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50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
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The 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Jersey Blues") is an infantry
brigade combat team
of the United States Army National Guard of New Jersey. It is headquartered at the Lawrenceville Armory.
Army National Guard
. The headquarters is located in Lawrenceville, NJ. The 50th Brigade Combat Team has two light Infantry battalions, one Artillery battalion, one Cavalry squadron, a special troops battalion, two MP companies, and a support battalion.
The brigade's lineage can be traced back to several different units starting with the 50th Armored Division. This unit was disbanded On 1 September 1993 and the Division was reduced to the 50th Armored Brigade which was subordinate unit to the 42nd Infantry Division.. This unit consisted of the 2–102nd Armor BN, 5–117th Cavalry Sqdn, 2–113th Mechanized Infantry BN, 1–114th Mechanized Infantry BN, 3–112th Field Artillery BN and the 250th Support BN. All units of the 50th Brigade were equipped with dated equipment such as M1 IP Abrams MBTs, M113A1 APCs and M109A5 SPGs. The 50th Armored Brigade existed up until 2007–2008 when the brigade was upgraded and converted to an independent brigade combat team under the Army's new modularity program.
The 50th Armored Brigade took part in several homeland security missions after 11 September 2001. It also participated in several Global War On Terror missions before converting in 2008. The 1–114th Infantry took part in the Sinai UN Security Mission and was deployed for six months in 2004. The 2–102nd Armor and the 2–113th Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Cuba and served with the Joint Detention Operations Group as part of JTF-JDOG V. Battery B, 3–112th Field Artillery (augmented by soldiers from the 5–117th Cavalry)deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II as an "In Lieu Of" Military Police Company. Batteries A and C deployed to Germany in 2004 as Provisional Military Police Companies. In October 2005 elements of the 42nd ID/50th BDE were activated for Operation Hurricane Katrina relief in the city of New Orleans. The 2–102nd Armor and the 1–114th Infantry were called to active duty and the combined unit shipped to Louisiana to provide security for FEMA. The 50th BDE arrived at Belle Chase Naval Air Station and from there was forward deployed to the New Orleans Convention Center. From there the elements of the 42nd ID sent teams to various parts of the city on various missions of security ranging from roving patrol to security escort for the New Orleans Fire Department and various other relief agencies.
The force structure of the Brigade was changed in 2008 when the conversion to the 50th IBCT occurred. The new force structure now consists of the 102nd Cavalry Regiment
, the 1–114th Infantry and 2–113th Light Infantry Battalions, the 3–112th Field Artillery Battalion, the 50th Special Troops Battalion and the 250th Brigade Support Battalion. Equipment was mostly brought up to current Army standards and all heavy assets were given up.
In June 2008, 26 company-sized elements of the 50th IBCT were mobilized and trained at Fort Bliss, Texas, before being deployed to Iraq for the 2008–2009 rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The 50th IBCT deployment brought the total number of NJ National Guard Soldiers sent to Iraq and Afghanistan to over 3,200. The 50th IBCT units were mobilized for one year, including stateside training and “boots on the ground” in theater. The 50th IBCT units conducted a variety of important missions in Iraq. The 50th IBCT premobilization training began in 2007 and took place in New Jersey and Fort Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania, with further OIF-specific preparation being conducted at Fort Bliss, TX. Originally slated to deploy to Iraq in 2010, the 50th IBCT units deployed earlier to compensate for the changes needed to comply with new Department of Defense (DoD) policies. Earlier in 2007, the DoD had reduced the amount of time units spend overseas in a combat theater, which in turn shifted mobilization schedules and required earlier deployments than anticipated. The units of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was welcomed home by family and friends with a parade through Trenton, NJ on 12 June 2009, after almost a year-long tour of Iraq. The Brigade units, led by their Commander, Colonel Steve Ferrari, were welcomed by Governor Jon Corzine.
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Infantry
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brigade combat team
Brigade combat team
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of the United States Army National Guard of New Jersey. It is headquartered at the Lawrenceville Armory.
