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Short Rounds
Compiled by the Guardlife Staff
ESGR Holds Law Seminar
On June 10, the first New Jersey Employer Support for the
Guard and Reserve Law Seminar was held at the Sea Girt
National Guard Training Camp. The focus of the Law Seminar
was to advance members' education across a broad range of
multiple laws pertaining to service members (to include their
families) and employers. Topics ranged from USERRA, Civil
Relief Act, N.J. Law for military members and ombudsman
techniques. The attendees were given a chance to question
intent and the application of the law and relative court cases
under present military operations. Photo by Al Smith, NJESGR.
108th Invades Curacao
1st Lt. Matthew Maiorano serenades 108th Air Refueling Wing
members as they board a KC-135E Stratotanker Curacao,
Netherland Antilles, in support of Operation Carib Shield
March 1-31. Twenty-six personnel flew 19 missions, offloading
971,000 pounds of fuel for drug interdiction. The operation,
headed up by Southern Command, looks for ships and planes
carrying narcotics. Photo courtesy 108ARW/PA.
Helmets To Hardhats
Governor Jon S. Corzine (seated) signs a proclamation in
support of Helmets to Hardhats, a program designed to pair
former and current service members with union construction
employment opportunities June 12. Also pictured are (l-r) Iz
Cakrane,Chairman of North American Contractors; Maj. Gen.
Glenn K. Rieth, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and Maj. Gen.
(ret) Matthew Caufield, Executive Director of the Helmets to
Hardhats Program. Photo by Kryn Westhoven, NJDMAVA/PA.
Airman Receives Top Award
Tech. Sgt. Charles A. Redford (right), an aerospace repair
mechanic with the 108th Maintenance Squadron, seen here
being coined by Maj. Gen. Eugene Chojnacki (left), received
the John L. Levitow Honor Graduate Award during the graduation
ceremony at the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy at
McGuire Air Force Base. Photo by Senior Airman Robbie
Finley, 108ARW/PA.
RAAF Visits 108th ARW
Boom operator Master Sgt. Edwin Montalvo (right) briefs Royal
Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Ian Wallace (left) on the
functions of the KC-135E Stratotanker during the lieutenant's
tour of the 108th Air Refueling Wing's facilities on May 9. Photo
by Staff Sgt. Beth Pritchard, 108ARW/PA.
MPs Award Supply Sergeant
Staff Sgt. Priscilla Karcher (left) looks on as Staff Sgt. Timothy
Hoke (center) and Sgt. 1st Class Franklin Smith (right) applaud
Karcher for her work supporting the unit while it was deployed.
Karcher received the Detachment 2, 42nd Military Police
Company's Center of Influence award during the unit's Welcome
Home and Freedom Salute ceremony held at the National
Guard Armory in Lawrenceville on June 4. The 25
members of the Military Police Detachment served in Iraq in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from February to November
2005. Photo by Capt. Jon Powers, 444MPAD.
PSB On Guard
Pictured left to right: Staff Sergeant's Louis Tuck and Curtis
Hellings along with Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frank R. Albanese,
Jr., of Task Force 50th Personnel Services Battalion in Salerno,
Afghanistan pose, for a photo on Radar Hill over looking the
Forward Operating Base. According to Albanese, "On a clear
day you can see Pakistan in the distance." The 50th PSB
assumed the human resources and postal services mission in
Afghanistan. Photo courtesy Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frank R.
Albanese, Jr., TF 50PSB.
Taking Charge
Incoming Commander Lt. Col. Dean T. Spenzos, left, receives
the 102nd RSTA regimental colors from 50th Brigade Commander
Col. Frank S. Caruso (second from right) as outgoing
Commander Lt. Col. James D. Rosenberg (far right) looks on
during the Change of Command ceremony on May 21 at the
National Guard Armory at West Orange. Photo by Sgt. 1st
Class Robert Stephenson, NJDMAVA/PA.
Wing Participates In Food Drive
Wing and family members (l-r) Senior Master Sgt. Freddie D.
Lavan, Sr.; Tech. Sgt. Sue Milam, Master Sgt. Radames Soto
Jr. and Matthew Milam were part of the 31 volunteers from the
177th Fighter Wing who helped pick up, unload and sort more
than 40,000 pounds of food items during the annual National
Association of Letter Carriers Stamp-Out Hunger Food Drive
May 13, which benefits the Community Food Bank of New
Jersey, Southern Branch. This year's volunteer turnout was the
largest since the Wing began participating in the food drive 16
years ago. Photo by Master Sgt. Rebecca Lee, 177FW/MSF.
