Paul Camara of Brooklyn, Connecticut possesses nearly three decades of professional experience in the construction industry. He is the president of Axiom Specialty Consulting in Foxborough, Massachusetts. While advancing a career in the construction sector, Paul Camara served as a section chief at the Massachusetts Army National Guard for seven years.
The Massachusetts National Guard was created on December 13, 1636, bearing the name, Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia. The Guard aggregated citizen-soldiers split into three permanent militia regiments - East, North, and South - upon the order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court.
Fifteen years before the court order, colonists began organizing militia companies in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies following the developments of new settlements in the region. As militia groups increased in number, colonial authorities realized that a larger military organization had to arise to control smaller groups.
Hence the General Court ordered all formerly independent militia companies to converge in three regiments on three different military bases. The Guard contains the oldest active units in the United States Army: the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion.
Over the last four centuries, the National Guard has stayed committed to its core purpose of defending the country. It has evolved from a strategic reserve of citizen-soldiers defending their settlements to a vast operational military force of nearly 450,000 soldiers and airmen.
The Massachusetts National Guard was created on December 13, 1636, bearing the name, Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia. The Guard aggregated citizen-soldiers split into three permanent militia regiments - East, North, and South - upon the order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court.
Fifteen years before the court order, colonists began organizing militia companies in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies following the developments of new settlements in the region. As militia groups increased in number, colonial authorities realized that a larger military organization had to arise to control smaller groups.
Hence the General Court ordered all formerly independent militia companies to converge in three regiments on three different military bases. The Guard contains the oldest active units in the United States Army: the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion.
Over the last four centuries, the National Guard has stayed committed to its core purpose of defending the country. It has evolved from a strategic reserve of citizen-soldiers defending their settlements to a vast operational military force of nearly 450,000 soldiers and airmen.
