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About the Massachusetts National Guard |
The Massachusetts National Guard was founded as the
Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636.
Since that time, members of the Massachusetts National Guard
have served the cause of freedom at Lexington and Concord, fought in
the trenches of France, stormed the beaches of Normandy and
Guadalcanal, kept the peace in Bosnia and endured the blazing
Middle Eastern sun.
There are
8,000 Soldiers and Airmen in the Massachusetts National
Guard, serving in Air Force and Army units, in both combat and
support roles.
More than 6,500 Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen
have been mobilized into federal service since September 11, 2001,
and more than 4,000 of those served overseas.
The Massachusetts National Guard has a unique dual mission: first,
to maintain properly trained and equipped units available as needed
to support the Department of Defense under the direction of the
President of the United States; and second, to provide trained and
disciplined forces for emergencies within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts under the direction of the Governor of Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts National Guard has always been there to support
the community in time of need. Massachusetts Guard members
were activated to protect life and property during the Blizzard of
1978, the airport security missions in 2001, the Democratic National
Convention in 2004, and relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
The Massachusetts National Guard is a citizen-soldier force that is
ready, reliable, robust and essential to the safety and security of the
commonwealth and nation. We have interstate compacts with the
National Guard from other states, so if we need an asset that we
don't have in Massachusetts, other states will lend us the personnel
and equipment.
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