with the New Jersey State Guard. In April 2002, the NJNM was stood down by the Adjutant General due to organizational and personnel issues. Notable Missions Post-9/11 After the attacks of September 11, 2001 the NJNM was called to State Active Duty (SAD) to assist in recovery, including a deployment of the NJNM's Disaster Medical Assistance Team and the Chaplain Corps to Staten Island, and the ferrying of evidence collected from Ground Zero to Manhattan's Chelsea Pier and Staten Island. The NJNM also took part in Operation Noble Eagle. As a naval militia, in the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, the NJNM supported homeland security operations and disaster recovery. Missions conducted by the NJNM between September 11, 2001, and 2002 include: Waterborne security at the bases of the George Washington Bridge Daylight vessel traffic control on the Hudson River, north of the George Washington Bridge Standby vessel for search and rescue detail Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, NJ Transport of military personnel and equipment from NJ to North Cove (Ground Zero) V.I.P. transportation and security detail for Liberty State Park tribute events during October 2001 192 days of water-borne security assisting naval personnel at Naval Weapons Station Earle 180 days of continuous daylight patrols assisting the NJ State Police at Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Salem, NJ Assisted with security in Jamaica Bay, NY during the aftermath of the crash of Flight 194, Kennedy Airport Organization The NJNM was originally organized at a brigade level. By 1912, the NJNM was organized into two brigades, consisting of 346 members, and different ships loaned by the federal government: the monitor U.S.S. Ajax in 1898, and the vessels USS Vixen, USS Adams, and USS Marietta. During its activation from 1999 to 2002, the New Jersey Naval Militia was combined with the inactive New Jersey State Guard to form the New Jersey Naval Militia Joint Command, which was divided into three battalions. By assigning civilian members and military reservists into different battalions, the naval militia was able to meet the requirement that 95% of a naval militia be composed of Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard reservists in order to receive federal aid. This was accomplished by having the first battalion being composed solely of Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard reservists in order to receive access to federal support and Navy and Marine Corps facilities. The second battalion was organized as an operational Naval State