Forces Airmen with the 108th Air Refueling Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, are briefed prior to being airlifted to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans located at Belle Chasse, La., in More

Soldiers with the 3-112th Field Artillery Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, are briefed prior to being airlifted by the 108th Air Refueling Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, to Naval Air Station Joi More

The 9/11 Memorial Flag project leader Thomas W. McBrien IV, at podium, speaks to Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, during a ceremony at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base More

New Jersey Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen of the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, perform a sweep on a New Jersey Transit bus during an exercise a More

New Jersey Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen of the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, provides support to civilian authorities during a multi-agency e More

Five OH-58 Kiowa helicopters with the 1-150th Air Assault Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, wait to be loaded on to a C-17 Globemaster III with the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, a More

Sgt. 1st Class Keron Johnson, 250th Personnel Services Detachment, New Jersey Army National Guard, is reunited with her daughters Sapphira, left, and Mikayla after returning from a year-long tour in Afghanistan More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, based at Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pa., support Operation Dependable Response at Warren Grove Range, N.J., March 3, 2007. The e More

Senior Airman Kevin C. Allmann Jr., 177th Security Forces Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, arranges 5.56 and 7.62 ammunition for both M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B general-p More

A pilot with the 119th Fighter Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, jumps into the water with life raft, survival gear and life preserver during water survival training at Six Flags Hurr More

Soldiers from Detachment 1, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, guide a Black Hawk UH-60L helicopter onboard a C-5 Galaxy at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Aug. 2, 2007. The Galaxy, More

Airmen with the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron guide a 1,400 pound panel into place along the United States-Mexico border Aug. 20, 2007. The foundations serve as the anchors for the fence that is part of the tac More

Firefighters with the 177th Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, secure an arresting cable on the runway at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Nov. 17, 2007. (U.S. Air National Guard ph More

Weapons loaders’ Senior Airman Thomas J. Cornelly, left, and Staff Sgt. Christopher P. Kovach, both with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, load a AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air mi More

Sgt. John Pongratz, left, watches as Pvt. Stefanie Scully, both with the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, learn the proper way to perform a body search during detainee operatio More

Members of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, prepare to take samples at the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control located at Dias Creek, N.J., Nov. 5 More

Pfc. Xochi Risco, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, trains on the Harris PRC-117F Multiband Manpack Radio outside the National Guard Armor More

Spc. Christopher McPherson, center, unmanned aerial vehicle operator, 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, observes Spcs. Nicholas Erdos-Thayer, left, and Christopher Storkamp, More

Honor Guard member Tech. Sgt. Bill Willey, 177th Fighter Interceptor Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, marches as a Minuteman in a New Jersey parade. (Courtesy photo)

Portrait of Master Sgt. Christopher R. Taggart, 177th Security Forces Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, April 21, 2010, during his deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, as t More

Contact Team members, left to right, Charles O. Kerley, Tech. Sgt. Mary M. Connelly and Master Sgt. David Hightower move out during the base-wide active shooter exercise at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Ai More

Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New jersey Air National Guard, respond to a Major Accident Response Exercise overseen by the South Jersey Transportation Authority at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Bas More

Soldiers and Airmen of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, search for simulated suspicious objects during a WMD exercise at MetLife Stadium located in East Ruth More

Soldiers and airmen of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, search for simulated suspicious objects during a WMD exercise at MetLife Stadium located in East Ruth More

Master Sgt. Jeffrey K. Lee, left, 177th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron member addresses the guard mount at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Oct. 3, 2010. (U.S. Air National Guard photo b More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Don Hildebrant (center standing), commander, New Jersey Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site, New Jersey Army National Guard, describes the functions of the facility to Maj. Gen. Xhemal More

Chief Master Sgt. Denise M. Jelinski-Hall, left, Senior Enlisted Leader for the National Guard Bureau, visited the New Jersey Youth ChalleNGe Academy, located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, April 20, 2012 More

