General News

Brig. Gen. Holsey A. Moorman Retires
Maj. Gen. Paul J. Glazar congratulates Brig. Gen. Holsey A. Moorman at his retirement dinner held at the McGuire AFB Officer's Club October 20. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Olsen. The Deputy Adjutant General, Brig. Gen. Holsey A. Moorman retired October 20.

Brig. Gen. Moorman enlisted in the NJARNG on April 21, 1961. After being commissioned on August 22, 1964, he served as a Platoon Leader, Personnel Officer, and Liaison Officer with the 104th Engineer Battalion, 50th Armored Division. In 1975, he served as the 104th's C Company Commander. The following year, he was appointed the 104th's Assistant Division Engineer. In 1980, he became the Personnel Officer for the 50th Armored Division Support Command. From 1981 to 1982, he served as the Human Resource/Equal Opportunity Officer and the Assistant Executive Director for Headquarters, State Area Command. Until 1986, the general served in the Office of Human Resources, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C., beginning as an Equal Opportunity Specialist and progressing to Chief of the Field Operating Agency. From 1986 to 1987, he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel as a Personnel Policy Integrator. In 1987, Brig. Gen. Moorman was appointed the Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Reserve Forces and Mobilization. On January 12, 1992, Brig. Gen. Moorman became the Military Executive for the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee in the Office of the Secretary of the Army until he was appointed Deputy Adjutant General in April 1994.

TAG Accepts Civil War Battle Flag
Photo by Col. John Dwyer, PAO, NJDMAVA. The 15th New Jersey Regiment (NJR) recently presented a reproduction battle flag to Maj. Gen. Paul J. Glazar on behalf of the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association (NJCWHA).

The 15th, a Civil War reenactment group, raised the money to have the flag copied, and made the presentation during an encampment in Caldwell, N.J. The flag is an exact copy of the flag the 15th New Jersey carried during the Civil War, and will be displayed at the Statehouse in Trenton.

Because original Civil War flags are too fragile for display and can be irreparably damaged by exposure to light and heat, the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with the New Jersey State Museum and the NJCWHA, has arranged for copies to be made of all the Civil War flags in the state collection.

Jet Lost Over Atlantic
By the Guardlife Staff

Tech. Sgt. Woody Tustin (left), Senior Master Sgt. Ron Finch (center), and Senior Master Sgt. John Bartlett (far right) guide the F-16's tail section onto a flatbed trailer. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Olsen. On August 31, an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 177th Fighter Wing crashed approximately two miles off the coast of Brigantine after experiencing an engine failure while on a routine training mission. The pilot, Maj. David G. Haar, ejected safely and was recovered by the New Jersey State Marine Police.

By September 8, Sea Tow salvage operators and divers had finished mapping the two separate debris fields. Salvage operations began September 9 and lasted more than a week. The recovery team consisted of elements from the 177th, the salvage company, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the New Jersey State Marine Police, as well as Air Force safety board investigators. As a precautionary measure, recovery efforts were closely coordinated with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Atlantic County public health officials.

While recovery operations were going on, the Air Force Safety Investigation Board convened to determine the cause of the accident. The results of the board's assessment will be released upon the completion of the investigation.

The 41-year-old pilot has been a member of the New Jersey Air National Guard since 1981. Maj. Haar is an experienced fighter pilot with more than 2,200 total flying hours, 1,270 hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. In order to minimize the potential risk to public safety, he managed to direct the disabled aircraft out to sea, where he successfully ejected before the crash.

108th Wins Seventh Straight Softball Title
Photo courtesy 108th ARW Visual Information Shop. For the seventh straight season the 108th Air Refueling Wing Base Intramural Softball Team has won the McGuire Base Championship. This came just on the heels of the 108th's third consecutive National Air National Guard Championship win. Pictured left to right is this year's team: kneeling: coach Mike Balas, Pat Marshall, Bob Schreiner, Ivan Artola, Bill Waydelis, and Jim Maribo. Standing: Dave Fortin, Greg Stevens, Scott Emmick, Mike Wescott, Chris Chaney, Tim Ulmer, John Swift, Dan Houseworth, Chuck Beam, Eric Johnson, and Lee Cisek.