Brig. Gen. Jemal J. Beale, The Adjutant General of New Jersey, and Command Sgt. Maj. Earnest Williams, State Command Sgt. Maj. of the NJ Army National Guard, visited the 177th Fighter Wing to tour the base and meet Airmen from various units. File Photo
At Gov. Phil Murphy’s most recent Coronavirus update he announced he has activated New Jersey’s Nation Guard to “assist in our efforts in any way necessary.”
The National Guard is a reserve military force that governors across the county commonly deploy during natural disasters and emergencies.
Brig. Gen. Jemal Beale, the head of the state’s National Guard, said their “most likely missions” will be helping with logistics, transportation, traffic control, security, and using engineers to help bring any damaged facilities back online.
Murphy also announced all non-essential retail and entertainment businesses must close at 8 p.m. every day beginning Monday. They may remain open during daytime hours each day, as long as they keep their occupancy to 50 people and adhere to “social distancing” guidelines.
