Army Lt. Gen Timothy J. Kadavy, right, director of the Army National Guard, assists Army Master Sgt. William Kaemmer and Senior Airman Sarah Shaffer during a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the 380th birthday of the National Guard at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 9. In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay General Court formed the North, South and East Regiments, the first units of what would become  today’s National Guard.

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