New Jersey Army National Guard

The New Jersey Army National Guard consists of over 8,000 Guardsmen. The New Jersey Guard is currently engaged in multiple worldwide and homeland missions. Units have deployed to Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, Germany, Kosovo, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Egypt. The Guard has also deployed to help with the recovery from Hurricane Irma in Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria in Florida and Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

"New Jersey National Guard" redirects here. For the air division, see New Jersey Air National Guard.
New Jersey Army National Guard
Active1945/46−present (as Army National Guard)
Country United States
BranchArmy National Guard
Part ofNew Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
New Jersey National Guard
Commanders
Current
commander		The Adjutant General: Major General Jemal Beale

The New Jersey Army National Guard is governed through the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

On the home front, the Guard is responsible for homeland security tasks in the State of New Jersey.

The New Jersey National Guard contributed forces to the 44th Division when it was reformed on Oct. 19, 1920 as a result of the National Defense Act of 1920's major expansion of the National Guard.[1][2] As originally conceived, the division was to consist of National Guard units from the States of Delaware, New Jersey and New York. The 57th Infantry Brigade was the New Jersey contribution. The brigade had the 113th and 114th Infantry Regiments.

The New Jersey Army National Guard maintained the 50th Armored Division in the force from 1946 to 1988, and afterwards contributed a New Jersey brigade to the 42nd Infantry Division.

Commander-in-Chief: Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey

The Adjutant General: Brig. Gen. Jemal J. Beale

Assistant Adjutant General: Col.Lisa Hou

Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs: Dr. Mark Piterski

A soldier of the 1-114th Infantry reunites with his family at the Joint Training and Training Development Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, May 18, 2015

Structure
  • 444th Public Affairs Detachment at Lawrenceville[3]
  • Joint Force Headquarters at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst[3]
    • 1948th Contingency Contracting Team at Fort Dix[3]
    • 254th Regiment (Combat Arms) at Sea Girt[3]
      • 1st Battalion (Leadership)[4]
      • 2nd Battalion (Modular Training Battalion)[5]
      • 63rd Army Band[3]
  • RTS-M (Regional Training Site - Maintenance)[6]
  • Joint Training and Training Development Center (JT2DC)[7]
  • 42nd Regional Support Group at Somerset[3]
    • 117th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Woodbridge[3]
      • 143rd Transportation Company[8]
      • 508th Military Police Company at Teaneck[3]
      • 50th Chemical Company at Somerset[3]
    • 119th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Vineland[3]
      • 253rd Transportation Company at Cape May[3]
        • Detachment 1 at Atlantic City[3]
      • 328th Military Police Company at Cherry Hill[3]
      • 154th Water Purification Company at New Eqypt[3]
      • 820th Water Distribution Detachment at New Eqypt[3]
      • 820th Quartermaster Detachment[8]
    • 50th Finance Management Company at Somerset (New Brunswick)[3]
      • 250th Finance Detachment at Somerset (New Brunswick)[3]
      • 350th Finance Detachment at Somerset (New Brunswick)[3]
  • 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team[3]
    • Army Air Support Facility #1 at Lakehurst[3]
    • 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion at West Orange[3]
      • Company A (Engineer) at West Orange[3]
      • Company B (Military Intelligence) at West Orange[3]
    • 1-102nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) at Westfield[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop at Westfield[3]
      • Troop A at Dover[3]
      • Troop B at West Orange[3]
      • Troop C at Hackettstown[3]
    • 2-113th Infantry Regiment (United States) at Riverdale[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Riverdale[3]
      • Company A at Newark[3]
      • Company B at Jersey City[3]
      • Company C at Woodbridge[3]
      • Company D at Jersey City[3]
    • 1-114th Infantry Regiment (United States) at Woodbury[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Woodbury[3]
      • Company A at Mount Holly[3]
      • Company B at Freehold[3]
      • Company C at Blackwood[3]
      • Company D at Woodstown[3]
    • 1-181st Infantry Regiment (United States) at Worcester, MA (Mass Guard)
      • Headquarters and Headqarters Company 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
    • 250th Brigade Support Battalion at Teaneck[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Teaneck[3]
      • Company A (Distribution) at Teaneck[3]
      • Company B at Manchester[3]
      • Company C at Jersey City[3]
      • Company D at Westfield (102nd Forward Support Company)[3]
      • Company F at Morristown (112th Forward Support Company)[3]
      • Company G at Vineland (114th Forward Support Company)[3]
      • Company H at Teaneck (113th Forward Support Company)[3]
      • Company I at Whitinsville, MA (181st Forward Support Company) (Mass Guard)
    • 3-112th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) at Morristown[3]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Morristown[3]
        • Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Freehold[3]
      • Battery A at Morristown[3]
      • Battery B at Flemington[3]
      • Battery C at Toms River[3]
  • 57th Troop Command (HQ at Atlantic City)[3]

Awards and Decorations in Order of Precedence
  • New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal
  • New Jersey Medal of Valor
  • New Jersey Meritorious Service Medal
  • New Jersey Commendation Medal
  • New Jersey Ribbon of Honor
  • New Jersey Good Conduct Ribbon
  • New Jersey Merit Award
  • New Jersey Desert Storm Service Medal
  • New Jersey Desert Storm Ribbon
  • New Jersey State Service Award
  • New Jersey Recruiting Award
  • New Jersey Governor's Unit Award
  • New Jersey Unit Strength Award
Troops of the 250th Signal Battalion in Iraq

Historic units
  • 102nd Cavalry Regiment
  • 112th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 113th Infantry Regiment, one of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812
  • 157th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 157th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 165th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 199th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 228th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 254th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

See also

References
  1. Doubler, Michael D. "Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War: The Army National Guard, 1636–2000" (University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KA, 2003), p. 190.
  2. Wilson, John B., The Army Lineage Series: "Armies, Corps, Divisions and Separate Brigades" (US Army Center of Military History Washington, D.C, 1999), rp374.
  3. "NJ NG Directory". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  4. "254th Regiment (CA)". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  5. "254th Regiment (CA)". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  6. "RTS-M Home". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  7. "JT2DC gains a new command team". Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. November 12, 2019.
  8. "Organization". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
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