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Massachusetts National Guard Facts |
- Established Dec. 13, 1636
- Dual mission to support the Department of Defense and respond
to emergencies at home
- Army and Air Force units
- 44 armories / facilities in 40 communities across the
commonwealth
- 7,800 soldiers and airmen
- 1,700 full-time employees
- 6,100 part-time, drilling Guard members
- 800 members currently serving overseas in Afghanistan, Iraq,
Kosovo and other places
- 5,200 members have served overseas since Sept. 11, 2001
- $305 million budget, 97 percent federally funded
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