1-254th Regional Training Institute

02/22/2026

The 254th Regiment held their 24th Biannual Hail and Farewell. 1st BN hailed our new incoming staff and farewelled our retirees and outgoing staff as they moved onto other assignments within the NJNG.

Military hail and farewell is a traditional unit gathering held to welcome incoming personnel ("hail") and honor departing service members ("farewell"). Designed to build camaraderie, these events bridge the gap between incoming and outgoing staff

02/21/2026

Congratulations to SFC Stamato for completing the Holistic Health and Fitness Integration Course (H2FI)

The Army Holistic Health and Fitness Integrator (H2FI) course is a comprehensive, two-phase program for NCOs and officers designed to train unit advisors on the Army's Physical Readiness Training (PRT) system and holistic health. It focuses on improving soldier readiness through five domains: physical, mental, sleep, nutrition, and spiritual, replacing the former Master Fitness Trainer course.

02/19/2026

Congrats to SSG Lumanog for his outstanding performance at Monroe PD!

01/24/2026

Today, we awarded 4 instructors their new Army Instructor Badges.

SSG Hawkins was awarded the Basic Army Instructor Badge.

-To earn the Basic Army Instructor Badge (BAIB), instructors must log 80 hours as a primary instructor, pass two instructor evaluations with self-assessments, and complete four peer observations, all while meeting physical fitness/height/weight standards, and completing the foundational TRADOC certification (CFD-IC/CTC).

SFC Bisset, SFC Delima, and SFC Stamato were awarded the Senior Army Instructor Badge.

-The Senior Army Instructor Badge (SAIB) requires at least 250 additional hours of primary instruction (totaling 330) after earning the Basic Army Instructor Badge, completion of a course developer/author course, three instructional evaluations, three self-assessments, and three peer observations. Candidates must also serve a minimum of 12 months after receiving the basic badge.

Congratulations gentlemen!

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

The 102nd Cavs very own SFC Jankowski and SSG Morrison will be representing the NJNG at the WPW Sniper Championship this week.

This competition will test their marksmanship skills against some of the finest Snipers in the world.

09/26/2025

09/23/2025

Instructors from 1st and 3rd BN 254 conducted training with the Albanian Army this month as part of our State Partnership Program. Training consisted of an Introduction to Battle Staff as well as Anti Armor training utilizing the Javelin simulator.

📸: SPC Badre PAO

08/28/2025

08/24/2025

The NJNG State Marksmanship Team placed 2nd overall in the Combined Arms Team Match.

SFC Garback from the 1-114th IN placed 3rd overall.

The State Marksmanship Team competed at the Marksmanship Advisory Council (MAC) Region 2 at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA

Left to Right
MSG Bann Ops Group
SFC Garback 1-114th IN
SSG Halilaj Ops Group
SSG Van D**e 2-113th IN

08/22/2025

Our State Marksmanship Team competes at the Marksmanship Advisory Council (MAC) Region 2 at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA.

They will compete against other teams within our Region from Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

Best of luck gents!