Background
The 50th Brigade Combat Team is the major unit of the New JerseyNew Jersey
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Army National Guard
Army National Guard
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. The headquarters is located in Lawrenceville, NJ. The 50th Brigade Combat Team has two light Infantry battalions, one Artillery battalion, one Cavalry squadron, a special troops battalion, two MP companies, and a support battalion.
The brigade's lineage can be traced back to several different units starting with the 50th Armored Division. This unit was disbanded On 1 September 1993 and the Division was reduced to the 50th Armored Brigade which was subordinate unit to the 42nd Infantry Division.. This unit consisted of the 2–102nd Armor BN, 5–117th Cavalry Sqdn, 2–113th Mechanized Infantry BN, 1–114th Mechanized Infantry BN, 3–112th Field Artillery BN and the 250th Support BN. All units of the 50th Brigade were equipped with dated equipment such as M1 IP Abrams MBTs, M113A1 APCs and M109A5 SPGs. The 50th Armored Brigade existed up until 2007–2008 when the brigade was upgraded and converted to an independent brigade combat team under the Army's new modularity program.
The 50th Armored Brigade took part in several homeland security missions after 11 September 2001. It also participated in several Global War On Terror missions before converting in 2008. The 1–114th Infantry took part in the Sinai UN Security Mission and was deployed for six months in 2004. The 2–102nd Armor and the 2–113th Infantry deployed to Guantanamo Bay Cuba and served with the Joint Detention Operations Group as part of JTF-JDOG V. Battery B, 3–112th Field Artillery (augmented by soldiers from the 5–117th Cavalry)deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II as an "In Lieu Of" Military Police Company. Batteries A and C deployed to Germany in 2004 as Provisional Military Police Companies. In October 2005 elements of the 42nd ID/50th BDE were activated for Operation Hurricane Katrina relief in the city of New Orleans. The 2–102nd Armor and the 1–114th Infantry were called to active duty and the combined unit shipped to Louisiana to provide security for FEMA. The 50th BDE arrived at Belle Chase Naval Air Station and from there was forward deployed to the New Orleans Convention Center. From there the elements of the 42nd ID sent teams to various parts of the city on various missions of security ranging from roving patrol to security escort for the New Orleans Fire Department and various other relief agencies.
The force structure of the Brigade was changed in 2008 when the conversion to the 50th IBCT occurred. The new force structure now consists of the 102nd Cavalry Regiment
102nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 102nd Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1913.-Lineage:Organized 29 May 1913 in the New Jersey National Guard as the 1st Cavalry Squadron with Headquarters at Newark...
, the 1–114th Infantry and 2–113th Light Infantry Battalions, the 3–112th Field Artillery Battalion, the 50th Special Troops Battalion and the 250th Brigade Support Battalion. Equipment was mostly brought up to current Army standards and all heavy assets were given up.
In June 2008, 26 company-sized elements of the 50th IBCT were mobilized and trained at Fort Bliss, Texas, before being deployed to Iraq for the 2008–2009 rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The 50th IBCT deployment brought the total number of NJ National Guard Soldiers sent to Iraq and Afghanistan to over 3,200. The 50th IBCT units were mobilized for one year, including stateside training and “boots on the ground” in theater. The 50th IBCT units conducted a variety of important missions in Iraq. The 50th IBCT premobilization training began in 2007 and took place in New Jersey and Fort Indian Town Gap, Pennsylvania, with further OIF-specific preparation being conducted at Fort Bliss, TX. Originally slated to deploy to Iraq in 2010, the 50th IBCT units deployed earlier to compensate for the changes needed to comply with new Department of Defense (DoD) policies. Earlier in 2007, the DoD had reduced the amount of time units spend overseas in a combat theater, which in turn shifted mobilization schedules and required earlier deployments than anticipated. The units of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was welcomed home by family and friends with a parade through Trenton, NJ on 12 June 2009, after almost a year-long tour of Iraq. The Brigade units, led by their Commander, Colonel Steve Ferrari, were welcomed by Governor Jon Corzine.
Campaign participation credit
World War I-Meuse-Argonne
-Alsace 1918
World War II
-Northern France
-Rhineland
-Ardennes-Alsace
-Central Europe
External links
- 50th IBCT HHC Headquarters Headquarters Company motto: Lead from the Front! (see: BDES1.wordpress.com)