A soldier from the 528th Military Police Company surveys his troops during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Training Center, Oriskany, N.Y., May 17, 2012. The More

Col. Kerry M. Gentry, commander, 177th Fighter Wing discusses the role of the 177th during a briefing about the Wing's mission to a group of employers of traditional 177th Guardsmen, May 23, 2012. The New Jerse More

The 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit held their annual clearance operation at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Range May 29 to June 1, 2012. The 177th EOD airmen, along with their counterparts from More

The leadership of the New Jersey Army National Guard said goodbye to soldiers of the 508th Military Police Company as they deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 19, 2012. The MPs are deplo More

Special vehicle maintenance journeyman Senior Airman Eiler Gomez-Mejia secures a tent during Eagle Flag 12-4, the initial verification exercise for the 108th Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix More

The view of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) as seen from inside another of the unit's CH-47s on a training flight on Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S. Army National Guar More

Airmen from the 108th Contingency Response Group (CRG) were part of Turbo Distribution 12-6, the initial verification exercise for the CRG at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 17, 2012. The exer More

Airmen of the 177th Fighter Wing and the 108th Wing, both assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard, hosted a barbeque for residents of the Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland at Warren Grove Range on Sept. More

Maj. Jon Powers, commander, 444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, New Jersey Army National Guard is reunited with his family on Sept. 28, 2012. Several soldiers of the 444th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment w More

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs along with New Jersey National Guard soldiers and airmen and the Stand Down of South Jersey Committee, Inc. co-hosted Stand Down 2012 at the National G More

Soldiers of the 63rd Army Band, New Jersey Army National Guard, practice prior to the New Jersey National Guard's annual Military Review at the National Guard Training Center at Sea Girt, N.J., Sept. 30, 2012.

Sgt. Maj. Terrence Taylor, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Richard St. Pierre update hurricane response plans in preparation for Hurricane Sandy at the Homeland Security Center of Excellence in Lawrenceville, N.J., Oc More

Staff Sgt. Robert Nieratko, top, and Pfc. Michael McAteer, both with the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, fill a water buffalo with potable water in preparation for Hurricane S More

Airmen of the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, are being processed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., before being sent out to assist fellow New Jerseyans at various emergency shelters set up More

Airmen of the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, being processed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., before being sent out to assist fellow New Jerseyans at various emergency shelters set up thro More

A New Jersey National Guard soldier provides ground guidance to a five-ton truck, as it prepares to assist Atlantic City law enforcement officers with rescue missions Oct. 30, after Hurricane Sandy's landfall a More

Aviators of the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepare to go on a search and rescue mission for stranded New Jersey residents following Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012. (U. More

Staff Sgt. Jessica Reichner, E Co. 250th Brigade Support Battalion, drives her Light Medium Tactical Vehicle through the flooded streets of Long Beach Island Oct. 30. The Vineland resident worked side by side w More

Sgt. Stephen Vergilio, left, and Spc. Matthew Merklinger, both with the 328th Military Police Company, go house-to-house to check if any Long Beach Islanders have remained in their homes in the aftermath of Hur More

Damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy on Long Beach Island, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. More than 2,000 soldiers and airmen from the New Jersey National Guard have been mobilized in response to Hurricane Sa More

Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard assigned to Task Force South, New Jersey National Guard, work with Long Beach Island civilian authorities in the wake of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 31 More

Staff Sgt. Tony Ciccone refuels a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) M978 2,500 gallon fuel tanker National Guard Armory in Freehold, N.J., which is one of three fuel distribution points to include More

Combat Engineers from the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion and airmen from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, both with the New Jersey National Guard, are using heavy equipment inclu More

Soldiers of the 2-113th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, relax between missions at the National Guard Armory in Riverdale, N.J., Nov. 5, 2012. More than 2,000 soldiers and airmen from the New More

