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New Jersey Army National Guard
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Active1945/46−present (as Army National Guard)
CountryImage United States
AllegianceImage New Jersey
BranchImage United States Army
RoleImage Army National Guard
Part of
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Yvonne Mays
Adjutant General
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New Jersey Army National Guard 57th Troop Command FlagImage
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The New Jersey Army National Guard consists of more than 6,000 citizen-soldiers.[citation needed] The New Jersey Army National Guard is currently engaged in multiple worldwide and homeland missions. Units have deployed to Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, Jordan, Syria, 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.

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.[1]

The New Jersey National Guard maintains a State Partnership Program with the militaries of Albania and the Republic of Cyprus[2]

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.[3][4] 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: Mikie Sherrill, Governor of New Jersey

The Adjutant General: Brig Gen Yvonne L. Mays

Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs: Vincent Solomeno

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A soldier of the 1-114th Infantry reunites with his family at the Joint Training and Training Development Center, Fort Dix (Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst), May 18, 2015. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

Structure

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U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1 Helen Rojas, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot, at the Fort Dix entity Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 19, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
  • Image44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team[5]
    • Image104th Brigade Engineer Battalion at West Orange[6]
      • Company A (Engineer) at West Orange[6]
      • Company B (Military Intelligence) at West Orange[6]
      • Company C at Lawrenceville
    • Image1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment at Westfield[6]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop at Westfield[6]
      • Troop A at Dover[6]
      • Troop B at West Orange[6]
      • Troop C at Hackettstown[6]
    • Image2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment at Riverdale[6]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company 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]
    • Image1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment at Woodbury[6]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Woodbury[6]
      • Company A at Mount Holly[6]
      • Company B at Freehold[6]
      • Company C at Blackwood[6]
      • Company D at Woodstown[6]
    • Image1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment at Worcester, MA (Mass Guard)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters 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
    • Image250th Brigade Support Battalion at Teaneck[6]
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company 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 Whitinsville, MA (181st Forward Support Company) (Mass Guard)
    • Image3d Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment at Morristown[6]
      • 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]
  • Image42nd Regional Support Group at Somerset[7]
  • Image57th Troop Command (HQ at Atlantic City)[9]
  • Image254th Regiment at Sea Girt[10]
    • 1st Battalion (Infantry)
    • 2nd Battalion (Modular Training Battalion)
    • 3rd Battalion (Battle Simulation Group)
  • ImageObservation Coach/Trainer (OC/T) Operations Group[11]
  • ImageRecruiting and Retention Battalion at Sea Girt
  • Joint Force Headquarters at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst-Fort Dix [6]
  • RTS-M (Regional Training Site - Maintenance) at JB-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst-Fort Dix [12]

Adjutants General of New Jersey

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  • 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, 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)
  • Major General Lisa J. Hou, 2021–2024
  • Colonel Yvonne Mays, 2024 (‘’Acting’’)
  • Brigadier General Yvonne L Mays, (Current)

Awards and Decorations in Order of Precedence

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

Historic units

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "102nd Armor Battalion". National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ↑ "State Partnership Program". www.nj.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ↑ Doubler, Michael D. "Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War: The Army National Guard, 1636–2000" (University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2003), p. 190.
  4. ↑ Wilson, John B., The Army Lineage Series: "Armies, Corps, Divisions and Separate Brigades" (US Army Center of Military History Washington, D.C., 1999), rp374.
  5. ↑ "44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team". New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 "NJ NG Directory". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "42nd Regional Support Group". New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Organization". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.
  9. ↑ "57th Troop Command". New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "254th Regiment". New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Observer Coach/Trainer Operations Group". New Jersey Department of Military Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "RTS-M Home". The State of New Jersey. November 12, 2019.

Notes

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  1. ↑ The New Jersey Army National Guard is only under the command of the United States Army if the Army National Guard units are activated by the Federal Government under the President’s invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807.


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