Photo By David Moore | SSpc. Daniel Turner, of the 1-181st Infantry, displays his new 50th Infantry Brigade...... read more read more
At a ceremony on June 5 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Soldiers of the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 1-181st Infantry Battalion official became part of the Garden State’s largest Guard unit.
The Massachusetts infantrymen are part of a unit that formed on Dec. 13, 1636, a force that ultimately became the Continental Army and later the militia that came to be known as the National Guard.
With the New Jersey unit now their higher headquarters, the Massachusetts Soldiers will wear the distinctive three-star patch of the 50th IBCT.
Col. Christopher Shrieks, 50th IBCT commander, noted that the new unit adds to an already rich history, as many of the New Jersey units that comprise the brigade trace their roots to the Revolutionary War.
“If you look at our unit colors, we hold some of the same battle streamers,” he said. “We are very happy to have really professional Soldiers who take pride in their unit history. With that unit pride, they can bring a newer approach at how training is viewed. We can learn from them and they can learn from us.”
The reassignment of the 181st to the Brigade comes as a result of the Army and Army National Guard realignments with the infantry brigades in the next training year.
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.09.2016 14:02 |
| Story ID: | 200543 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, US |
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