NJ
Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs
BG Glenn K. Rieth
The Adjutant General
COL Maria F. Morgan
Deputy Adjutant General
COL Emil H. Philibosian
Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs
Contacting us is easy!
Office of the
Joint Chief of Staff
Col (Ret) Michael B. Smith
Mrs. Laura A. Branham
Phone:
(609) 530-6987
Fax:
(609) 530-7109
Email:
branham@njdmava.state.nj.us
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on the Web!
www.state.nj.us/military
".We
hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the
pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these
rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent
of the governed. That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to
abolish it, and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them
shall seem most likely to effect their Safety
and Happiness."
.The Declaration of Independence
of the Thirteen Colonies
In
Congress, July 4, 1776
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On
July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from
England and Democracy was born. Every day thousands
leave their homeland to come to the "land of the
free and the home of the brave" so they can begin
their American Dream. The United States is truly
a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. As
you celebrate our independence with barbecues,
picnics, and family gatherings, be sure to keep
in mind the sacrifices that were made ensuring
these freedoms for us. We should never take them
for granted.Happy Birthday, America!
TAG
TY-03 Championship Marksmanship Matches are
held.
The
Combat Rifle matches were held 12-13 April and
the Combat Pistol matches were conducted on 17
May 2003 at Fort Dix, NJ. Listed below are this
year's winners:
Rifle
Team Results:
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1. Co
A 50th MSB
2. 253rd Trans
Co.
3. 254th RTI
(OCS)
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Rifle
Individual Results:
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1. OC
Kenneth Wuerker (254th RTI
[OCS])
2. SPC
Peter Finamore (1/150th GSAB)
3. 1LT
Benjamin Stoner (CoA 50th MSB)
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High
New Shooter:
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SSG Ellezer Viera (Co A 50th MSB)
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Pistol
Team Results:
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1. HHC
2/113 IN and Trp E 5/117 Cav
2. 42nd MP
Det and 1/150th GSAB
3. 42nd MP
Det
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Pistol
Individual Results:
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1. SGT
Timothy Rawcliffe (HHC 2/113th)
2. CW2
Frederick Schipke (Trp E 5/117th)
3. SGT
Victor Garcia (HHC 2/113)
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High
New Shooter
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CPL James Murphy (42nd MP)
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Congratulations
to all of this year's winners!
Induction
of 26 Into the Wall of Achievement!
The
254th Regiment (Combat Arms) NJARNG
conducted the inaugural induction ceremony of the
New Jersey Army National Guard Officer Candidate
School Wall of Achievement at the National Guard
Training Center on Sunday, 29 June 2003.
The
OCS wall of achievement recognizes the graduates
of New Jersey's OCS program who have attained the
rank of Colonel or above and or significantly contributed
to the success of New Jersey's OCS program. Twenty-six
New Jersey OCS alumni were inducted into the Wall
of Achievement in a ceremony conducted at the National
Guard
Training
Center's building 28. Two honorary members were
inducted - BG Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General,
and the late MSG (Ret) James R. Goddard Sr. for
their significant contributions to the OCS program. Inaugural
Inductees are:
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COL
Eugene R. Jakubowski - Class 3 |
MG
Vito Morgano - Class 5 |
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BG
Holsey Moorman - Class 7 |
BG
Jeffrey L. Pierson - Class 7 |
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COL
Michael B. Smith - Class 11 |
COL
William I. Apgar - Class 12 |
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COL
Kenneth J. Prossick - Class 12 |
COL
Frank J. Smith - Class 14 |
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COL
Larry S. Stroud - Class 15 |
COL
William A. Walsh - Class 15 |
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COL
Steven L. Bell - Class 16 |
COL
John F. McLean - Class 16 |
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BG
Thomas J. Sullivan - Class 16 |
COL
Carlo J. Accardi - Class 17 |
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COL
Ronald Cefalone - Class 17 |
COL
Stephen J. Hines - Class 17 |
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COL
Edward A. Slavin - Class 18 |
COL
Ronald F. Diana - Class 20 |
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COL
William H. Finck - Class 20 |
COL
Robert E. Watson - Class 20 |
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COL
Kenneth J. Baker - Class 21 |
COL
Charles A. Harvey - Class 21 |
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COL
Shawn P. Keyes - Class 21 |
COL
Charles A. Ragucci - Class 21 |
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COL
Frank W. Dulfer - Class 23 |
COL
Thomas W. Simpson - Class 25 |
Armory
Happenings - Check to see what's happening
at an Armory near you.
30 June - 5 July
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Carnival
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Lawrenceville
Armory
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5 July
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Tool
Show and Sale
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Washington
Armory
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12 July
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Flea
Market
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Teaneck
Armory
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18 July
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Tool
Show and Sale
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Dover
Armory
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19 July
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Tool
Show and Sale
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Riverdale
Armory
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50th Anniversary
Signing of the Korean War Armistice Commemoration
Scheduled.
