National Guard personnel were activated to assist local and state authorities in the aftermath of severe weather that struck the east coast region of the United States starting Jan. 22, 2016.
By Staff Sgt. Wayne Woolley
NJDMAVA Public Affairs
As a meteorological Leviathan named Winter Storm Jonas churned up the East Coast, more than 200 New Jersey National Guard troops were prepared to aid civil authorities in the response to the potentially life-threatening blizzard.