44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

The 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army National Guard of New Jersey. It is headquartered at the Lawrenceville Armory in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBrigade
Nickname(s)Jersey Blues (Special Designation)[1]
ColorsThe colors are flag blue and golden orange. These were the colors of the House of Nassau under which the Dutch settled what is now New York and New Jersey. These colors were chosen because the IBCT was formed from units located in this area. The two back to back "4s" represent the unit's numerical designation.
Commanders
Current
commander		COL Robert Hughes [2]
Notable
commanders		COL Christopher Schrieks[3]
Insignia
Combat service identification badge

50th Armored Brigade

The brigade's lineage can be traced back to several different units starting with the 50th Armored Division. The division was disbanded on 1 September 1993 and reduced to the 50th Armored Brigade, which became part of the 42nd Infantry Division.

The 50th Armored Brigade existed up until 2007–2008 when the brigade was converted to the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team under the Army's new modularity program. The new force structure consisted of the 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, the 1st Battalion (Light), 114th Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Battalion (Light), 113th Infantry Regiment, the 3d Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, the Special Troops Battalion and the 250th Brigade Support Battalion. Equipment was mostly brought up to current Army standards and all heavy/mechanized vehicles and weaponry were given up.

The force structure of the Brigade was changed again in 2015, in accordance with the Army's latest Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) for IBCTs. The new force structure now consists of a third infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts. Additionally, the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion was converted to the 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB).

44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

On 15 June 2017, the 50th IBCT was reflagged as the 44th IBCT as a tribute to its heritage of belonging to the 44th Infantry Division.[4]

The 44th Brigade Combat Team is the major unit of the New Jersey Army National Guard. The 44th Brigade Combat Team has three light infantry battalions, one field artillery battalion, one cavalry squadron, an engineer battalion, and a support battalion.[5]

Structure
  • 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
      • Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) at Lawrenceville
    • 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop at Westfield[6]
      • Troop A at Dover[6]
      • Troop B at West Orange[6]
      • Troop C at Hackettstown[6]
    • 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment
      • HHC at Riverdale[6]
      • Company A at Newark[6]
      • Company B at Jersey City[6]
      • Company C at Woodbridge[6]
      • Company D at Jersey City[6]
    • 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment
      • HHC at Woodbury[6]
      • Company A at Mount Holly[6]
      • Company B at Freehold[6]
      • Company C at Blackwood[6]
      • Company D at Woodstown[6]
    • 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment (Massachusetts National Guard)
      • HHC at Worcester, MA
      • Company A at Agawam, MA
      • Company B at Gardner and Greenfield, MA
      • Company C at Cambridge, MA
      • Company D at Whitinsville, MA
    • 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Morristown[6]
        • Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Freehold[6]
      • Battery A at Morristown[6]
      • Battery B at Flemington[6]
      • Battery C at Toms River[6]
    • 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion
      • Company A (Engineer) at West Orange[6]
      • Company B (Military Intelligence) at West Orange[6]
      • Company C at Lawrenceville
    • 250th Brigade Support Battalion
      • HHC at Teaneck[6]
      • Company A (Distribution) at Teaneck[6]
      • Company B at Manchester[6]
      • Company C at Jersey City[6]
      • Company D at Westfield (102nd Forward Support Company)[6]
      • Company F at Morristown (112th Forward Support Company)[6]
      • Company G at Vineland (114th Forward Support Company)[6]
      • Company H at Teaneck (113th Forward Support Company)[6]
      • Company I at Leominster, MA (181st Forward Support Company) (Massachusetts National Guard)

Campaign participation credit

World War I
  • Meuse-Argonne
  • Alsace 1918

World War II
  • Northern France
  • The Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe

War on Terrorism

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References
  1. "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. COL Timothy Coakley Change Of Command
  3. COL Christopher Schrieks Change Of Command
  4. 15-JUN-2017 the 50th IBCT was reflagged as the 44th IBCT US Army Homepage: Guard Units, United States Army. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  5. New Jersey Army National Guard Major Commands
  6. "NJ NG Directory". The State of New Jersey. 12 November 2019.
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