U.S. Army Soldiers, with the New Jersey Army National Guard, compete in the Army Fitness Test and Land Navigation at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 2026. During the competition, the Soldiers demonstrate their adaptiveness, resilience, lethality, and the readiness to respond to future threats. Ten Soldiers and 10 noncommissioned officers, along with seven soldiers from the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Cyprus – New Jersey’s State Partnership Program partners, will compete May 5-8, 2026, with the top Soldier and NCO going on to challenge seven other states’ winners at the Region I Best Warrior Competition in Rhode Island June 8-12, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. 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...
