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The 133rd Engineer Battalion is the oldest unit in the Maine Army National Guard and one of several National Guard units with campaign credit for the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Known as "Maine's Regiment", the 133rd traces its beginnings back to the formation of the Cumberland County Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia in 1760 ...
The unit was formed during WWII as the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. It saw action and was decommissioned shortly after the war ended. The unit was reactivated as Mobile Construction Battalion 133 for the Vietnam War and remains an active unit today.
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]
The Maine State Guard is the currently-inactive state defense force of Maine, which replaced the Maine National Guard and performed their stateside duties during World War II [5] and the Vietnam War. [6] The state guard is currently inactive. However, it may be reactivated at the Governor's discretion. [7]
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division; 1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade
The 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment were both awarded Meritorious Unit Citations for their service in Iraq. [ 21 ] In 2005–06, 800 soldiers of 3d Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment , 72d Brigade, 36th Infantry Division deployed to Afghanistan.
In April the military took over. The Army took over the dredging operation while Seabees of the 5th Naval Construction Battalion took over the airfield. [3] When they were done there would be three runways. The Navy would turn the airfield into a major facility by sending Seabees from the 13th, 64th and 133rd Construction Battalions to do it. [3]
3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation: Long An Province: Jul 24 – 25: Operation Tiger Coronado VIII [30] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation: Long An Province: Jul 27 – 29: Operation Stockton [1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and ...