DMVA
Weekly Highlights
7
March 2003
Joint
Chief of Staff, COL (Ret) Michael B. Smith
1.
GOVERNOR JAMES E. McGREEVEY MET WITH NJ ARMY & AIR NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS AT FORT DIX AND MCGUIRE AIR BASE TO OFFER HIS
SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
2.
NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD'S CHALLENGE YOUTH PROGRAM GRADUATED
89 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ON SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2003.
3.
INFORMATION & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (IASD)
AND FISCAL DIVISION (FD) TO CONSOLIDATE.
4.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NEW JERSEY VETERANS MEMORIAL
HOME AT PARAMUS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATE VETERANS HOMES (NASVH) MID-WINTER CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON,
DC.
5.
GOVERNOR McGREEVEY SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 50 ON 27 FEBRUARY
2003.
6.
STATE NETWORK MIGRATED TO NEW SERVERS.
7.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, VIETNAM SERVICE, AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE
MEDAL PRESENTATION CEREMONIES ARE SCHEDULED.
8.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT! EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FOR THE NATIONAL
GUARD ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY (NGANJ) CONFERENCE ENDS MARCH
15, 2003.
9.
STATE DESKTOPS MOVE TO WINDOWS 2000.
10.
THE SOLDIERS OF HHC 42D DISCOM SHARE ROSE BOUQUETS WITH THE
RESIDENTS AND STAFF OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HOMES.
11.
ARMORY HAPPENINGS - CHECK TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT AN ARMORY
NEAR YOU.
12.
THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY (NGANJ) CONVENED
AN AWARDS SELECTION BOARD AT HQ STARC, FORT DIX, ON SUNDAY,
2 MARCH 2003.
13.
INTERESTING WILDLIFE TRIVIA --
14.
WORDS OF WISDOM
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1. GOVERNOR JAMES E. McGREEVEY MET WITH NJ
ARMY & AIR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AT FORT DIX AND MCGUIRE
AIR BASE TO OFFER HIS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. On Thursday,
27 February, Governor McGreevey and BG Rieth visited Fort
Dix and the soldiers of the 253rd Transportation Company,
NJ Army National Guard, who have been mobilized in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom. On Tuesday, 4 March, the Governor
and BG Rieth traveled to McGuire Air Base and met with the
Army National Guard soldiers of the 5-117th Cavalry assigned
to the 305th Security Forces Squadron, members of the Air
National Guard's 108th Security Forces Squadron, and the aircraft
mechanics of the 108th Air Refueling Wing's Logistics Group.
The Governor expressed the State's gratitude to the soldiers
and airmen for their dedication to safeguarding our freedoms.
2.
NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD'S CHALLENGE YOUTH PROGRAM GRADUATED
89 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ON SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2003, at the
Trenton War Memorial. With the five-month long residential
phase of the program behind them, the corps members will now
begin a 12-month post-residential phase in which they will
work with a mentor to sustain the lifestyle changes they have
made. During those 12 months, the corps members will be given
the opportunity to join the military, enter a work environment,
or continue their education. The choice of direction is theirs,
and the program and mentors will assist them in their pursuit.
Funded by state and federal dollars, the Challenge Youth Program
is the second largest mentoring program in the country, behind
Big Brother/Big Sister. The New Jersey National Guard Challenge
Youth Program distinguished itself in 2002 when President
Bush presented it with the National Mentoring Award.
3.
INFORMATION & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION (IASD)
AND FISCAL DIVISION (FD) TO CONSOLIDATE. IASD and FD will
be consolidating into a new division beginning 1 July 2003.
BG Rieth approved this measure as part of the department's
cost cutting measures to support Governor McGreevey's requirement
to economize because of budget issues. Some reassignments
will be taking effect in the next two weeks as CPT Tracey
Phillips moves to the Federal Accounts Manager position in
the current Fiscal Division to support the Cooperative Funding
Agreement requirements. Mrs. Barbara Dearden will no longer
handle telephone support as she moves to the Administrative
Services Bureau to become its manager. This consolidation
also moves the federal Information Technology staff, now known
as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management (DCSIM),
to Fort Dix to serve the Army Chief of Staff as a G6 operation.
This move will provide greater direct support to Ft. Dix and
the soldiers in the field.
4.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NEW JERSEY VETERANS MEMORIAL
HOME AT PARAMUS ATTENDED THE ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
STATE VETERANS HOMES (NASVH) MID-WINTER CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON,
DC. The conference provided the opportunity for states to
interact with their legislators and the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs. New Jersey's Congressman Christopher Smith,
Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, was honored
by the NASVH.
5.
GOVERNOR McGREEVEY SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 50 ON 27 FEBRUARY
2003. This document orders and directs that State employees
who are called to active duty in response to the continuing
Global War on Terrorism, potential armed conflict with Iraq,
and heightened tensions with North Korea shall be entitled
upon termination of active duty to return to State employment
with full seniority and benefits consistent with State and
federal military reemployment and seniority rights. For complete
details, you can view Executive Order No. 50 in its entirety
at http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eom50.htm.
6.
STATE NETWORK MIGRATED TO NEW SERVERS. The state servers,
originally located in the basement of DMVA, have been relocated
to a room built in the USPFO, which will house the Department's
Network Control Center. The State of New Jersey purchased
and installed new Dell rack-mounted servers, and EMTEC Systems
performed the migration of data from the old servers in the
basement to the new ones. During this four-week period Windows
2000 server software was loaded on the computers and Exchange
2000 for our email system. EMTEC performed this difficult
network upgrade on schedule and with minimal impact to our
users.
