On Sunday morning, Oct. 24, between 9-10:30 a.m. media representatives are invited to visit with the members of 119 th Combat Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard at the Hammonton National Guard armory located at 550 South Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton, N.J. during their preparations for federal mobilization.

     Personnel from these units are scheduled to deploy to the Southwest Asia theater of operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

     Representatives of any interested media outlets MUST register with Staff Sgt. Barbara Harbison, Public Affairs Office, NJDMAVA, prior to 3:00 pm on Friday, Oct 22, 2004.  Messages may be left on voice mail and must include media outlet, name(s) of reporter(s) and photographer(s) who plan to attend as well as the name of a contact person with their weekend phone number.

     Individual soldiers from this unit and their family members will be available on a voluntary basis for photo's, on-air interviews, or to respond to any questions from print media.