U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the Massachusetts CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) Task Force prepare to put on their Level C suits during Vigilant Guard 24 – NJ at the New Jersey Task Force 1 Training Facility at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 20, 2024. Vigilant Guard is an interagency emergency preparedness exercise which evaluates and enhances the integration of local, state, and federal responders while improving coordination for relief efforts, response and recovery management plans, and operational relationships. (New Jersey National Guard video by Spc. Michael Hayes)
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - An infographic illustrates the New Jersey National Guard's accomplishments during Vigilant Guard 2024, a disaster-preparedness exercise simulating a Category 3 hurricane, Aug. 17-21, 2024. The exercise tested the Guard's ability to coordinate with civilian emergency services in response to massive flooding, power outages, and infrastructure damage. The infographic highlights key statistics from the Guard's simulated...
Nutley, NJ— U.S. Army Private Anthony Del Tufo stands alongside esteemed members of the Nutley School Board of Education, honored with a state award for recent acts of bravery.
Visibly relieved, Del Tufo attributes the safety of his community following a potentially devastating house fire not only to himself but also to the military principles of civil service he embodied early in his military career.
"I didn't think it...