AT Under Way
Members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd
Battalion, 102nd Armor's Mortar Platoon hone their skills on the
M-29A1 mortar during Annual Training at Fort Dix on June 16.
From left, Gunner Spc. Bryan Mulvihill, Assistant Gunner Pvt.
1st Class Matthew Miczulski and Ammo Bearer Pvt. Robert
Knoble prepare to send an 81mm round downrange. Photo
by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Stephenson, NJDMAVA/PA.
RSTA Leaves Their Mark
Soldiers from the 1st Platoon, C Troop, 5th Squadron, 117th
Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Targeting, Acquisition pose in
front of their mural in Kuwait prior to leaving for Iraq. Photo
courtesy 5-117RSTA.
School Visit
Command Chief Master Sgt. Herb Mimler, members of the
177th Chief's Council and senior enlisted representatives visited
Seaview Avenue School in Linwood on May 26. The visit
was to thank the students for their support of the Vineland
Veterans Memorial Home during the December holiday season.
A 177th lithograph was presented to the school and photos
of 177th F-16s were awarded to the students. Photo by Master
Sgt. Robert Orme, 177FW/CCA.
108th Volunteer Receives National Volunteer Award
Warren George (left) presents Kathryn Hardy (center), wife of
Tech. Sgt. Richard Hardy (right), 108th Air refueling Wing, was
awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars Military Family Member
Volunteer Service Award for the United States Air Force during
the National VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community Service
Conference held in Washington, D.C. March 6. She also
received a $500 check, which she donated to the 108th ARW
Family Readiness Center. Photo courtesy 108ARW/PA.
Flemington Open House
Spc. Brianne King, 50th Finance Battalion, smiles at a job well
done as a new warrior looks at the camera in alarm wondering
if the camouflage paint will wash off. The Battalion held it's
Annual Open House at the Flemington Armory May 6. The
Battalion also held a blood drive in conjunction with Red Cross.
Photo by Maj. Carl Palmer, 444MPAD.
253rd Hosts Appreciation Day
Sgt. Thunder (the big guy) plays basketball with area children
during the 253rd Transportation Company's Community Appreciation
Day in Cape May Courthouse June 3. Photo by
Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA.
JT2DC Holds Ceremony: Recognizes Student
The Joint Training and Training Development Center
(JT2DC) held a ceremony at it's Soldier Memorial on May
6 to commemorate it's new walkway and to recognize
Kristin Catalanotto, a student whose family lives in New
Orleans. Kristin's story began in New Orleans when JT2DC
Soldiers were deployed as the command and control
element. During a survey mission, Col. Jim Grant, Commander,
Task Force Guard State and JT2DC Commander,
met Kristin's father and learned that Mr. Catalanottos'
daughter, Kristin, was attending a college in Philadelphia.
After returning to New Jersey, Col. Grant found out that
Kristin would not be able to return home because of the
financial burden. During the dedication ceremony, Kristin
was presented with a round trip airline ticket to New Orleans
as well as a check for $500.
"It Really Isn't a Video Game"
One of the more than a dozen children of Soldiers and Airmen
peers through the hatch of a M1A1 Abrams tank simulator at the
Joint Training and Training Development Center (JT2DC) at
Fort Dix. The National Guard Youth Coordinator, Amanda
Balas, arranged for a tour of the high-tech facility on April 22.
During the tour the children got the opportunity to use the M1A1
Abrams tank simulator, experience the Virtual Convoy Operations
Trainer; and visit the Woodland, Desert and Urban Training
Lanes. The best was saved for last, however, when the kids
got the opportunity to fire M-16 rifles hooked electronically to a
large screen upon which a computer-generated battle was
projected. "It's fun to shoot a weapon and see what my dad
does," said 15-year-old Beth Ambrose. Photo by Spc. Shawn
Morris, 444th MPAD.
NASCAR Visits Sea Girt
Members of the Recruiting
Holding Company cadre pose
for a photo around a show car
version of the #16 National
Guard sponsored NASCAR
Nextel Cup racer driven by Greg
Biffle at the National Guard
Training Center at Sea Girt on
May 20. Photo courtesy RHC.
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