7.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, VIETNAM SERVICE, AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE
MEDAL PRESENTATION CEREMONIES ARE SCHEDULED.
11
Mar - 1100 & 1300 hrs. |
Vietnam
Service Medal |
Hall
of Heroes
Law & Safety Institute
281 Campgaw Rd
Mahwah, NJ |
20
Mar - 1100 hrs |
Distinguished
Service Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal
|
Athenia
Veterans Post
147 Huron Avenue
Clifton, NJ |
27
Mar -- 1100 hrs |
Distinguished
Service Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal
|
Strawbridge's
Court
Echelon Mall
Burnt Mill Road
Voorhees, NJ |
8.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT! EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FOR THE NATIONAL
GUARD ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY (NGANJ) CONFERENCE ENDS MARCH
15, 2003. Just one week remains to take advantage of the early
bird registration special for the NGANJ's 45th Annual Conference
that will be held in Wildwood, New Jersey, 25-27 April 2003.
If you haven't registered yet, make sure to check out the
conference information on the web at http://www.nganj.org/conference.html
and register early to save money.
9.
STATE DESKTOPS MOVE TO WINDOWS 2000 with the assistance of
the Office of Information Technology. DMVA acquired enough
licenses to place all of the state desktop computers on Windows
2000 and Office 2000. This project began two weeks ago and
will be completed by the end of the month. This project was
tied to the new state network relocation and migration to
Windows 2000. The most important issue is that all DMVA state
equipment has the correct software and licenses for operation.
Thanks to our friends at the Office of Information Technology.
10.
THE SOLDIERS OF HHC 42D DISCOM SHARE ROSE BOUQUETS WITH THE
RESIDENTS AND STAFF OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HOMES. Soldiers
delivered assorted roses to the Menlo Park and Paramus Veterans
Memorial Homes on Sunday as a small token of thanks to the
veterans who are residents and the staff that provides such
great care. DISCOM is in a partnership program with the Paramus
Home, but is very close to Menlo Park as well. Plans had been
made to visit the Homes during Hospitalized Veterans Week,
which was held in February, but the blizzard forced a change
in scheduling. With all of the bad weather keeping staff and
residents indoors, it was hoped that the bouquets would brighten
everyone's spirits and bring a little taste of spring to the
facilities. In addition to Menlo Park and Paramus, the soldiers
donated flowers to the residents of three nursing homes in
the Somerset area.
11.
ARMORY HAPPENINGS - CHECK TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT AN ARMORY
NEAR YOU.
10
Mar |
Circus |
Jersey
City Armory |
15
Mar |
Fashion Show |
Lawrenceville
Armory |
16
Mar |
Circus |
Mt.
Holly Armory |
18
Mar |
Circus |
Vineland
Armory |
19
March |
Circus |
Cape
May Armory |
19-24
Mar |
Home & Landscape Show |
Westfield
Armory |
20
Mar |
Circus |
Atlantic
City Armory |
21
Mar |
Circus |
Cherry
Hill Armory |
21-23
Mar |
Craft
Show & Sale |
Morristown
Armory |
|
Home
Design & Landscape Show |
Westfield
Armory |
22
Mar |
Fundraiser
& Cultural Event |
Lawrenceville
Armory |
|
Circus |
Woodstown
Armory |
23
Mar |
Emcee
Sports Cards & Comics Show |
Bordentown
Armory |
|
Circus |
Bordentown
Armory |
24
Mar |
Circus |
Bordentown
Armory |
25
Mar |
Circus |
Flemington
Armory |
28
Mar |
Circus |
Washington
Armory |
30
Mar |
NASCAR
Collectibles Show |
Bordentown
Armory |
2
Apr |
Circus |
Woodbridge
Armory |
2-6
Apr |
Antique
Show & Sale |
Morristown
Armory |
12
Apr |
Medieval
Festival |
Washington
Armory |
19
Apr |
Wrestling |
Cherry
Hill Armory |
23-27
Apr |
Ball
& Dinner Dance |
Morristown
Armory |
28
Apr - 7 May |
Carpet
& Furniture Show |
Morristown
Armory |
12.
THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY (NGANJ) CONVENED
AN AWARDS SELECTION BOARD AT HQ STARC, FORT DIX, ON SUNDAY,
2 MARCH 2003, to select this year's recipients of the Major
General Donald J. Strait Outstanding Soldier and Airman Award.
This award is given annually to recognize the most outstanding
soldier from the New Jersey Army National Guard and the most
outstanding airman from the New Jersey Air National Guard.
Nominated soldiers and airmen were:
Outstanding
Soldier |
|
Sgt
Frederick Derry |
1st
BN 150th AVN |
SSG
Steven Katkics |
50th
Brigade |
SFC
Harold Homan |
T3BL |
Outstanding
Airman |
|
MSgt
Dan Cassidy |
177th
FW |
SSgt
Clifford Giampietro |
108th
ARW/CC |
SGT
Frederick Derry from the 1st BN 150th AVN was named the recipient
of the Association's Outstanding Soldier Award and SSgt Clifford
Giampietro from the 108th ARW/CC was chosen as the Association's
Outstanding Airmen. Congratulations to all of the nominees.
13.
INTERESTING WILDLIFE TRIVIA -
Butterflies
taste with their feet.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
A snail can sleep for three years.
All polar bears are left-handed.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
On average, people fear spiders more than they fear death.
14.
WORDS OF WISDOM
"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for
anything else."
~ Benjamin Franklin ~
"Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly
and they will show themselves to be great."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
"There are no uninteresting things, there are only uninterested
people."
~ Gilbert Keith Chesterson ~
"Tell me what company thou keepest, and I'll tell thee
what thou art."
~ Cervantes ~
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