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  • 2022 New Jersey Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year Announced

    On behalf of Brig. Gen. Patrick Kennedy, Assistant Adjutant General - Air and Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard, it is our pleasure to announce the 2022 New Jersey Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year! These Airmen represent so many outstanding Airmen we have within our

  • New Jersey Air Guard supports Operation Allies Welcome

    More than 80 New Jersey Air National Guard Citizen-Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing have been supporting Operation Allies Welcome at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. since August, 2021.

  • 108th Wing stands up Mission Defense Team

    The New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing is standing up a Mission Defense Team on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.Mission Defense Teams are the result of the Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I), which is a plan to move communications squadrons away from Information Technology (IT) service

  • 177th Fighter Wing Leadership Qualifies with Sig Sauer P320-M18 Pistol

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. (Oct. 5, 2021) — Leadership from the 177th Fighter Wing took to the Transportation Security Administration firing range at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. to fire a new service pistol, the SIG Sauer P320-M18 Sep.

  • NJ Air Guardsman Soars With Disc Golf

    Flying discs have been spotted more frequently over wooded areas of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and they’re of the plastic variety. New Jersey Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Jeffery Pitcher has been spearheading the effort to bring disc golf to the base. Working closely with Outdoor

  • New Jersey Airmen Embrace Airmanship During Virtual Summit

    Enlisted Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing, 177th Fighter Wing, and Joint Force Headquarters-Air tuned in for a virtual Enlisted Summit this year hosted by state Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas on Sept. 28-29. This year’s theme was Embracing Airmanship.

  • New Jersey National Guard, Albania celebrates 20-year partnership

    Leadership from the Republic of Albania Armed Forces arrived on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 19 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the bilateral agreement created in 2001. The New Jersey–Albania Partnership is one of 22 European partnerships that make up the U.S. European

  • Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

    The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or