Staff Sgt. Robert Jentsch, left, shines a flashlight onto the control panel of a gas-fired generator for Staff Sgt. Carl Hilpl, both with 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, as Hilpl prepares to start th More

Master Sgt. Marcie L. Montalvo, first sergeant, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, updates the information board in the Airmen sleeping quarters at the shelter in Wall Township, N.J., Nov. 7, 2012. Mor More

Pfc. Dustin Culbertson, C Company, 1-114th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, sweeps snow from Nor'easter Athena off of a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle at Stafford Township, N.J., More

Soldiers from the 150th and 160th Engineer Companies, New Jersey Army National Guard, discuss movement options for their D7 bulldozers prior to performing beach replenishment operations Nov. 8, 2012, in the dev More

Soldiers from the 150th and 160th Engineer Companies, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepare to move D7 bulldozers to perform beach replenishment operations, Nov. 8, 2012, in the devastated Holgate section of More

The five service flags snap in the breeze as New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno; U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, N.J. 3rd District and Brig. Gen Michael L. Cunniff, the adjutant general of New Jersey, along with state vete More

Guidon bearer Spc. Lavi Mattingly, 1-181st Infantry Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, holds the Battalion’s colors which display battle streamers of one of the oldest continuing military units in mi More

Pictured is a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 18, 2012. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Master Sgt. Eugene D. Fletcher, fuel systems supervisor, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, lowers an exhaust tube in preparation for airing out a fuel bladder at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., More

Spc. Justin Blistyak, UH 60 Black Hawk crew chief, 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard waves forward soldiers and airmen of the New Jersey Counter Drug Task Force, New Jersey Na More

Airmen from the 108th Wing located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 177th Fighter Wing at Egg Harbor Township, N.J., both with the New Jersey Air National Guard, were joined by fourth graders More

Aerospace maintenance journeyman Senior Airman Gregg M. Abrahamsen, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, removes a centering cylinder from the landing strut on a KC-135R Stratotanker in for maintenance at More

Lt. Col. Paul E. Rumberger, commander, 117th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, disembarks from an aircraft at West Trenton, N.J., where the 117th was welcomed home by family, More

Lt. Col.Thomas A. Hallowell was one of the members of the New Jersey National Guard that participated in a Hurricane Sandy lessons learned briefing at the NJNG's Homeland Security Center, Lawrenceville, N.J., f More

A UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, get dusted with snow at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 8, 2013. (Air National More

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, at podium, the adjutant general of New Jersey, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Jersey National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility at Joint Base McGuire-D More

Tech. Sgt. James Morris, kneeling, a 177th Fighter Wing recruiter, explains the about face movement to Edana A. Kudjordji, 108th Wing Student Flight, April 13, 2013, at the National Guard Training Center in Sea More

New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Sears, left, was honored at an awards ceremony at the State House in Trenton, N.J., April 17, 2013. Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, center, the adjutant general, More

Tech. Sgt. Raymond J. Wayne, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, New Jersey Air National Guard, verifies that the contents of the 500-pound BDU-50 practice bombs are concrete and not explosive More

Staff Sgt. Esmeralda Ayala, left, 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Michael DeMarco, 108th Security Forces Squadron, both with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Base McGui More

Airman Brian P. Kelley, second from right, KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator, watches as Master Sgts. Daniel P. Kimble, left, and Edward Heacook, center, both crew chiefs with the 108th Maintenance Squadron, 1 More

Brig. Gen. Michael C. Cunniff, center, the adjutant general of New Jersey, welcomes home Capt. Kevin M. Ryan as nearly 140 members of the New Jersey Army National Guard's 508th Military Police Company were reun More

Recently returned 1st Sgt. Joseph P.C. Prieto, 508th Military Police Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, surprised his son Jahred in his fourth grade class at Sayreville Upper Elementary School in Parlin, More

Staff Sgt. Juana E. Garrett, right, Headquarters, 117th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, explains how a work order is written up with (left to right) Albanian armed forces l More