Massachusetts National Guard
The Massachusetts National Guard was founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, and contains the oldest units in the United States Army.[1] It is currently headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base and commanded by Major General L. Scott Rice.
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Massachusetts Army National Guard [edit]
Major units of the Massachusetts Army National Guard include the following:
26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
101st Field Artillery Regiment
101st Engineer Battalion (United States)
101st Infantry Regiment (United States)
181st Infantry Regiment (United States)
182nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
211th Military Police Battalion
164th Transportation Battalion
126th Aviation Regiment (United States)- 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment
D Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion
Camp Edwards in the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts is the major training site for Army National Guard units. Armories for the MA ARNG include Hudson Armory.
- Former Units
102nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
104th Infantry Regiment (United States)
110th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
Historical Notes:
The 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is descended from the 26th Infantry Division.
The 104th Infantry Regiment was raised in 1639 as the Hampshire Regiment in Springfield, MA.
The 101st Engineer Battalion (United States), 101st Field Artillery Regiment, 181st Infantry Regiment (United States) and 182nd Infantry Regiment (United States) are the oldest combat regiments in the United States Army.
The 181st Infantry Regiment (United States), 182nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 101st Field Artillery Regiment and the 772nd Military Police Company are four of only twenty Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812.
Coats of arms of the Massachusetts Army National Guard [edit]
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101st Engineer Battalion (United States) founded 1636- -
101st Field Artillery Regiment founded 13 December 1636- -
181st Infantry founded 1636- -
182nd Infantry Regiment founded 7 October 1636- -
104th Infantry Regiment founded 14 November 1639 – 2005 -
211th Military Police Battalion
Founded 1741 {Formerly 211th Artillery and 220th Infantry}- -
101st Infantry
"Sempter Paratus"(Always Prepared) -
110th Cavalry
"Yankee eyes"
Massachusetts Air National Guard [edit]
Otis Air National Guard Base and Barnes Municipal Airport, Massachusetts are the major Massachusetts Air National Guard bases.
See also [edit]
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
References [edit]
Further reading [edit]
- Captain Robert K. Wright, Jr.. Massachusetts Militia Roots: A Bibliographic Study. (1986) 116th Military History Detachment Virginia Army National Guard. Available at the United States Army Center of Military History
External links [edit]
- Bibliography of Massachusetts Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- Massachusetts National Guard Official Site
- Massachusetts National Guard Magazine - Minuteman printed by AQP Publishing, Inc
- The Nation's First Public Web site
