A crew chief with the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) takes in an aerial view of Fort Drum, N.Y., from the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. 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
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
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
New Jersey Army National Guard Pfc. Andrew Rott and Pfc. Tony Driscoll assists Tim Moriarity, of Brigantine, get on board their five-ton truck at the Atlantic City Medical Center in preparation for movement t 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
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
Col. Kevin Hegarty, left, operations officer for the New Jersey National Guard Joint Task Force for Hurricane Sandy, gets a briefing from Staff Sgt. Catie Cataldo, who led a convoy to rescue residents of Moonac More
New Jersey National Guard soldiers assist displaced residents at the town of Hoboken Oct. 31. Four trucks and eight soldiers were dispatched to Hoboken at the request of the state Office of Emergency Management More
Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, The adjutant general of the New Jersey National Guard, guides New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie through the feeding point manned by National Guard soldiers who are supporting first r 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
Rocco Jones, 3, left, cheers for his older brother PV2 Joseph Jones at the end of a departure ceremony for the 150th Engineers, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the Joint Military and Family Assistance Center More
Spc. Francesca Vollaro, from the 508th MP company, New Jersey National Guard, is the current Miss New Jersey Coed and recently won runner-up to the Miss American Coed, and sat down for an interview in the Teane More
The New Jersey National Guard’s J-1 HRO team held a celebration of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16, 2014, at Joint Force Headquarters in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Guest spea More
Capt. Robert Scheuch, of the 321st Engineer Company, from Boise, Idaho, serves as an observer controller trainer (OCT) for the Warrior Training Exercise (WAREX executed by the 78th Training Division, Joint Base More
Soldier, sailors, and airmen team-up during Global Medic 2014 at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst to serve as the medical portion of the U.S. Army Reserves Combat Support Training Exercise led by the 78th Train More
Marines from the 472nd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, hot refuel a New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion during More
Brig. Gen. Michael Cunniff, the adjutant general of the New Jersey National Guard, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Boy Scouts of America's Messengers for Peace Camporee at the New Jersey National Guard Tr More
Sgt. Elizabeth Millier, of the 328th Military Police Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, provides Boy Scouts attending the Messengers of Peace Camporee at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center, Sea More
Jaun C. Marti, Training Center coordinator, of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., volunteers his time to certify troops from the 508th MP Company at the Teaneck Armory, in American Heart Saver CPR/AED c More
Staff Sgt. Tarance Bryant and his daughter, Sahara, during a ceremony April 18 for more than 120 Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard's 328th Military Police Company who will conduct detainee operat More
Rutgers ROTC cadets participated in the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Oct. 17, 2015. Nine-man teams from 42 schools across the region competed in the challenge that tested future Army More
New Jersey Army National Guard Warrant Officers Tu Bui, left, Daniel Bui, and Alvin Bui in front of a UH-60 “Black Hawk” at Fort Rucker, Ala. On March 3, the brothers became what are believed to be the first br More
On 25 May 2017, during annual training at Fort Pickett Va., New Jersey Army National Guard Spc. Paul Daniels of the 250th Brigade Support Battalion fireman carries a fellow Soldier during a casualty evacuation More
A Humvee gets pulled out of the mud pit during the 91-B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Additional Skill Identifier H-8 school on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 16, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo More
Marine Corps Veteran Tony Blaszka rides Cochise, a 10 year old Draft/Paint cross, as Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker and Assemblyman Robert D. Clifton stand alongside. New Jersey state legislators, legislativ More
Airmen from the 219th Red Horse Squadron, Montana Air National Guard, assemble an Alaskan small shelter at Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales, a multi-use stadium in Caguas, Puerto Rico, October 15, 2017. The civil More
Pvt. Samuel Swoope, a wheel and diesel mechanic with the 178th Engineer Batallion, South Carolina Army National Guard, prepares to clear debris off Route 184 in Guavate, Puerto Rico, October 15, 2017. South Car More
Two Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units from the 105th Quartermaster Water Purification and Distribution Company, Puerto Rico National Guard, near Aguadillas, Puerto Rico, purified more than 30,000 gallons More
National Guard Soldiers deliver food and water to communities around Puerto Rico, Oct. 18, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ernesto Santiago)
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Commander, U.S. Army North, and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency met with officials from the municipality of Mayaguez to discuss the ongoing relief efforts in More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico National Guard, collect potable water from a municipal water point in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 22, 2017. The water will be tran More
A skid-steer loader, driven by Spc. Elliot Knight, 130th Engineer Battalion, Puerto Rico National Guard, clears debris from Route 5523 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017. Due to mud slides, fallen trees, bra More
A 1,500 gallon per hour Tactical Water Purification System cleans water from a lake in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017, while several soldiers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina pour the purified water into con More
