Celebrating National Guard Training at Fort McCoy [Image 2 of 4]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

12.13.2022

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                      

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Designed Dec. 13, 2022, this graphic celebrates the birthday of the National Guard, and the thousands of National Guard troops who train at Fort McCoy regularly every year. According to the National Guard, on Dec. 13, 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments — the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard — share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military. Dec. 13, 1636, thus marks the beginning of the organized militia, and the birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard. (U.S. Army Graphic/Layout and Design by Scott T. Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

• Date Taken: 12.13.2022
• Date Posted: 12.21.2022 17:07
• Photo ID: 7568002
• VIRIN: 221213-A-OK556-025
• Resolution: 654x631
• Size: 201.91 KB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US