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  • 108th ARW wins the Rusty Metcalf Trophy for 2008

    The 108th Air Refueling Wing has recently been awarded the Rusty Metcalf Trophy for demonstrating the highest standards of mission accomplishment for the year of 2008. To be considered for this award, units are evaluated in the areas of exercises and deployments, human resources, accident rate

  • Wing deploys to Southwest Asia

    More than 80 members of the 108th Air Refueling Wing left this week for a deployment to Southwest Asia. They are the first half of the deployers who will be spending two months on a refueling mission there. Wing members from maintenance, flight records, operations, aircraft flight equipment and

  • 108th Safety Office Conducts Innuagural Course

    "When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years." -Mark Twain Time and experience can be a great teacher as Mark Twain found out. The National Safety

  • eVetRecs Gets a Thumbs Up

    How often do you get to say that you are impressed with the service from a department in the federal government? I have to give a high five to eVetRecs, the new program launched by the National Archives to get records to veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans. The press release for the

  • 108th Civil Engineering Squadron honored

    Virtually every unit thinks they are the best, but when they get an award naming them "Outstanding Unit" - everyone knows they are the best. And the best Civil Engineer Unit in the Air Reserves for 2008 is part of the New Jersey Air National Guard. The 108th Civil Engineer Squadron, 108th Air

  • MPF, Services merging into new squadron in April 2009

    On April 1, 2009, the 108th Mission Support Flight and the 108th Services Flight will merge into a brand new squadron, the 108th Force Support Squadron.What does that mean to you? As a customer, you will not see any significant changes, yet. Plans are in work to bring both flights together. When

  • Outstanding 2008 – Looking forward to an Outstanding 2009

    Welcome to 2009!For the 108th Air Refueling Wing, 2008 was a busy year. We sent our Airmen around the world - and they returned to us safe and proving that the 108th ARW leads the way in by doing the job above and beyond what is asked.The 108th Security Forces Squadron sent some of its Airmen to

  • Air Guard visits Vineland Home

    The annual 177th Fighter Wing and 108th Air Refueling Wing holiday visit to the Vineland Veterans Memorial Home was again, a great success. On Dec. 17 members of the NJANG, armed with cards, gifts and goodies joined fourth grade students from the Seaview School on their annual mission to bring joy

  • Avoid slipping your way to a winter accident

    When we drag water and ice into the office on our feet and clothing, the danger of slipping and falling increases. It's one of the special safety hazards of winter and inclement weather - but also one that is easily preventable with awareness and foresight. Here are a few tips to help you avoid this

  • First Shirt walks for cancer

    In May, I signed up to walk in the "Breast Cancer 3 Day Benefiting Susan G. Koman for the Cure" 60-mile walk in Washington, D.C. to be held Oct. 3-5. Several friends have endured the ravages of the disease and this was my chance to do something to help find a cure. I knew I had to train for the walk