Spc. Janedith Davila, 271st HR Postal Company, U.S. Army Reserves, prepares herself for the mission to deliver bottled water to locals living in the remote mountains of Jayuya, Puerto Rico, Oct. 25, 2017. Sever More
A CH-47 Chinook from the 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas, lands on Estadio Municipal Marcos A. Massini to drop-off food and bottled water to be delivered to the local communities aroun More
A South Carolina National Guard Soldier reads a letter that was included in a care package that was delivered Oct. 30, 2017 to Playa Escondida Ceiba Base at Ceiba, Puerto Rico. More than 2,000 care packages wer More
Pfc. Christian Las Dulce and Spc. Carlos Gonzalez, both with the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, pose in front of the emergency entrance at Centro de Salud Familiar Susana Centeno in More
Actors Esai Morales and Greg Duncan accompanied Joint Task Force Puerto Rico Soldiers to Vieques, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 2017. Several cases of bottled water and other supplies were flown to the small island to b More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stuart Maupin, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, assists with raising parts to the top of a radio tower located in the mountains of Pugnado A More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jose J. Reyes, Assistant Adjutant General, Puerto Rico Joint Force Headquarters, San Juan, Puerto Rico, listens to the concerns of Naguabo Mayor Noe Marcano Rivera, left, at Naguabo townhal More
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Commander, U.S. Army North, and Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera, Puerto Rico Adjutant General, joined Cataño municipal officials and local veteran organizations at La Bahia Viva’s Frente More
National Guard Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Puerto Rico ran the Run With Dennis 5K race at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 12, 2017. Runners ran three times around the outer perimeters of the Puerto Rico C More
New Jersey Army National Guard color guards present the colors at the 57th Troop Command's change of command ceremony May 6, 2018 at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New J More
Recently reenlisted Soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard are treated to an incentive flight aboard a UH60 Blackhawk August 10, 2018 at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey. To honor More
U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, perform a pre-flight check of a UH-60L Black Hawk at the Army Aviation Support Facility More
Soldiers wait for the leadership party to enter during an assumption of command ceremony at the Westfield Armory in Westfield, N.J, on Jan. 17 2019. Maj. Omar T. Minott assumes of the 1 Squadron, 102nd Cavalry More
The child of a New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier scheduled to deploy with the 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment searches for a complimentary gift during a family activity after a departure ceremony at t More
Posters from local school children line the wall of the Westfield Armory. Family, friends, elected officials, and members of the New Jersey National Guard leadership held a farewell ceremony for Charlie Troop, More
Spc. Juan P. Escobar proudly wears his cavalry stetson at a farewell ceremony for Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry, New Jersey Army National Guard, Jan. 21, 2019 at the Westfield Armory in Westfield, More
Soldier of the New Jersey National Guard receives support from loved ones before boarding a transport to Fort Dix, N.J. for deployment with his unit. B Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade More
New Jersey National Guardsmen from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment said farewell to family, friends and NJARNG leadership at a farewell ceremony Feb. 4, 2019 at the More
Sgt. Michael J. Schoenhaar poses for a photo with a family member at the 250th Brigade Support Battalion's farewell ceremony. Soldiers from Hotel Company, 250th BSB, said farewell to family, friends and New Jer More
New Jersey Army National Guard crew chief prepares for a flight to Liberty State Park. As the sun sets behind him, so do the conditions, requiring the entire crew to ensure the proper changes have been made for More
Soldiers from Bravo Company 2-113th Infantry Battalion pose for a photo on a turf field during mobilization to say "Happy Valentine's Day" to their loved ones back home. Through the rigorous long days, exhausti More
The crisp silhouette of a 2-113th Infantry Soldier is formed as the sun goes down marking the beginning of the night shift at Camp McGregor, New Mexico. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Spc Jacqueline Robinson)
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Counter clockwise from bottom, Australian Army Cpl. Stephanie Kopp, Headquarters 3rd Brigade, Warrant Officer 2 Kimberley Jervis, 1st Royal Australian Regiment, and Australian More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – United Kingdom Army Lt. Col. Brad Hardwick, right, UK liaison officer for Maneuver Support Center of Excellence headquarters meets other distinguished visitors at Yakima Training More
U.S. Army veteran Jerard Burhan, a Cook with Food Services, prepares meals for the residents at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus in Paramus, N.J., May 1, 2020. More than 120 New Jersey National Guard Sol More
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen watch as a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 108th Wing and an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 177th Fighter Wing as they fly over the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus More
Cheryl Snell is a registered nurse and unit manager of the Intrepid unit at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus in Paramus, N.J., May 13, 2020. More than 120 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen ar More
U.S. Army soldiers volunteer to recieve the COVID-19 vaccine, Jan. 10, 2021, on Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The state of NJ has recieved over 100,000 vaccinations and continue to battle the on More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey National Guard, conduct civil disturbance training in Washington D.C., Feb. 8, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue More
