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Col. Mike Cosby, left, Commander, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, watches as Lisa Beamer unveils the "Let's Roll" nose art decal on an F-16 Fighting Falcon depicting Todd Beamer's last words More

The 177th Aerospace Ground Equipment octopus signs overlook the maintenance area at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, which is located at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base located a More

Cpl. Richard Rivera, left, and Pfc. Paul Drabold, both with the 5th Squadron, 117th Cavalry, New Jersey Army National Guard, are assigned to provide additional base and flightline security as part of Operation More

Gun Truck Escort Security Team members, left to right, Tech. Sgt. David J. Barnes, Staff Sgt. James Waller, Senior Airman Brian Tunis and Staff Sgt. Juan Lubrani, all with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air More

Engine maintenance Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, inspects the turbine blades on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's Pratt and Whitney F100-220E engine at the Atlantic City Air Nationa More

A KC-135E Stratotanker with the 108th Air Refueling Wing, flanked by two F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 177th Fighter Wing, performs a flyby during the Thunder Over The Boardwalk Air Show, Atlantic City, N.J., More

The 9/11 Memorial Flag project leader Thomas W. McBrien IV, at podium, speaks to Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, during a ceremony at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base More

Senior Airman Kevin C. Allmann Jr., 177th Security Forces Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, arranges 5.56 and 7.62 ammunition for both M249 squad automatic weapons and M240B general-p More

Airmen with the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron guide a 1,400 pound panel into place along the United States-Mexico border Aug. 20, 2007. The foundations serve as the anchors for the fence that is part of the tac More

Firefighters with the 177th Fire Department, New Jersey Air National Guard, secure an arresting cable on the runway at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Nov. 17, 2007. (U.S. Air National Guard ph More

Weapons loaders’ Senior Airman Thomas J. Cornelly, left, and Staff Sgt. Christopher P. Kovach, both with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, load a AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air mi More

A 177th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon flies alongside a 108th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker after getting refueled Aug. 1, 2008. Both units are with the New Jersey Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Na More

Master Sgt. James McCloskey, left, 177th Medical Group, lifts a patient on board a C-17 Globemaster III with the 172nd Airlift Wing at, Germany, July 28, 2009. Thirty-four Airmen from the New Jersey Air Nationa More

Contact Team members, left to right, Charles O. Kerley, Tech. Sgt. Mary M. Connelly and Master Sgt. David Hightower move out during the base-wide active shooter exercise at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Ai More

Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New jersey Air National Guard, respond to a Major Accident Response Exercise overseen by the South Jersey Transportation Authority at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Bas More

Master Sgt. Jeffrey K. Lee, left, 177th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron member addresses the guard mount at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Oct. 3, 2010. (U.S. Air National Guard photo b More

Tech. Sgt. Michael J. Bishop, right, directs Senior Airman Daniel E. Gonzalez, both weapons loaders with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, as he backs up his MJ-1 lift truck during the ann More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Costello is welcomed home by his daughters, June 21, 2011. Costello was deployed to Southwest Asia with the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard.

Maj. James R. Conant, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, along with his daughters, checks on the status of the turkey while on alert Dec. 25, 2011.

Senior Airman Ryan Curcio conducts an engine check of an Oshkosh refuelling truck at the 177th Fighter Wing Vehicle Maintenance Shop, March 10, 2012.

Firefighters of the 177th Fire Department salute 177th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Robert C. Bolton at the end of his final flight on March 10, 2012. The 177th, which is part of the New Jersey Air National Guar More

As Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, the acting adjutant general of New Jersey and outging 177th Fighter Wing commander Col. Robert C. Bolton, right, watch, Maj. Gen. Maria Falca-Dodson, second from left, co More

Airmen stand in formation during the change of command practice at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, located in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 11, 2012. During the ceremony, outgoing com More

Airmen stand in formation during the change of command ceremony at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, located in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 11, 2012. During the ceremony, outgoing comm More

Master Sgt. Dean B. Burlew, sustainment services, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, hugs his children after returning from a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Apr More

Master Sgt. Dean B. Burlew, sustainment services, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, reaches out for his daughter after returning from a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Fre More

Master Sgt. Michael V. Ferreri stands at parade rest during the 177th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group Change of Command ceremony April 22, 2012. Col. Kerry M. Gentry, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing and for More

Col. Kerry M. Gentry, commander, 177th Fighter Wing discusses the role of the 177th during a briefing about the Wing's mission to a group of employers of traditional 177th Guardsmen, May 23, 2012. The New Jerse More

F-16 pilot Maj. Jeffrey A. Rouse, second from left, talks about the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon to employers May 23, 2012. The New Jersey Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and More

Col. Robert C. Bolton, addresses the Airmen from both 108th Wing and the 177th Fighter Wing along with the leadership of the New Jersey National Guard after assuming command of the New Jersey Air National Guard More

An A-10C Thunderbolt II with the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, conducts a training mission at Warren Grove Range, N.J., Sept. 19, 2012. Warren Grove Range is operated by 177th Fighter Wing, New Jerse More

Airmen of the 177th Fighter Wing and the 108th Wing, both assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard, hosted a barbeque for residents of the Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland at Warren Grove Range on Sept. More

The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs along with New Jersey National Guard soldiers and airmen and the Stand Down of South Jersey Committee, Inc. co-hosted Stand Down 2012 at the National G More

Soldiers of the 63rd Army Band, New Jersey Army National Guard, practice prior to the New Jersey National Guard's annual Military Review at the National Guard Training Center at Sea Girt, N.J., Sept. 30, 2012.

