CATALIST Class 001-2021 attends leadership training in Gettysburg

Joseph E. Mieckowski, a Licensed Battlefield Guide, speaks to New Jersey Airmen and Soldiers at the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 25, 2021. New Jersey National Guard Airmen and Soldiers, as well as New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs civilians with CATALIST class 001-2021, and Airmen with New Jersey’s Joint Force Headquarters-Air attended leadership training in Gettysburg, Pa., June 25-27, 2021. CATALIST, which stands for Cultivating Agile and Transformational Air Guard Leaders through Inspiring and Structured Training, marks a step toward the New Jersey Air National Guard command goal of strengthening the development of tomorrow’s military leaders. CATALIST Class 001-2021 includes officer and enlisted guardsmen from the 108th Wing, the 177th Fighter Wing, and four representatives from the New Jersey Army National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The leadership training took the students from the classroom, learning about the history of Gettysburg, to the battlefield, where licensed guides led them through important moments in U.S. history.