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The 108th Wing’s first fly-away CRE in 14 years

108th Wing Conducts CRE

SrA Emily Saxton
Photo of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Roske, 227th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Patrick Donohoe, 227th (ASOS) superintendent, fold the flag during a Casing of the Colors and Bronze Star Medal award ceremony at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, May 4, 2025. The Casing of the Colors Ceremony marks a transition of a unit, whether that be inactivation, relocation, or deployment. The Bronze Star is awarded to service members who distinguish themselves by heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.

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Senior Airman Connor Taggart
The 108th Wing’s first fly-away CRE in 14 years

108th Wing Conducts CRE

SrA Emily Saxton
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Kahill, 227th Joint Terminal Attack Controller, poses for a closeup of his Bronze Star Medal on his uniform at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, May 4, 2025. Kahill was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious service in a combat zone from March 2024 to Nov. 2024.

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Senior Airman Connor Taggart
NJANG top recruiter chosen

NJANG top recruiter chosen

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A man emerges from a icy pool carved into a snowy lake. A sign behind him read "National Guard Arctic Training."

177th Leader Sharpens Cold-Weather Edge, Graduates Subzero Survival Course

Audra Flanagan
A female aircraft maintainer wears personal protective equipment.

177th Fighter Wing, 108th Wing Strengthen ACE Capabilities durin

Senior Airman Darion Boyd
Soldiers and Airmen with the New Jersey National Guard rehearse for the 2024 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2024. The Military Review is a tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

Governor's Review

Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Hecht
Soldiers and Airmen with the New Jersey National Guard rehearse for the 2024 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2024. The Military Review is a tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

Governor's Review

Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Hecht
U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Routt, 177th Fighter Wing Commander, salutes during rehearsal for the 2024 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2024. The Military Review is a tradition that allows the governor as commander-in-chief to review the Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard.

Eyes Right

Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Hecht
An F-16C Fighting Falcon attached to the 177th Fighter Wing, approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Jersey Devil

Senior Airman Kylar Vermeulen
An A-10 Warthog and F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center, an F-16 from the 177th Fighter Wing, an F-35A Lighting II from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and an F-22 Raptor, operated by the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons, assemble during exercise Sentry Aloha 24-2 June 6, 2024, above the island of Hawaii. This iteration of the exercise involved approximately 1,060 participants and more than 40 aircraft from nine states, operating out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and Onizuka Kona International Airport, Keāhole.

Sentry Aloha

Tech. Sgt. John Linzmeier
Airmen assigned to the 171st Civil Engineer Squadron in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron erect Disaster Relief Beddown System tents as part of the Piney Devil training exercise, June 8, 2024, on Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, Egg Harbor Township.

Exercise Piney Devil

Senior Airman Darion Boyd
Members of the 177th Civil Engineers Squadron EOD team, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, and personnel of the 70th Combat Engineer Battalion of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus walk away from C4 explosives detonating at Warren Grove Range, New Jersey, Apr. 13, 2024.

177th FW and Cyprus EOD training

Airman 1st Class Connor Taggart
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard stand in formation in front of a KC-46 Pegasus during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 17, 2023.

Pegasus

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bradford Everman, incoming New Jersey Air National Guard Commander and Assistant Adjutant General-Air, receives the colors of the New Jersey Air National Guard from Brig. Gen. Lisa Hou, the Adjutant General of the New Jersey National Guard during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 17, 2023.

Everman assumes Command of NJANG

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, performs a flyover during the 2023 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center, Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 29, 2023. (New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

2023 Military Review

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing practice for the 2023 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 29, 2023. (New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

2023 Military Review

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen take part in the 2023 New Jersey National Guard Military Review at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, New Jersey, Oct. 29, 2023. (New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

2023 Military Review

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
New Jersey Air National Guard Airmen with New Jersey's Joint Force Headquarters-Air stand for a group photo on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 6, 2023.

NJ JFHQ-Air Group Photo

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
Clay Craighead, Resource Interpretive Specialist, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in the uniform of an enlisted soldier with 1st New Jersey Continental Regiment, Continental Army, demonstrates firing a Brown Bess flintlock musket for CATALIST Class students at the Visitor Center Museum at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, July 18, 2023. Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training (CATALIST) is a New Jersey Air National Guard program that focuses on strengthening the development of future military leaders.

CATALIST class visits Washington Crossing

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
Clay Craighead, Resource Interpretive Specialist, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in the uniform of an enlisted soldier with 1st New Jersey Continental Regiment, Continental Army, demonstrates firing a Brown Bess flintlock musket for CATALIST Class students at the Visitor Center Museum at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, July 18, 2023. Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training (CATALIST) is a New Jersey Air National Guard program that focuses on strengthening the development of future military leaders.

CATALIST class visits Washington Crossing

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
A group photo of the graduates of the 177th Fighter Wing's first Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants Multi-Capable Airman training.

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Staff Sgt. Hunter Hires
U.S. Air Force Col. Lola Washington takes a selfie with the graduates of CATALIST Class 001-2021 during a ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 5, 2023. CATALIST, which stands for Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training, includes officer and enlisted guardsmen from the 108th Wing, the 177th Fighter Wing, the New Jersey Army National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

CATALIST Class 001-2021 Graduation

Col. Lola Washington
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jay Hurley, with the New Jersey Air National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters-Air, speaks with a fellow Airman during the graduation of CATALIST class 001-2021 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 5, 2023. CATALIST, which stands for Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training, includes officer and enlisted guardsmen from the 108th Wing, the 177th Fighter Wing, the New Jersey Army National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

CATALIST Class 001-2021 Graduation

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy-Christy Amakihe speaks with 2nd Lt. Cristina Allen during CATALIST Class 001-2021 graduation on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 5, 2023. CATALIST, which stands for Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training, includes officer and enlisted guardsmen from the 108th Wing, the 177th Fighter Wing, the New Jersey Army National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

CATALIST Class 001-2021 Graduation

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Col. Lola Washington, 108th Mission Support Group Commander, is presented with a ceremonial spear by the CATALIST staff during class 001-2021's graduation on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 5, 2023. CATALIST, which stands for Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training, includes officer and enlisted guardsmen from the 108th Wing, the 177th Fighter Wing, the New Jersey Army National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

CATALIST Class 001-2021 Graduation

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Dowd, left, a combat arms instructor with the 177th Security Forces Squadron, assists Brig. Gen. Patrick M. Kennedy with sight adjustments during M4 carbine qualification at a shooting range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Jan. 8, 2023. Kennedy is the commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard

JFHQ-Air Staff Qualify with M4

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick M. Kennedy, center, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, New Jersey National Guard and commander, New Jersey Air National Guard fires the M4 carbine during qualification at a shooting range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Jan. 8, 2023

JFHQ-Air Staff Qualify with M4

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Col. James Layton, right, and Senior Master Sgt. Todd Butcher stand for a portrait during an M4 carbine qualification course at a shooting range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Jan. 8, 2023.

JFHQ-Air Staff Qualify with M4

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Hires, a combat arms instructor with the 177th Security Forces Squadron, left, assists Col. Jade Spurgeon with sight adjustments during M4 carbine qualification at a shooting range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Jan. 8, 2023.

JFHQ-Air Staff Qualify with M4

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Rodriguez listens to a combat arms training and maintenance instructor during M4 carbine during training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan, 7, 2023.

JFHQ-Air Staff Qualify with M4

Senior Master Sgt. Matt Hecht