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  • A picture of U.S. Army Spc. Laurel Yerg, a Combat Medic with the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, checking on a resident.

    NJ Guard supports Menlo Park Veterans Home

    First thing you will see when you arrive at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park is the staff being temperature tested before entering the Home. New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers are doing the testing.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael R. Ottaviano and Staff Sgt. Brandon M. Staines, aircraft ordinance maintenance technology (Egress) technicians, volunteering to prepare fabric for face masks

    177 FW Sews Face Masks for Mission-Essential Personnel

    The 177th Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment shop began sewing and distributing face masks for mission-essential personnel April 8, 2020, at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J.
  • An image of A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon taking off April 1, 2020, at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

    177th FW continues defending the nation’s borders during pandemic

    The 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, continues defending the nation’s borders and preparing for combat deployment during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
  • An image of a 177th Fighter Wing unit member utilizing a computer to accomplish training during a virtual Unit Training Assembly

    177 FW Conducts Virtual Unit Training Assembly

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, is conducting a virtual Unit Training Assembly for many Airmen this weekend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A picture of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian T. Cooper, commander of the 177th Maintenance Group, performing an open ranks inspection.

    177th Fighter Wing Wins Maintenance Effectiveness Award

    The 177th Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) won the Category 1 Maintenance Effectiveness Award for 2019, recognizing it as the top maintenance unit in the Air National Guard. The Maintenance Effectiveness Award is presented annually to the unit that has best met the objective of providing safe, serviceable and available equipment for sustained use in peacetime and wartime, and has best managed resources.
  • A picture of David Brimmer, Mental Health Association in New Jersey mental health first aid instructor, and VA NJ Health Care System community outreach coordinator, teaching a Mental Health First Aid training course.

    177th Fighter Wing Airmen receive First Aid Training for Mental Health

    Airmen with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard received mental health first aid training Feb. 12-13 at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base. The two-day class was designed to address some of the unique aspects of military culture and give unit members the tools to help fellow Airmen who are facing mental health issues.
  • A picture of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eric Erickson, 177th Medical Group commander, firing the M9 pistol at a firing range.

    177th Fighter Wing leaders experience Defenders' proficiency fire course

    The recent announcement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein that the Year Of The Defender will transition to the Year of Integrated Defense, led the leadership of the 177th Fighter Wing to spend several hours at the Transportation Security Administration firing range in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. on Nov. 5, 2019, qualifying on the M4 rifle and M9 pistol and also taking the security forces proficiency fire course, to try and get a feel for what the a base defender’s job entails.
  • A photo of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle R. Todman, a services journeyman with the 177th Fighter Wing, running on the base track.

    Airman Powers through Weight of Life and More

    Airman, Athlete, Trainer, Coach, Mentor. These are just a few words to describe Tech. Sgt. Danielle R. Todman, an Air National Guard Athlete of the Year, a championship power lifter, a high school track and field coach and a mentor to special needs children. Though a decorated athlete and professional, Todman expressed her hardships of being made fun of for her body type and her being strong, while growing up.
  • A picture of Airman 1st Class Michele Sangillo and Staff Sgt. Andrew Finnegan holding a combined combat skills champion trophy. Standing to the left of Sangillo is Senior Airman Jonathan Baez and Lt. Col. Matthew Crill. Standing on the right of Finnegan is A1C Jonathan Huynh.

    177th Conducts a Combined Combat Skills Challenge

    Airmen of the 177th Fighter Wing participated in the inaugural Combined Combat Skills Challenge on August 17 and 18, 2019, here at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The challenge encompassed the generation of combat sorties, ranging from the maintainers’ preparation and loading of F-16 aircraft, to the pilots’ execution of the mission.
  • A picture of The 177th Fighter Wing Commander, Command Chief and various members of the Wing posing for a photograph in front of a jet fuel tank.

    NJ Air National Guard unit innovates during POL renovation

    The 177th Fighter Wing Commander, Command Chief and various members of the Wing toured the 177th Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) shop to observe new renovations June 18, 2019, at the 177th Fighter Wing in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
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