Massachusetts Army National Guard

Massachusetts National Guard
Seal of the National Guard Depicted is a Massachusetts Minuteman
Active	1636–present
Country	England (1636-1707) Great Britain (1707-1776) United States (1776-Present)
Allegiance	United States Massachusetts
Branch	United States Army United States Air Force National Guard of the United States
Role	Federal Reserve Force State Militia (Militia Act of 1903)
Motto(s)	"The Nation's First!"
Engagements	Colonial Wars Pequot War King Philip's War King William's War Queen Anne's War King George's War French and Indian War American Wars American Revolutionary War Monmouth War of 1812 American Civil War First Bull Run Yorktown Peninsula Campaign Second Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Second Battle of Petersburg Appomattox War with Spain Puerto Rican Campaign World War I Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War Afghanistan Campaign Iraq Campaign
Decorations	Superior Unit Award (IFOR Service)
Commanders
Commander in Chief (Title 10 USC)	President of the United States (Federalized)
Commander in Chief (Title 32 USC)	Governor of Massachusetts
Adjutant General	Major General Gary W. Keefe
State Command Sergeant Major	CSM Carlos O. Ramos Rivera
Notable commanders	John Winthrop Myles Standish (Plymouth Company Commander)

Colonial Wars
Pequot War
King Philip's War
King William's War
Queen Anne's War
King George's War
French and Indian War
American Wars
American Revolutionary War

Korean War
Afghanistan Campaign

The Massachusetts National Guard was founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, and contains the oldest units in the United States Army. It is currently headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base and commanded by Major General L. Scott Rice.

Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army and Air Force, identical ranks and insignias are utilized. National Guardsmen are eligible for all US military awards in addition to state awards. Soldiers and Airmen are held to the same uniform, physical fitness, and marksmanship standards as their Active Duty counterparts.