DMVA
will host a ceremony in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary
Signing of the Korean War Armistice on Monday,
28 July 2003, 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Korean
War Memorial On the Boardwalk, near Brighton Park
Atlantic City, New Jersey. This year marks the
50th Anniversary of the Armistice that
that ended hostilities. The United States Post
Office will set up a one-day cancellation station
to commemorate this event.
63rd Army
Band celebrates the Holiday with concerts around
the State.
Come
out and enjoy the NJ National Guard's 63rd Army
Band during the holiday weekend. The 63rd Army
Band, under the direction of Bandmaster, CWO Dorinda
Roth, features a Concert Band, Jazz Band, Marching
Band, and small ensembles, and has performed throughout
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. Since
most of the concerts are held outdoors, be sure
to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. If you would
like directions to any of the concert sites, please
call 732-974-5963.
Thursday,
3 July
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7 p.m.
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Ocean
County Library, Toms River, NJ
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Friday,
4 July
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5 p.m.
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4th of
July Parade, Willingboro, NJ
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Sunday,
6 July
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7 p.m.
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Howe
Commons, Pennington, NJ
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Monday,
7 July
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7 p.m.
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Chubb
Park, Chester, NJ
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Tuesday,
8 July
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7:30 p.m.
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Veterans
Park, Berkley Twp., NJ
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Wednesday,
9 July
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7 p.m.
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Morrison
Field, Hackettstown, NJ
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Thursday,
July 10
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7 p.m.
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National
Guard Training Center, Sea Girt, NJ
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Friday,
11 July
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10:15 a.m.
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Veterans
Memorial Home at Menlo Park, NJ
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Vietnam,
Distinguished and Meritorious Service Medal
Presentation Ceremonies are scheduled.
9
July
11
a.m. & 1 p.m.
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Distinguished Service &
Meritorious Service Medals
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Millville
Elks Lodge
1815
E. Broad St., Millville, NJ
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15
July
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Vietnam Service Medal
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Morristown
Armory
430
Jockey Hollow Rd., Morristown, NJ
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23
July
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Vietnam Service Medal
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Athenia
Veterans Post
Clifton,
NJ
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Army
Knowledge Online (AKO) Use.
The
number of registered National Guard users on the
Army Knowledge Online website is just under 80%. Many
states are in the upper 90% range, however New
Jersey is at 57.15%. We need to re-energize our
efforts to get this percentage up. Registration
is a requirement by DA Directive. To find out
what the percent is for your unit, log into GKO, http://gko.ngb.army.mil,
and look on the right hand side under quick links. Click
NG AKO user reports. To help get NJ fully registered,
there are reports that show registered and non-registered
Guardsmen by unit. A spreadsheet is available
for download. Many states are now using this download
to mass e-mail the Guardsmen in their unit using
AKO e-mail. To find these reports, go to https://gko.ngb.army.mil and log in. Look
under quick links and click NG AKO User Reports. Click
Search by State and UIC. Then select your state
and the "AKO Users" button. Lastly, click Search
and when the results show up, a link to a spreadsheet
for your state's AKO users will be present. New
Jersey is one of many states that are starting
to use the Knowledge Collaboration Center (KCC)
on Army Knowledge Online (AKO), https://www.us.army.mil. It is a central
place to store documents that need to be shared
with other members of a unit. It is available
to any computer connected to the Internet.
Effective
with the July 2003 semester, Thomas Edison State
College is participating in the NJ National Guard
Free Tuition Program. Requirements are basically
the same as they are now. The Branch Chief in
the Army Guard Education Office at Fort Dix is
working on the implementation. Information on
Free Tuition Program is on the DMAVA website with
a link to Thomas Edison's website. If you have
any questions, and need more clarification, contact
LTC Schepens at DSN 944-0654, 609-562-0654 or henri,schepens@nj.ngb.army.mil.
New
Jersey Air Guard Serve Vineland Vets.
Members
of the 177th Fighter Wing and the 108th Air
Refueling Wing held a barbeque for residents of
the Vineland Memorial Veterans Home at the Warren
Grove Training Range, today. Following the lunch,
Veteran home residents and Air Guardsmen watched
A-10 Thunderbolts and F-16 Fighting Falcons perform
strafing runs on the range. The New Jersey Air
National Guard has had a long-term relationship
with the Vineland Memorial Veterans Home for more
than 10 years. Both wings support the Home through
various fundraising efforts, as well as volunteer
work during the holidays.
Camden
River Sharks Military Appreciation Night on
Wednesday, 16 July 2003.
All
active duty, Guard & Reserve members and their
families are invited to the Sharks vs. the Newark
Bears baseball game at Campbell's Field. Game
time is 6:35 P.M. and upper box tickets are only
$4.50! For tickets and information contact SMSgt
Dave Whalen at 609-754-3616.
