44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Active2017-present
Country United States
Branch United States Army, Army National Guard
TypeInfantry
RoleLight Infantry
SizeBrigade
HQLawrenceville, NJ
Nickname(s)Jersey Blues (Special Designation)[1]
Motto(s)"In Omnia Paratus", Prepared in All Things
ColorsThe colors are flag blue and golden orange. These were the colors of the House of Nassau under which the Dutch settled what is now New York and New Jersey. These colors were chosen because the IBCT was formed from units located in this area. The two back to back "4s" represent the unit's numerical designation.
Websitehttps://www.nj.gov/military/guard/army/major-commands/44ibct/
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Brian Stramaglia [2]
Insignia
Combat service identification badge

The 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade combat team of the New Jersey National Guard. It is headquartered at the Lawrenceville Armory in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. The 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is the major unit of the New Jersey Army National Guard. The 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team has three light infantry battalions, a field artillery battalion, a cavalry squadron, an engineer battalion, and a support battalion.[3]

  1. ^ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  2. ^ "NJ DMAVA Commands".
  3. ^ New Jersey Army National Guard Major Commands