Massachusetts National Guard
Encyclopedia
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
. It is currently headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts
and commanded by Major General
Joseph C. Carter
.
Recently it was announced that the headquarters would be moved to Hanscom Air Force Base
.
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
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 Engineers, and the 181st and 182nd Infantry Regiments are the oldest combat regiments in the United States Army.
The 181st Infantry, 182nd Infantry and the 772nd Military Police Company are three of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812
.
and Barnes Municipal Airport
, Massachusetts
are the major Massachusetts Air National Guard
bases.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. It is currently headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts
Milford, Massachusetts
Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,...
and commanded by Major General
Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
Joseph C. Carter
Joseph C. Carter (general)
Joseph C. Carter is a Major General and The Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard. He is the former chief of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police. He currently lives in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts with his wife Rae, an Oak Bluffs School teacher, and his daughter...
.
Recently it was announced that the headquarters would be moved to Hanscom Air Force Base
Hanscom Air Force Base
Hanscom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of Bedford, Massachusetts. The facility is a joint use civil airport/military base with Hanscom Field which provides general aviation and charter service.The host unit at Hanscom is the non-flying...
.
Massachusetts Army National Guard
Major units of the Massachusetts Army National Guard include the following:- 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade - Yankee
- 101st Field Artillery Regiment101st Field Artillery RegimentThe 101st Field Artillery regiment is the oldest field artillery regiment in the United States Army with a lineage dating to December 13, 1636 when it was organized as the South Regiment...
- Boston Light Artillery - 101st Engineer Battalion (United States)101st Engineer Battalion (United States)The 101st Engineer Battalion was originally established as the East Regiment. The first muster was held on the green in Salem, Massachusetts .On 13 December 1636, that Massachusetts General Court ordered the organization of three militia regiments designated as the North, South and East...
- 101st Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 181st Infantry Regiment (United States)181st Infantry Regiment (United States)The 181st Infantry Regiment shares the distinction of being the oldest combat regiment in the United States Army. The regiment traces its history to 13 December, 1636, when it was one of four colonial regiment of foot of the British Crown in Massachusetts...
- 182nd Infantry Regiment (United States)182nd Infantry Regiment (United States)The 182nd Infantry Regiment shares the distinction of being the oldest regiment in the United States Army. The regiment traces its history more than 370 years, when it was a colonial regiment of foot of the British Crown in Massachusetts...
- 211th Military Police Battalion211th Military Police BattalionThe 211th Military Police Battalion is a unit of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.Its Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment is descended from the First Corps of Cadets, initially formed in 1741...
- First Corps of Cadets - 164th Transportation Battalion
- 126th Aviation Regiment (United States)
Camp Edwards
Camp Edwards
Camp Edwards is a United States military training installation which is located in western Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It forms the largest part of the Massachusetts Military Reservation, which also includes Otis Air National Guard Base and Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. It was named after...
in the Massachusetts Military Reservation
Massachusetts Military Reservation
The Massachusetts Military Reservation, is a military reservation created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States War Department in 1935. Governor James Curley signed the state bill to allocate and purchase land for a military facility, and establishing a formal commission to...
, Cape Cod, Massachusetts is the major training site for Army National Guard units. Armories for the MA ARNG include Hudson Armory
Hudson Armory
The Hudson Armory is a Massachusetts Army National Guard armory. It was built at the intersection of Park Street and Washington Street in Hudson, Massachusetts next to the Assabet River in 1910 for the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia....
.
Former Units
- 1st Battalion, 102nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
- 104th Infantry 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 Engineers, and the 181st and 182nd Infantry Regiments are the oldest combat regiments in the United States Army.
The 181st Infantry, 182nd Infantry and the 772nd Military Police Company are three of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812
Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812
Nineteen current units of the Army National Guard perpetuate the lineages of militia units mustered into federal service during the War of 1812. Militia units from nine states that were part of the Union by the end of the War of 1812 , plus the District of Columbia, are the predecessors...
.
Massachusetts Air National Guard
Otis Air National Guard BaseOtis Air National Guard Base
Otis Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard installation located within the Massachusetts Military Reservation , a military training facility, located on the western portion of Cape Cod, in western Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States...
and Barnes Municipal Airport
Barnes Municipal Airport
Barnes Municipal Airport , also known as Westfield-Barnes Airport, is a tower-controlled joint civil-military public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Westfield, a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is owned by City of Westfield...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
are the major Massachusetts Air National Guard
Massachusetts Air National Guard
The Massachusetts Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is, along with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, an element of the Massachusetts National Guard...
bases.
See also
- Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry RegimentsThis page has been split as follows:* Coats of arms of U.S. Armor Regiments* Coats of arms of U.S. Cavalry Regiments-See also:* commons:Field Army insignia of the United States Army* Corps insignia of the United States Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Infantry RegimentsCoats of arms of US Infantry Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with infantry regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of Organization and Equipment are authorized a coat of arms to be displayed on the organization's standard, called...
- Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery RegimentsCoats of arms of US Air Defense Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with Field artillery, Air Defense Artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army...
Further reading
- Captain Robert K. Wright, Jr.. Massachusetts Militia Roots: A Bibliographic Study. (1986) 116th Military History DetachmentMilitary history detachmentA military history detachment is a detachment in the United States Army responsible for collecting documentation of the army in military conflicts for future work by military historians in writing both official and unofficial histories of the Army. United States Army Center of Military History...
Virginia Army National Guard. Available at the United States Army Center of Military History
External links
- 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