Warrant
Officers Scheduled to Change Over Insignia
and Branch Colors.
Phase
III of the Army Training and Leadership Development
Panel (ATLDP) Study, recommended to the uniform
policy section of Headquarters Department of the
Army (HQDA) G1 dates for the change-over of insignia
and branch colors for the Warrant Officer Corps:
Ø Effective
9 July 2004, Warrant officers will replace the
Warrant Officer Device, otherwise known as the "Rising
Eagle", with the insignia of their branch affiliation
on all uniforms.
Ø Not
later than (NLT) 9 July 2006, all uniforms with
branch accouterments (e.g., service caps used with
the Blue and White Dress Mess, all White and Evening
Mess uniforms) will be converted (i.e., shoulder
boards, braiding, hatbands, lapels, etc.) on all
uniforms.
CW5
Al Curving, CCWO of the NJARNG noted that these
are the first steps of some 63 ATLDP recommendations
that are intended to make the Warrant Officer Corps
more viable and competitive in the future. Some
of the other ATLDP recommendations as a result
of this Study directed by General Shinseki, the
Army Chief of Staff are:
Ø Improved
technical training and education to ensure the
maintenance of expertise in emerging technologies.
Ø Army
staff skills training to WOs using the advanced
distributed learning version of CAS3.
Ø Expand
eArmyU.com online degree programs to include WOs.
Ø Commissioning
at Warrant Officer One (WO1).
Ø Institution
of a formal, Army-wide WO recruiting program.
Ø Allowing
NCOs to retain reenlistment bonuses when becoming
WOs.
Ø Allowing
WO Candidates to attend state/regional OCS instead
of WOCS.
Ø Review
of PL 90-486 (Technician Act of 1968) and NGR 600-25
that addresses military technician dual status
and grade inversion.
Ø Direct
accession of technical service WOs from certain
civilian occupations and technical schools.
Ø Retention
bonuses for WO-MOSs that have too few senior WOs.
Ø Amending
the pay scale to give WO1, CW2, and CW3s with prior
enlisted service more pay; e.g.; to make WO1E pay
comparable to the difference between O1 and O1E
pay.
Chief
Curving noted these proposed changes are exciting,
and some will take several years to fully implement;
but there has never been a better time in the history
of the Warrant Officer Corps to become a Warrant
Officer in the NJARNG.
New
Jersey Graduates 20 New Second Lieutenants
Families,
friends and graduates, both past and present, attended
the graduation ceremony for Officer Candidate School
Class 46 at the National Guard Training Center
Sunday, 29 June 2003.
Twenty
National Guard Soldiers walked across the graduation
stage and took the oath of office before pinning
on their gold bars among family and friends on
Sunday. Their graduation marked the final day
of a rigorous three phase training program that
started 12 months ago where their training carried
them to Camp Rowland, CT; Fort Benning, GA and
the National Guard Training Center, Sea Girt, NJ. Joining
their fellow 2,727 OCS graduates from New Jersey's
previous 45 classes are:
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2LT
Gustavo Arana |
2LT
Jack Barker |
2LT
Alyson Beausoleil-Holt |
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2LT
Hjalmar Canela |
2LT
Richard Colton |
2LT
David Decandia |
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2LT
Patrick Delvalle |
2LT
Mehdi Kohanbani |
2LT
Martin Murphy |
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2LT
Jamie Murray |
2LT
Brain O'Hern |
2LT
Shane Paugh |
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2LT
Stephen Pecorelli |
2LT
Paul Segro |
2LT
James Sharp |
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2LT
Michael Tarricone |
2LT
Gordon Thomas |
2LT
Umpapan Trakoontripop |
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2LT
Jeffrey Williamson
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2LT
Kenneth Wuerker
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According
to Prevent Blindness America, nearly 13,000 fireworks
victims keep hospitals busy every year. More than
half of those injured are children. Fireworks
not only injure users, but also 40 percent of fireworks
mishaps injure bystanders. The three types of
fireworks that keep hospital emergency rooms busy
during this holiday are bottle rockets, firecrackers,
and sparklers. Bottle rockets and firecrackers
can fly in any direction prior to exploding, and
sparklers burn at temperatures hot enough to melt
gold. One of the reasons fireworks injuries continue
to occur is because people just don't consider
how dangerous these devices can be. People don't
realize-until they are injured-that the risk of
blindness or injury outweighs the excitement of
taking risks with fireworks. Giving fireworks
to young children can mean a trip to the hospital
emergency room. Be smart, be safe, and leave the
fireworks to the experts.
Interesting
but useless facts.
J Chinese
is the most spoken language in the world.
J Koalas
and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
J The
first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of
a piano.
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