Keywords: 108th wing 108thwing native american heritage nativeamericanheritage saige air national guard airnationalguard nj new jersey newjersey native american nativeamerican award portrait airman joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst jointbasemcguiredixlakehurst usa people U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thereasa Barker-Figueroa from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing holds her 2016 Military Meritorious Service Award she was presented by the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 4, 2016. Barker-Figueroa traces her lineage to the Lenni-Lenape, a group of Native American people from the Algonquin nation who populated New Jersey as well as parts of Pennsylvania and New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thereasa Barker-Figueroa from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing holds her 2016 Military Meritorious Service Award she was presented by the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 4, 2016. Barker-Figueroa traces her lineage to the Lenni-Lenape, a group of Native American people from the Algonquin nation who populated New Jersey as well as parts of Pennsylvania and New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released) |