Covenant signing
Brig. Gen. James J. Grant, left, Chief of the Joint Staff, signs
the Army Community Covenant while Picatinny Arsenal Garrison
Commander Lt. Col. Herb Koehler, right, watches during
the Morris County Chamber of Commerce meeting on Sept, 13,
2010. Morris County community leaders joined military representatives
from the New Jersey National Guard and Picatinny
Arsenal to pledge their support to uniformed personnel and
their families by signing the Covenant. The Covenant program
is designed to foster and sustain state and community partnerships
with the Army to improve the quality of life to Soldiers and
Families of the Army - Active, Guard and Reserve. Photo by
Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PAO. |
Sweeping the Meadowlands
Spc. Christopher Maute, center, 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons
of Mass Destruction), searches for simulated suspicious
objects during a weapons of mass destruction exercise at New
Meadowlands Stadium on Sept. 14, 2010. The 21st CST was
joined by the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management,
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Office of Emergency Management,
the United States Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team,
Meadowlands Fire Department, and the New Jersey State Police
to train at the stadium located in East Rutherford. The units familiarized
themselves with the stadium in the event they have to
respond to a chemical/biological/radiological or nuclear event at
the facility. Photo by Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PAO. |