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 …
DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (Developing)
A longtime law enforcement leader in Washington, DC will be stepping away from his position to pursue new pursuits.
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III unexpectedly announced his retirement from the agency, reportedly to move on to a new role in the FBI.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Contee’s move on Wednesday, April 26, after he served more than three decades with the department, praising his handling of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, which happened days after he assumed office.
“Since his first week on the job, and over the past 33 years, he has been making Washington, DC in…