Combat Engineers from the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion and airmen from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, both with the New Jersey National Guard, are using heavy equipment inclu More

A New Jersey Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 119th Fighter Squadron,177th Fighter Wing "Jersey Devils," flown by Capt. Brian Bradke, takes off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on More

New Jersey Air National Guard Master Sgt. Frank Beck, speaks to aeronautical engineering students from Lehigh University during a base tour at the 177th Fighter Wing on April 3, 2013. Beck is a weapons element More

Members of the New Jersey Air National Guard Student Flight check in, April 13, 2013, for a weekend in a simulated basic training environment preparing them for military culture at the National Guard Training C More

Tech. Sgt. James Morris, kneeling, a 177th Fighter Wing recruiter, explains the about face movement to Edana A. Kudjordji, 108th Wing Student Flight, April 13, 2013, at the National Guard Training Center in Sea More

Huw Bradwell, honorary pilot for a day, shakes hands with Col. Kerry Gentry, wing commander, as his father, Chris, and other unit members look on during his visit to the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air Natio More

New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Sears, left, was honored at an awards ceremony at the State House in Trenton, N.J., April 17, 2013. Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, center, the adjutant general, More

Tech. Sgt. Raymond J. Wayne, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, New Jersey Air National Guard, verifies that the contents of the 500-pound BDU-50 practice bombs are concrete and not explosive More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Berenotto, sands a piece of metal at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., on May 16, 2013. Berenotto is an aircraft structural maintenance technician with the 177t More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Raymond Wayne shows family members of Tech. Sgt. John Hurley the F6A robot used by Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) on May 18, 2013. Wayne and Hurley are EOD techs assigned to the 1 More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Alexander gives a briefing on life saving gear during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) "Boss Lift" base tour, that shows off the capabilities and accomplishme More

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department show off life-saving gear during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve "Boss Lift" base tour, that shows off the capabiliti More

Fire protection specialists with the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron practice search and rescue techniques using a fog machine to simulate a building fire at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Gua More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Lauren Carter and Staff Sgt. Carolina Haviland look over their Airman's Manual during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., June 22, 2013. The fo More

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing take shelter in a simulated bunker during an Operational Readiness Exercise on June 23, 2013. The 177th Fighter Wing is located at Atlantic City International More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 177th Fighter Wing "Jersey Devils," New Jersey Air National Guard, sits on the flightline at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. while a U.S. Coast Guard C- More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Cobleigh looks over an F-16C Fighting Falcon command jet that was recently acquired by the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing at sunrise Sept. 27. This aircraft i More

A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing "Jersey Devils" piloted by Maj. Jason Halvorsen catches an arrestor cable with it's tailhook on runway 31 at At More

For the 13th year, airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, located at Egg Harbor Township, N.J., were joined by more than 70 fourth graders from the Seaview School in Linwood, N.J. fo More

Tech. Sgt. Heyward D. Wiggins, picks up a protective vest as airmen from the 108th Contingency Response Group and the 108th Security Forces Squadron, both with the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joi More

A Civil Air Patrol aircraft taxis at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. on Jan. 28 prior to an intercept exercise in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. The Civil Air Patrol played the role of a wayward More

Three F-16C Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing taxi back to Atlantic City Air National Guard base Jan. 28 after a successful training mission. The F-16C is a single eng More

New Jersey Air National Guardsman Senior Airman Rhode H. Jadotte, 108th Security Forces Squadron, 108th Wing, monitors the perimeter of MetLife Stadium along with a New Jersey state trooper Jan. 29, 2014. With More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon piloted by Maj. Michael Reilly from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing is looked over by a crew chief prior to a training mission on Jan. 30 at Atlanti More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Anderson (right), loadmaster from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, along with logistics, maintenance and operations personnel from the 177th Fighter Wing More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing flies just off the wingtip of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron en route to Operation Snowbird (OSB More

A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing stands ready for passengers during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2014. Th More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Hunter III, with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, completes paperwork after refueling an F-16C Fighting Falcon during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Month More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shauna Hendrickson, aircrew flight equipment apprentice from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, refers to electronic technical orders before checking the mic More

A spring sunset is photographed during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. March 3, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing discharges a flare during a low altitude tactical pass while training at the Barry M. Goldwater range in Gila Bend, Ariz., Mar More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Foster from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing paints a barrier in support of Breaking Through The Barriers: Commit to End Sexual Assault, April 3, 2014, at More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Segars with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing teaches students from Pleasantville Public Schools about how the engine of an F-16C Fighting Falcon wor More

Tatiana Balseiro shows off her artistic skills during a card making session on National Bring Your Son and Daughter to Work Day at the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing on April 24, 2014, at At More

