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Full Circle For NJ Army General In New Role Helming Crucial Reserve Unit Full Circle For NJ Army General In New Role Helming Crucial Reserve Unit
Full Circle For NJ Army General In New Role Helming Crucial Reserve Unit The U.S. Army's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey was the first place Kris Belanger first stepped foot when she enlisted in the Army. Now, she's one of the people running the show there. Belanger is the new commanding general of nearly 45,000 Army Reserve soldiers in the Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, headquartered on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. "On July 27, 1986, I stepped foot on these grounds for the first time," said Belanger, a Wantage native, during a change-of-command ceremony on Friday, Aug. 11. "Today, I came full circle.” The 99th …

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by Cecilia Levine
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3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge 3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge
3M, DuPont, Others Produced, Sold Firefighting Foam They Knew Was Toxic, NJ Authorities Charge For decades 3M, DuPont and other companies made and sold firefighting foam that released toxic and harmful chemicals, contaminating ground and surface water – including several lakes -- and creating "a continuing threat to natural resources and human health,” New Jersey authorities charged. An environmental and consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the state on Tuesday seeks damages and penalties against eight companies that have manufactured, advertised and sold aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) products. The products contain chemicals known as PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) and PFOA (perf…

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by Jerry DeMarco