The 1st Cavalry Division U.S. is one of the combat units most famous and most decorated U.S. Army. Today is the heavyweight division's most rapidly deployable mechanized outside U.S. territory. Its garrison and headquarters are located in Fort Hood, Texas. It brings together a workforce of 16,700 soldiers used in four combat brigades, a brigade Aviation [helicopters] and various other logistical support units and administrative functions. She is currently subject to the III Corps, the Rapid Deployable Corps-dependent FORSCOM, and commanded by Major-General Daniel B. Allyn.
Sheet of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division.
• Activation date: September 13, 1921.
• Country: United States of America.
• Branch: United States Army.
• Type: heavy mechanized division.
• Enrolment: 16700 men.
• Subordinate to: U.S. III Corps, FORSCOM.
• Garrison / HQ: Fort Hood, Texas.
• Patron Saint George.
• Nickname: First Team .
• Motto: "Live the Legend".
• Music Power: "Garry Owen".
• Commitments:
- WWII (Pacific).
- Korean War.
- Vietnam War.
- Operation Desert Storm .
- Global war against terrorism.
- Operation Iraqi Freedom .
• Badge distinctive round:
• Current Commander: Major-General Daniel B. Allyn.
• Former notable commanders: Walter C. Short, Robert M. Shoemaker, Wesley K. Clark, George William Casey, Sr., Daniel P. Bolger.
• Combat Units:
- 1st Brigade Combat Iron Horse .
- 2nd Brigade Combat Blackjack .
- 3rd Brigade Combat Grey Wolf .
- 4th Brigade Combat Longknife .
- Brigade Combat Aviation Warriors .
History (1921-2009).
The origin of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division was in the year 1833 lorsqu'est created the 1st Regiment of Dragoons. Shortly before the Civil War, the unit was redesignated "1st Cavalry Regiment." In 1861, the largest part of the 1st Regiment was stationed in the theater of operations in the East (two companies will remain in the Territory of New Mexico during the first two years of conflict). The regiment then took part in several battles throughout the Civil War, including Bull Run, Antietam Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cedar Creek and Appomatox.
Photo: detachment of cavalry during a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas (2005).
1 ° Between the two World War (1921-1941).
The U.S. Army establishes the "Table of Organization and Equipment (TO & E) of a permanent Cavalry Division April 4, 1921. It authorizes the organization of the "square" division, that is to say a division divided into four regiments (two per brigade), comprising 7463 officers, NCOs and soldiers, as follows:
- Elements of Quartermaster General (34 men).
- Two separate cavalry brigades (2803 men each).
- A field artillery battalion (790 men).
- Single "quartermaster" of the Divisional Train (276 men).
- A Special Forces Command (337 men).
- An ambulance company (63 men).
On 20 August 1921, the War Department is the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, and organized the first U.S. Division under the new TO & E, introduced in April, a few days later. It is officially activated Sept. 21, 1921, although still incomplete.
It is first assigned to the U.S. VIII Corps, with its headquarters and its 2nd Brigade stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and its 1st Brigade at Douglas, Arizona. The list of troops is slowly formed. The 1st Cavalry Division was transferred to August 20, 1921. The 7th, 8th and 10th Regiments after less than a month later, on Sept. 13. The assignment of the 10th Regiment, comprised of African American troops, is causing controversy due to the violation of Jim Crow racial segregation in the military. This controversy will continue until December 18 1922, when the 5th Cavalry Regiment, previously assigned to VIII Corps, commutes with the 10th in the division.
The thirties marked a profound change. A new TO & E for a mechanized and motorized experienced. To facilitate this, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Trade, January 3, 1933, the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment cons.
Taking into account the recommendations of the VIII Corps, the War College of the Armed Forces (Army War College) and the School of Command and General Staff, U.S. Army is developing a new system organization "triangular" formed with three regiments, for its divisions. System as the First Cav tested during military maneuvers Toyahvale, Texas, in 1938.
However, after these maneuvers, a group of staff officers of the division, headed by Brigadier-General A. Kenyon Joyce rejects the triangular system and recommends keeping the old system square (2 brigades and regiments 4). Thus, the First Cav addresses the Second World War.
Majors Division (1921-1941).
- Major General Robert L. Howze (September 1921 - June 1925).
- Brigadier Joseph C. Castner (June 1925 - January 1926).
- Major-General Edwin B. Winaus (January 1926 - October 1927).