Staff Sgt. Phillip Douglass, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), New Jersey Air National Guard, packs down C-4 blocks of explosive as Airmen from the 177th EOD unit held a joint operation with More

Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, New Jersey Air National Guard, held a joint operation with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst EOD Airmen from the 87th Air Base Wing and More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Trainor with the 119th Combat Service Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Budenas with the 108th Air Refueling Wing's Security For More

Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, left, the adjutant general of New Jersey, presents Master Sgt. Michael F. Sears, 177th Fighter Wing, the Silver Star, the third highest military award, June 28, 2014, during a cer More

The crew of the U.S. Army Golden Knights C-31A Troopship prepare for take off on Aug. 12, 2014 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. The Golden Knights conduct over 850 tandems a year and have broken o More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Hackett looks for the landing zone while flying over Atlantic City, N.J. beach on Aug. 13, 2014. The Golden Knights are participating in Atlantic City's Thunder Over the Boardwalk air More

Members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights black demonstration team prepare their parachutes before taking to the skies over Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 13, 2014. The Golden Knights are participating in Atlantic More

Tech. Sgt. John Hurley, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, goes over the evaluation sheet as the 177th EOD team trains Albanian Army EOD soldiers to become level 1 E More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing use rescue saws on a truck at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., Nov. 8, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Shane Karp/Released)

Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Wagner uses a rescue saw on a truck at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., Nov. 8, 2014. Wagner, a New Jersey Air National Guardsman from the 177th Fighter Wing, is part of the Cra More

Airmen from 108th Wing and the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, were joined by 47 fourth-graders from the Seaview School in Linwood, N.J., for the 14th Annual Holiday "Songfest" at the Veteran More

Airman 1st Class Michael Siciliano and Senior Airman Juan Rivera prepare to go through a mock contamination control area at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 8, 2015. The Airmen go through multi More

Master Sgt. David Niedzwiadek, 177th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), New Jersey Air National Guard, gives a safety briefing prior to joint render safe operation at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gun More

Members of the 108th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, provide blood pressure checks to homeless veterans at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Stand Down Day at the John F. More

Airmen from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, unload presents for the residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland, N.J., Dec. 16, 2015. The 16 Airmen were joined by 80 fo More

C-4 explosives are triple stacked and detonated on used BDU-50 500 lb. concrete-filled practice bombs to render them safe for recycling at Warren Grove Range in Ocean County, N.J. on April 29, 2016. U.S. Air Fo More

U.S. Air Force Col. John DiDonna, Commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, briefs participants of the 177th Fighter Wing Employer Appreciation Day in the Wing HQ multipurpose room at More

Melissa Swanson, Naval History and Heritage Command Conservator, checks the condition of a U.S. Navy VC-4 memorial marker, located near the main gate of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Gua More

A privately owned, vintage U.S. Air Force P-51 Mustang, sits in a hangar at the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard at the Atlantic City Air Guard Base in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. on Aug. 1 More

A double rainbow appears after a U.S. Air Force fire truck demonstrates a boom arm spray during the Ocean City/Upper Township Rotary group's base tour of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Gu More

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard perform a flyover of the USS New Jersey during the Camden and Gloucester Counties' Pearl Harbor Day Comm More

Tech. Sgt. Jane Hunter, left, 177th Communications Flight, and Master Sgt. Jamie Nieves, right, 177th Civil Engineer Squadron, both with the New Jersey Air National Guard, sign cards for the residents at the Ne More

Air National Guardsmen from New Jersey's 177th Fighter Wing, “Jersey Devils”, pose for a photo in front of the morale painting they designed, funded and created at their unit’s engine test cell facility, locate More

U.S. Air Force Col. Bradford Everman, Operations Group Commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, prepares to shut down the engine of an F-16 C+ fighter jet, at the Atlantic City More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. R. Scott Williams, Commander, CONUS NORAD Region, First Air Force, shakes hands and presents the Commander's Coin to Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Armstrong, New Jersey Air National Guard command p More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Rice, a crew chief from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing takes part in flightline operations on June 9, 2018 during a training exercise designed to evaluat More

Members of the 177th Fighter Wing's Aerospace Control Alert mission pose for a group photo at the New Jersey Air National Guard's Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2018. (U.S. Air National More

The 177th Maintenance Group poses for a group photo Jan. 11, 2020, in Key West, Florida. 177th maintenance, operations, logistics and security personnel traveled to the Key West Naval facility to take advantage More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian T. Cooper, commander of the 177th Maintenance Group, performs an open ranks inspection of the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Jan. 12, 2019, at 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dylan McCubbin, a joint terminal attack controller in-training with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, plays the role of an Army joint forward observer during a JTAC Initial Qu More

U.S. Army Capt. Geryk Paige, right, commander of Tactical PSYOP Detachment 5120, and PSYOP Sgt. John Kirbow, record audio of an F-16 fighter jet at the 177th Fighter Wing's Warren Grove Bombing Range, in Burlin More

Members of the Ladies Professional Golf Association are welcomed to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing by U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Routt, 177th Operations Group commander, in Egg Harbor Tow More