194th Tank Battalion
| 149th Armor Regiment | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms
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| Active | 1959–2007 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Armor |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ |
Salinas, CA (1959–96) Presidio of Monterey, CA (1996–99) Seaside, CA (1999–2007) |
| Motto(s) | Men and Steel |
| Vehicles | M60A3 |
| Engagements |
Border War |
| Decorations |
Presidential Unit Citation (3) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
Border War
World War I
World War II
Presidential Unit Citation (3)
The 149th Armor Regiment was an armor regiment that was part of the California Army National Guard. Its lineage dates back to a cavalry unit organized in 1895; it was deactivated as regiment the 2007 as the 149th Armored Regiment. The unit, in all its incarnations, was activated for multiple natural disasters, border service,peacekeeping, two domestic riots, and two foreign wars. The regiment is recognized by the United States Army as a valid regiment in the United States Army Regimental System, albeit inactive.
Initially organized as Troop C of cavalry at Salinas on 5 August 1895, being the first national guard unit formed in the Central Coast region. The troop's first activation was when it was called up to provide law and order in San Francisco following the earthquake in 1906, using Golden Gate Park as its base of operations. In 1911 the troop was, was redesignated as being part of 1st Squadron of Cavalry. In 1916, the unit was activated for federal service on the Mexican border near Nogales, Arizona; it was deactivated that same year. Drafted into federal service in August 1917 at Camp Kearny in San Diego, it was redesignated as Company B of the 145th Machine Gun Battalion, as an element of the 40th Division; in May 1919 it was demobilized at the Presidio of San Francisco.
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