Table of Contents
· TAG's Message
· 1-114th Returns
· Live Fire At Guantanamo
· 177th Demonstrates New System
· 108th Flies Last Joint Forge Mission
· Cadets ChalleNGe Life At Fort Dix
· B Battery, 3-112th Returns
· 50th Finance Back From Iraq
· News Guard Families Can Use
· Returning Troops Face Challenges
· Short Rounds
· Army And Air Enlisted Promotions
· Last Round: For All The New Vets
· Family Assistance Centers & Family Readiness Centers
· Guardlife Homepage

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Guardlife - Volume 31, No. 1

Short Rounds

Click to enlargeLeadership Visits Cuba-Based Troops
On Dec. 23, New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine and Congressmen Rush Holt and Robert Menendez joined Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth and Brig. Gen. Frank Carlini, along with a contingent from the New Jersey Army National Guard on a visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The trip's focus was to visit deployed soldiers and deliver donated gifts and phone cards for the holiday season. Photo courtesy Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General of New Jersey.

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Click to enlargeChief's Award
Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth (right), presents Sgt. 1st Class Donald Clarke (left), New Jersey’s Top Army National Guard Recruiter, the Chief’s 54 Award. His total enlistments were 38. The award was presented at the Annual Recruiting and Retention Awards Dinner, which is held to honor the accomplishments of the New Jersey Army National Guard recruiters, was held on Jan. 18. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Seneca, Recruiting and Retention.

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Click to enlargeRainbow Support
The Rainbow Division - Division Support Command (DISCOM) gets a hand from Mother Nature in advertising it's presence in Iraq. Left to right: Maj. Timothy Hughes, DISCOM and Lt. Col. Philip Pugliese, New York Army National Guard. Photo courtesy DISCOM.

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Click to enlargeCongressman Briefed on Teams' Capabilities
Congressman H. James Saxton (center), 13th District, with members of the 21st Civil Support Team, NJNG. The congressman was briefed on the unit's capabilities Dec. 24. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA.

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Click to enlargeChief Nichols Receives Award
Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Nichols (right), 108th Air Refueling Wing, receives the Major General Richard “Craig” Cosgrave Chiefs Award from Maj. Gen. Cosgrave. The award honors chief master sergeants that demonstrate superior performance, community service, professionalism and leadership. Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Erbe, 108ARW/MultiMedia Center.

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Click to enlargeNJNG Holds Joint Med Conference
On Jan. 8-9, a joint Army and Air medical conference was held at the Joint Training and Training Development Center at Fort Dix. The conference, under the direction of Col. Debra Burr, State Surgeon, focused on the medical management of radiological casualties as the result of nuclear terrorism. The course instructors were: Col. Charles Garbarino, Chief Surgeon, New Jersey National Guard; Col. Richard Sedlak and Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Crapo from the Armed Forces Radiology Institute, Bethesda, MD. Photo by Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt, NJDMAVA/PAO

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Click to enlargeTwins Depart With MSB
Specialists Amina and Mariam Kure (or is it Mariam and Amina?) pose with State Command Sgt Maj. Richard Adkins (left) and Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General, when the 50th Main Support Battalion departed on Jan. 6. Photo by Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt, NJDMAVA/PAO.

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Click to enlargeOn Patrol
Capt. Joseph Roughneen, 150th General Support Aviation Battalion, pauses while on patrol in Iraq. Photo courtesy 150th GSAB.

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Iraqi Freedom Bronze Star And Purple Heart Recipients

Bronze Star Recipients
Maj. Angelo Capolupo
Capt. David A. Beveridge
1st Lt. Donald A. Kennedy, Jr.
1st Lt. Wesley Martin
2nd Lt. Michel Blackowski
Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Kraemer
Master Sgt. Paul S. Horan
Master Sgt. Thomas H. Slowinski
1st Sgt. Matthew V. Valente, III
Sgt. 1st Class Berto Diaz
Sgt. 1st Class William G. Collins
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick A. Kildea
Sgt. 1st Class Mark R. Rizzo
Sgt. 1st Class Salvatore A. Voccia
Sgt. 1st Class Earnest Williams Jr.
Master Sgt. Joseph C. Kunkle
Staff Sgt. John C. Betz, III
Staff Sgt. Luis R. Trencherivera
Sgt. Diego J. Aguirre
Sgt. Kevin A. Kauffman
Sgt. Cassan B. Taylor
Sgt. John C. Yaprem
Cpl. Michael J. Scuzzese
  Purple Heart Recipients
Staff Sgt. Frank T. Carvill
Staff Sgt. Humberto Timoteo
Sgt. John A. Cardona
Sgt. Ryan E. Doltz
Sgt. John R. Faulk
Sgt. Robert J. Hladik
Sgt. Larry T. Lurker, Jr.
Sgt. Joseph Nyzio
Sgt. Carl Oliver
Cpl. Timothy Brosnan
Cpl. Alejandro Corachan, III
Spc. Gregory Brown
Spc. Christopher Catney
Spc. Christopher M. Duffy
Spc. Konstatinos Kouloulis
Spc. Cesar A. La Serna
Spc. Filjames Lao
Spc. Martin C. McGhee
Spc. James R. Plummer
Spc. Benjamin J. Stiers
Spc. Henry Trivino
Spc. Dario A. Vargas
Spc. David Vargas
Congratulations To Cpl. Michael J. Scuzzese, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field
Artillery, For Winning The 89th Military Police Brigade Soldier Of The
Year Award While In Iraq.

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