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  • Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell O. Brush, the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the National Guard Bureau, spoke to more than 100 Airmen and Soldiers of the New Jersey National Guard at the Joint Training and Training Development Center in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 20, 2016. As the top noncommissioned officer of NGB, Brush advises the Chief, National Guard Bureau on all enlisted matters affecting training, effective utilization, the health of the force, and professional development for the National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando Vasquez/Released)

    NGB Top NCO Visits New Jersey National Guardsmen

    The Senior Enlisted Advisor of the National Guard Bureau, Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell O. Brush, paid a visit to New Jersey National Guardsmen at the Joint Training and Training Development Center in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 20, 2016.Brush advises the Chief, National Guard Bureau on all enlisted matters affecting training,
  • Master Sgt. Joseph Tabor, 108th Medical Group.

    Three Airmen chosen as outstanding

    The 108th Wing announced their 2015 Airmen of the Year winners this past January.Senior Airman Edwin Rodrigues with the 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron won the Airman of the Year award. Staff Sgt. Paula Daniels with the 108th Force Support Squadron won the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year award, and last but certainly not least, Master Sgt.
  • New Jersey Good Conduct Medal

    Good Guardsmen Wear Clasps

    For those who have spent their entire careers in the Air Force, communicating with members of the other services can be as difficult as ordering a pineapple pizza in Istanbul. The Navy and Marines have a language all their own; at least the Army and Air Force speak a similar language, as it wasn't long ago they wore the same uniform. Another of

  • Be Proud of Your Military Accomplishments, Tell the World

    Have you recently been promoted or received an award for your hard work and dedication to the Wing? Supervisors, has a new Airman recently joined your shop or an Airman recently returned from tech school or NCO academy?Usually when these events happen, the Airmen is recognized internally with congratulatory handshakes and a pad on the back from his

  • It’s Emblematic, sometimes looks do matter

    Imagine your child creates something in art class and, as any proud parent would, you post it to Facebook--Facebook being the new refrigerator and all. Then, a week later you see a viral Facebook image with your child's art making someone else famous and/or rich. Insert expletive here! Right? Or maybe the art gets butchered and looks like a crappy
  • Maj. Sharon Gilliand, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the 108th Wing, receives a celebratory spraying from her husband Maj. Kiel Gilliand, children Garrett and Lacey, fellow pilots and crew members following her final flight for the 108th Wing at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst on Nov. 5, 2015. Gilliland, a pilot for 12 years with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing is ceremonially hosed down by fellow pilots, crewmembers, friends and family as she leaves piloting to others and takes a non-flying job with the 514th AMOS, Air Force Reserve so she can devote more time to her family. During her time in the 108th Wing, Gilliland deployed three times and has 60 combat sorties to her credit. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg/Released)

    Hanging it up for a simple life: It’s complicated

    Working a nine-to-five schedule and having a house with a white, picket fence is the way many perceive the American dream. What happens when you make your living at 35,000 feet in the air? Oh, and so does your husband. And you both have part time flying gigs for the Air Force and you have two children under three years of age. Life moves quickly at
  • Col. Thomas Coppinger, front, administers the Oath of Enlistment for Master Sgt. Steven Wescott, center, and Master Sgt. Michael Ping to recite in the 108th Wing's conference room at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 19, 2015. Airmen from the wing can reenlist for an additional 1-6 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Julia Pyun/Released)

    Decisions: Stay or Leave?

    With the oath of enlistment, Airmen swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Airmen agree to put their lives on the line and commit to more years of service. Like everything else in the military, there is a behind-the-scenes that is accomplished by more hardworking Airmen.Senior Airman Jenna Ruggiero, who works in career
  • 1st Lt. Sara Kucharski and Staff Sgt. Stefany Jones, 108th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, check the blood pressure of a homeless veteran at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Stand Down Day at the John F. Kennedy recreation center in Newark, N.J. On Oct. 10, 2015. The stand down day allows the veterans to get much needed care and services from a wide array of state agencies and nonprofit organizations. Members of the 108th Medical Group have been providing care at stand down days for more than 10 years and were providing blood pressure checks as a means to have conversations with the veterans about their overall health and wellness. Stand Down is a military term referring to exhausted combat units that were removed from the battlefront to a place of security and safety for rest and recovery. Today, Stand Downs are grass roots, community-based intervention program to help veterans' battle life on the streets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg, Released)

    Heroine vs. Heroin: A life worth saving

    Sara Kucharski is a dedicated nurse. She is also a first lieutenant in the New Jersey Air National Guard and recently, the Infection Control Officer from the 108th Medical Group, saved a man's life from a heroin overdose in Camden County this past April.During her time away from the 108th Wing, Kucharski is a community nurse with the Camden County
  • Airman 1st Class Daniel Hansen, 108th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, checks the blood pressure of a homeless veteran at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Stand Down Day at the John F. Kennedy recreation center in Newark, N.J. On Oct. 10, 2015. The stand down day allows the veterans to get much needed care and services from a wide array of state agencies and nonprofit organizations. Members of the 108th Medical Group have been providing care at stand down days for more than 10 years and were providing blood pressure checks as a means to have conversations with the veterans about their overall health and wellness. Stand Down is a military term referring to exhausted combat units that were removed from the battlefront to a place of security and safety for rest and recovery. Today, Stand Downs are grass roots, community-based intervention program to help veterans' battle life on the streets. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg, Released)

    Helpful Airmen Aid Homeless Vets

    Members of the 108th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, provide blood pressure checks to homeless veterans at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Stand Down Day at the John F. Kennedy recreation center in Newark, N.J. On Oct. 10, 2015. The stand down day allows the veterans to get much needed care and services from
  • AFOUA

    More than just a new ribbon

    Remember a time when the team you played for won the championship trophy? Maybe it was baseball, football, cheerleading or for some, it was Dungeons and Dragons. You had a sense of pride - a real sense of accomplishment and that trophy symbolized that emotion. Consequently, Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard's 108th Wing can feel proud that
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