Guardlife - Volume 30, Number 2

Table of Contents

 Guardlife Staff
 TAG's Message
 CSM's Message
 177th Supports OEF
 Combat Veteran to Head NJANG
 'Faithful and Brave' Arrive
 1-114th Deploys to Arrabian Penninsula
 253rd TC Back from Iraq
 Mobilization Page
 News Guard Families Can Use
 Salute the Troops
 NJNG Newsmakers
 Jersey Air Guardsman Wins Services Award
 Photos from Iraq
 Finance Battalion Update
 Family Appreciation Day
 Short Rounds
 NJ Places 17th in NG Marathon
 Army and Air Enlisted Promotions
 In Memoriam

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1-114th Deploys to Arrabian Penninsula1-114th Deploys to Arrabian Penninsula

By the Guardlife Staff, photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA


More than 300 members of the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, New Jersey Army National Guard deployed to the Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the ongoing war against global terrorism.

Unlike past missions, this is the first time a New Jersey Army National Guard unit has been chosen for this type of deployment.

On May 18, a “Salute the Troops” ceremony was held at the Trenton War Memorial in Trenton to honor the battalion.

The deployment is expected to last up to 18 months and is part of the second round of rotations of Guard and Reserve units called up in support of Operations’ Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom.