Lodi resident David A. LaForge, Jr. enlisted in the New Jersey Army National Guard at Jersey City June 21.

     Spc. LaForge has been assigned to the A Company, 50th Main Support Battalion, located at the National Guard Armory in Teaneck.  He will be trained as a Light Wheel Mechanic.  The Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic is primarily responsible for supervising and performing maintenance and recovery operations on light-wheeled vehicles and associated items, as well as track and heavy-wheeled vehicles.