Photo caption: Mt. Laurel resident Sgt. 1st Class Theresa M. Cooper (right), assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, New Jersey Army National Guard, located at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Trenton-Mercer Airport, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by outgoing 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation commander Lt. Col. John Dinapoli during the Change of Command ceremony Nov. 3 at the facility. Sgt. 1st Class Cooper received the award for meritorious service as the Personnel and Administration Center NCO, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, for the period of Feb. 1, 2000 to Nov. 1, 2002. “Sgt. 1st Class Cooper created and managed the finest personnel services section in the New Jersey National Guard. Her efforts resulted in numerous instances of recognition from higher headquarters and had a direct impact on morale and retention of good soldiers. Sgt. 1st Class Cooper’s dedication and professional service reflects great credit upon herself, the battalion, and the New Jersey Army National Guard,” stated Lt. Col. Dinapoli. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Public Affairs.