Financing the Fight

Lt. Col. Ed Dagney, 177th Comptroller Flight Commander, poses in front of a Mine Resistant Anti-Personnel (MRAP) vehicle in Afghanistan. Courtesy photo.

177th Fighter Wing Aircraft over Afghanistan

An F-16C Fighting Falcon with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, on a mission in Afghanistan on Oct. 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo)

177th Fighter Wing F16C over Afghanistan

An F-16C Fighting Falcon with the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, on a mission over Afghanistan on Oct. 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The Big Game

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch Super Bowl XLVI projected onto the interior of an aircraft hangar in the early hours of Feb 6 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

"Jersey Devils" in the fight!

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon piloted by Major David Still takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on Feb 5, 2012. Still is assigned to the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and is deployed from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, which is located at Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. The 177th is deployed to provide close air support to coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

"Jersey Devils" in the fight!

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradford Everman, an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot, does a pre-flight briefing with Airman First Class Jeffrey Montemurro, an F-16C crew chief, on Feb 5, 2012 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Everman is the commander of the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and Montemurro is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Both are deployed from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, which is located at Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. The 177th is deployed to provide close air support to coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht