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The 133rd Engineer Battalion's area of operations (AO) spanned an area the size of the U.S. northeast, significantly larger than most Engineer battalion's normal span of control in Iraq. The 133rd was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their participation in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance Campaigns. [6]
Although the 133rd Engineer Battalion has a lineage that goes back only to 1854, the Headquarters Company traces its history to the formation of the Portland Light Infantry in 1803. By the War of 1812 the Portland Light Infantry had become Captain Nathaniel Shaw's Company, 3rd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 12th Division in the Massachusetts Militia.
In 1961, the regiment became the 20th Armor Regiment. In 1967, the 20th Armor Regiment was converted and redesignated as the 133rd Engineer Battalion, which carries on the lineage of the 103rd Infantry Regiment. [10]
Company E (Detachment 1), 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) (supports 3-172nd Infantry Regiment) Calais 1136th Transportation Company (Detachment 2) Caribou HQ 185th Engineer Company (Support) Brunswick 133rd Engineer Battalion. Headquarters and Headquarters Company; Forward Support Company; Houlton
The 10th Maine Battalion served as headquarters guard for the XII Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville and as part of the Army of the Potomac's provost guard at the Battle of Gettysburg. The 10th Maine Battalion was detached from the XII Corps at Tullahoma, Tennessee, on February 29, 1864, to be amalgamated with the 29th Maine Infantry.
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The 240th Coast Artillery is also one of the "ancestor" units, along with the famed 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, of the modern day 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard. [8]
Engineering and construction - 133rd Engineer Battalion; Aviation - 142nd & 126th Aviation Companies; Smaller unit's specialties include: Military police; Transportation and maintenance; Infantry; Headquarters related support units; Full List of Units; In addition, the Maine National Guard includes the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil ...