New Jersey Air National Guard
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The New Jersey Air National Guard consists of almost 2300 Guardsmen from New Jersey
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The New Jersey Air National Guard is governed through the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
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On the homefront, the Guard is responsible for Homeland Security
tasks in the State of New Jersey. The New Jersey Air Guard has flown over 17,000 hours in the Middle East during ongoing operations for the Global War on Terrorism.
is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard that is responsible for aerial refueling. They fly the KC-135R Stratotanker and are based out of McGuire Air Force Base
. In addition to their primary air refueling mission, the Wing also supports an Intelligence Squadron and a Contingency Response Group.
The Commander of the 108th Air Refueling Wing is Brigadier General Michael Cunniff.
or the "Jersey Devils" is a unit of the New Jersey
Air National Guard
stationed at Atlantic City International Airport
. During statewide missions the 177th job is to protect life and property, provide disaster relief, and ensure public safety when called upon by the Governor. When federalized it is their job to provide combat ready personnel, aircraft and equipment for worldwide deployment in support of US Air Force objectives. The Fighter Wing is made up of primarily F-16C/D aircraft. The Commander of the 177th Fighter Wing is Colonel Robert C. Bolton.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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The New Jersey Air National Guard is governed through the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a governmental department of the State of New Jersey. It is composed of the New Jersey Army National Guard as well as the New Jersey Air National Guard. They are administered by the Adjutant General and staff which oversees the...
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On the homefront, the Guard is responsible for Homeland Security
Homeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
tasks in the State of New Jersey. The New Jersey Air Guard has flown over 17,000 hours in the Middle East during ongoing operations for the Global War on Terrorism.
108th Air Refueling Wing
The '108th Air Refueling Wing108th Air Refueling Wing
The 108th Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard tasked with aerial refueling and other air mobility missions. It is based at McGuire Air Force Base and operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command . The current Commander of the 108th is...
is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard that is responsible for aerial refueling. They fly the KC-135R Stratotanker and are based out of McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire Air Force Base
JB MDL McGuire is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the USAF Air Mobility Command...
. In addition to their primary air refueling mission, the Wing also supports an Intelligence Squadron and a Contingency Response Group.
The Commander of the 108th Air Refueling Wing is Brigadier General Michael Cunniff.
177th Fighter Wing
The 177th Fighter Wing177th Fighter Wing
The United States Air Force's 177th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Atlantic City IAP, New Jersey.-Mission:Federal Mission: provide combat-ready citizen airmen, aircraft and equipment for worldwide deployment in support of United States Air Force objectives.State...
or the "Jersey Devils" is a unit of the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
stationed at Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located nine nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey...
. During statewide missions the 177th job is to protect life and property, provide disaster relief, and ensure public safety when called upon by the Governor. When federalized it is their job to provide combat ready personnel, aircraft and equipment for worldwide deployment in support of US Air Force objectives. The Fighter Wing is made up of primarily F-16C/D aircraft. The Commander of the 177th Fighter Wing is Colonel Robert C. Bolton.
External links
Official sites- 108th Air Refueling Wing
- 177th Fighter Wing
- New Jersey Air Guard (N.J. Dept. of Military & Veteran Affairs)