U.S. Army Capt. Victor Hudson, a chaplain with the 102nd Cavalry Regiment Headquarters, New Jersey National Guard, speaks with a Soldier, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington D.C. The National Guard has been requested t More
Staff Sgt. Jessica Reichner, E Co. 250th Brigade Support Battalion helps load residents of Long Beach Island and their pets onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bill Addison/Released)
Allantic City Police Officers are transported through Atlantic City neighborhoods by New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers of the 253rd Transportation Company. Law enforcement and New Jersey Army and Air Nati More
Brig. Gen. James L. Grant, commander of New Jersey Joint Task Force for Hurricane Sandy response, Col. Kevin Hegarty, operations officer for JTF, visit with soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard, More
Staff Sgt. Sarah Zadoyko from D Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, New Jersey National Guard, takes New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on a tour of a Mobile Kitchen Trailer which is set up to support cooking More
Col. Christopher Shrieks, Commander, 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, of the 1-181st Infantry Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, during a patch ceremony held at Doug More
Nearly 100 motorcycle riders brought the 113 New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers to the Wrightstown gate of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to start the 150th Engineer Company deployment to Afghanis More
Lt. Col. Malene Inram, from Schnectady, N.Y., and a general surgeon with the 365th Combat Support Hospital, Utica, N.Y., and Maj. Gerard Slobogean, an orthopedic surgeon from Vancouver, Canada, conducts an ass More
Nearly 10,000 Boy Scouts from the region attend the opening ceremony of the Boy Scouts of America Messengers for Peace Camporee hosted by the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey National Guard by recitin More
Army ROTC cadet Albert Eserjose, a Princeton student, assigned to the New Jersey National Guard's 3rd/112th Field Artillery, assists Boy Scouts attending the Messengers for Peace Camporee at the National Guard More
Pvt. Emily Konzelman, of the 508th MP Company out of Teaneck, N.J., practices CPR on a mannequin during a training session that was provided by staff members of the Holly Name Medical Center of Teaneck. (Army N More
Spc. Samantha Merryfield kisses her fiance, Michael Martin, during a departure ceremony April 18 for more than 120 Soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard's 328th Military Police Company, which will co More
New Jersey Army National Guard Warrant Officers Alvin Bui, left, Daniel Bui, and Tu Bui with their father, Joseph Bui on March 3 after the brothers became what are believed to be the first brothers to graduate More
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. William Geeley from Browns Mills, N.J., instructs Spc. Lauren Kelly from Roxbury, N.J., on how to run the tow cable for the 1089 A1P2 Medium Tactical Vehicle Wrecker during t More
Marine Corps Veteran Tony Blaszka rides Cochise, a 10-year-old Draft/Paint cross, as Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker and Assemblyman Robert D. Clifton stand alongside. New Jersey state legislators, legislativ More
Spcs. Darius Gleaton, Kenneth Richardson, and Philip Moses, all engineers with the 178th Engineer Batallion, South Carolina Army National Guard, prepare to clear debris off Route 184 in Guavate, Puerto Rico, Oc More
Soldiers prepare to recieve water from a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit from the 105th Quartermaster Water Purification and Distribution Company, Puerto Rico National Guard, near a distribution locatio More
Army Staff Sgt. Jorge Soto, A Company, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico National Guard, collects potable water from a municipal water point in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 22, 2017. More
Spc. Yamil Soto, 130th Engineer Battalion, Puerto Rico National Guard, provides traffic controls as Soldiers from the Puerto Rico and Louisiana National Guard cleared debris from Route 5523 in Utuado, Puerto Ri More
Spc. Wade Scamehorn, left, Pfc. Javier Ortiz, center, both water treatment specialist with the 127th Quartermaster Company, and Spc. Andrea Bertarello, a generator mechanic with the 659th Support Maintenance Co More
First Lt. Juan Carlos Ortiz, second from left, give a convoy safety briefing to his Soldiers and local authorities prior to a mission to deliver bottled water to locals living in the remote mountains of Jayuya, More
From left to right, Sgt. Nathaniel Barrett, Pfcs. Teddy Martinez and Christian Las Dulce, Spc. Carlos Gonzalez and 1st Lt. Travis Salley, all with the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia, More
A crew chief of a UH-60 Blackhawk provides safety instructions to Joint Task Force Soldiers on their way to Vieques, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)
Tech. Sgt. Ben Green, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, assists with raising parts to the top of a radio tower located in the mountains of Pugnado Adentro in Vega Baja More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jose J. Reyes, Assistant Adjutant General, Puerto Rico Joint Force Headquarters, San Juan, Puerto Rico, answers questions from Radio Nacional de España reporter Frank Sevilla, left, at Cent More
Staff Sgt. Stefon Coleman, 328th Military Police Company, New Jersey National Guard, conducts a stretching exercise before participatin in the Run With Dennis 5K race at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 12, 2017. Ru More
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers stand at attention and observe the ceremonial exchange of the unit colors between the incoming and outgoing commanders at the 57th Troop Command’s change of command ceremony M More
New Jersey Army National Guard State Command Sgt. Maj. Earnest Williams addresses Soldiers before the incentive flight. Recently reenlisted Soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard are treated to an incentiv More