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The New Jersey Army National Guard consists of more than 6,000 Citizen-Soldiers. The New Jersey Army National Guard is currently engaged in multiple worldwide and homeland missions. Units have deployed to
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. The Guard has also deployed to help with the recovery from
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and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
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. The New Jersey Army National Guard is governed through the
New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a governmental department of the state of New Jersey. It is composed of the New Jersey Army National Guard as well as the New Jersey Air National Guard. They are administered by the Adj ...
. On the home front, the Guard is responsible for
homeland security Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" to ...
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
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's major expansion of the National Guard.Wilson, John B., The Army Lineage Series: "Armies, Corps, Divisions and Separate Brigades" (US Army Center of Military History Washington, D.C, 1999), rp374. As originally conceived, the division was to consist of National Guard units from the States of
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
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. 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:
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Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official res ...
The Adjutant General:''
Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, D.O.
Deputy Adjutant General:''
Col. Yvonne L. Mays
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs:''
Col. (Retired) Walter R. Nall


Structure

* 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team * ** 104th Brigade Engineer Battalion at West Orange *** Company A (Engineer) at West Orange *** Company B (Military Intelligence) at West Orange *** Company C at Lawrenceville **1st Squadron, 102d Cavalry Regiment at Westfield *** Headquarters and Headquarters Troop at Westfield *** Troop A at Dover *** Troop B at West Orange *** Troop C at Hackettstown **2d Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment at Riverdale *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Riverdale *** Company A at Newark *** Company B at Jersey City *** Company C at Woodbridge *** Company D at Jersey City **1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment at Woodbury *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Woodbury *** Company A at Mount Holly *** Company B at Freehold *** Company C at Blackwood *** Company D at Woodstown **1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment 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 *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Teaneck *** Company A (Distribution) at Teaneck *** Company B at Manchester *** Company C at Jersey City *** Company D at Westfield (102nd Forward Support Company) *** Company F at Morristown (112th Forward Support Company) *** Company G at Vineland (114th Forward Support Company) *** Company H at Teaneck (113th Forward Support Company) *** Company I at Whitinsville, MA (181st Forward Support Company) (Mass Guard) **3d Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment at Morristown *** Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Morristown **** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at Freehold *** Battery A at Morristown *** Battery B at Flemington *** Battery C at Toms River * 42nd Regional Support Group at Somerset **117th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at
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***143rd Transportation Company *** 508th Military Police Company at
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***50th Chemical Company at Somerset **119th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at
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***253rd Transportation Company at
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**** Detachment 1 at Atlantic City ***
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at Cherry Hill ***154th Quartermaster Company (Water Purification) at
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) ** 21st Civil Support Team at Fort Dix ** 1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 150th Aviation Regiment at Lakehurst ** Company C, 1st Battalion (Security and Support), 224th Aviation Regiment at West Trenton Armory ** 444th Public Affairs Detachment at Lawrenceville **1948th Contingency Contracting Team at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst ** 63rd Army Band at Sea Girt * 254th Regiment (Combat Arms) at Sea Girt ** 1st Battalion (Leadership) ** 2nd Battalion (Modular Training Battalion) * Observation Coach/Training (OC/T) *Recruiting and Retention Battalion at Sea Girt *Medical Command at Sea Girt * Joint Force Headquarters at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst * RTS-M (Regional Training Site - Maintenance) at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst


Adjutants Generals of New Jersey

*Colonel William Bott, 1776-1793 *Brigadier General Anthony Walton White, 1793-1803 *Mr. John Morgan, 1803-1804 *Brigadier General Ebenezer Elmer, 1804 *Brigadier General Peter Hunt, 1804-1810 *Brigadier General James J. Wilson, 1810-1812, 1814 *Brigadier General John Beatty, 1812-1814 *Brigadier General Charles Gordon, 1814-1816 *Brigadier General Zechariah Rossell, 1816-1842 *Major General Thomas McCall Cadwalader, 1842-1858 *Major General Robert Field Stockton, 1858-1867 *Major General William Scudder Stryker, 1867-1900 *Brigadier General Alexander Coulter Oliphant, 1900-1902 *Brigadier General Reginald Heber Breintnall, 1902-1909 *Brigadier General Wilbur Fisk Sadler Jr., 1909-1916 *Brigadier General Charles V. Barber, 1916-1917 *Brigadier General Frederick Gilkyson, 1917-1932 *Brigadier General William A. Higgins, 1932-1941 *Colonel Edgar N. Bloomer, 1941-1942 *Brigadier General James Isaiah Bowers, 1942-1947 *Major General
Clifford Ross Powell Clifford Ross Powell (July 26, 1893March 28, 1973) was an American, who served as the acting governor of New Jersey from January 3, 1935, to January 8, 1935. Biography He was born in Lumberton Township, New Jersey on July 26, 1893. He was educa ...
, 1947-1948 *Major General Edward C. Rose, 1948-1954 *Major General James F. Cantwell, 1964-1970 *Major General William R. Sharp, 1970-1974 *Major General Wilfred C. Menard, Jr., 1974-1982 *Major General Francis R. Gerard, 1982-1990 *Major General Vito Morgano, 1990-1994 *Major General Paul J. Glazar, 1994-2002 *Major General Glenn K. Rieth, 2002-2011 *Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, 2011-2018 *Major General Jemal J. Beale, 2018-2020 *Colonel Lisa J. Hou, 2020-2021 (''Acting'') *Brigadier General Lisa J. Hou, 2021-Present


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


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 An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
* 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

*
New Jersey Naval Militia The New Jersey Naval Militia (NJNM) is the inactive naval militia of the state of New Jersey. As a portion of the New Jersey organized militia, it existed as an active entity from 1895 to 1963 and again from 1999 to 2002. The Naval Militia was stoo ...
*
New Jersey State Guard The New Jersey State Guard, previously known as the New Jersey State Militia, is the inactive state defense force of New Jersey, and is one of New Jersey's authorized military forces. The State Guard served as the stateside replacement for the Ne ...


References


External links


New Jersey Army Guard
(N.J. Dept. of Military & Veteran Affairs)

at GlobalSecurity.org *
NJ Militia Museum
{{NGbystate Military in New Jersey New Jersey National Guard Military units and formations established in 1945