- Brigadier General Samuel D. Rockenback (October 1927 - November 1927).
- Major-General George VH Moseley (November 1927 - September 1929).
- Brigadier General Charles J. Symmonds (September 1929 - October 1930).
- Brigadier George C. Barnhardt (October 1930 - December 1930).
- Major-General E. Ewing Booth (December 1930 - March 1932).
- Brigadier-General Walter C. Short (March 1932 - March 1933).
- Major General Frank R. McCoy (March 1933 - October 1933).
- Brigadier-General Walter C. Short (October 1933 - April 1934).
- Brigadier General Hamilton S. Hawkins (April 1934 - September 1936).
- Brigadier General Francis J. The Parker (September-October 1936).
- Major-General Ben Lear (October 1936 - November 1938).
- Major-General A. Kenyon Joyce (November 1938 - October 1940).
- Major General Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (October 1940 - February 1941).
2 ° World War II occupation of Japan (1941-1950).
During the Second World War, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. retains its square configuration two brigades and four regiments, with some modifications. These changes are to increase the manpower from 11,675 to 12,112 men.
The last mounted unit of the division lost its horses and is converted into an infantry unit February 28, 1943. However, a squadron mounted, the "detachment of cavalry horse", will be retained by the division. It helps to honor the traditions and heritage of the former cavalry parades or military ceremonies.
During the first half of 1943, it is equipped and organized as a Light Infantry Division [enhanced]. Its units move and are grouped at Camp Stoneman, California, in the following order:
- HHT (1), 1st Cavalry Division, July 11, 1943.
- HHT, 1st Cavalry Brigade, July 24, 1943.
- HHT, 2nd Cavalry Brigade, July 11, 1943.
- 5th Cavalry Regiment, July 24, 1943.
- 7th Cavalry Regiment, July 11, 1943.
- 8th Cavalry Regiment, July 11, 1943.
- 12th Cavalry Regiment, July 24, 1943.
- HHB (2), Divisional Artillery (DIVARTY).
- 61st Field Artillery Battalion, 24 July 1943.
- 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, 23 June 1943.
- 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 23 June 1943.
- 8th Engineer Battalion, June 18, 1943.
- 1st Medical Squadron.
- 16th Quartermaster Squadron.
- 7th Reconnaissance Squadron, July 11, 1943.
- 1st Platoon (3) Anti-tank.
- 1st Platoon transmission.
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division is for the theater of the Pacific Southwest. Having sailed from San Francisco June 26, 1943, she arrived in Australia on July 11 and July 26 sent by train to Strathpine, in the province of Queensland, where she completed her training.
The First Cav then left Australia 18 December 1943 to be transferred to New Guinea and participate in Operation Brewer, the offensive of General Douglas MacArthur in the Admiralty Islands. The division landed on the island of Los Negros February 29, 1944 and delivered its first battles in the area of the airfield Momote, conquers and secures it within days, despite the furious-night attacks against the Japanese. She then landed on Manus March 5, 1944 and participated in the conquest of the island until March 15. The U.S. campaign in the Admiralty Islands completed in May 1944.
She then took part in the comeback of MacArthur in the Philippine Islands. Having sailed from Manus 12 October 1944, she arrived 20 October on the island of Leyte, Tacloban City captures the large airfield and then advance towards the northern coast of the island, securing Leyte Valley. Then elements of the land division and secure the nearby island of Samar. Transferred to Ormoc plain, reaching the west coast of Leyte on 1 January 1945.
Below: progression First Cav in Leyte in October 1944.
The First Cav arrived on the island of Luzon, Lingayen Gulf, January 27, 1945, and advance in fighting to the capital Manila, arriving 3 February 1945. It frees 3,000 civilians prisoners in the University of Santo Tomas, among which some sixty American nurses dubbed the "Angels of Bataan", captured in April 1942 and interned by the Japanese for three years. That's terrifying battle of Manila, where 17,000 marines commanded by Rear Admiral Sanji Iwabachi cons have vowed to fight to the last man.
Below: the "Angels of Bataan" released by the First Cav in February 1945.
On 20 February 1945, the division was assigned to capture bridges over the river Marikina and securing the Tagaytay-Antipolo track. After being found March 12, 1945 in Antipolo area, elements of the First Cav progressing south through the provinces of Batangas and Bicol. They clean the pockets of enemy resistance. The fighting ended and the liberation of Luzon are officially proclaimed on 1 July 1945.
After the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division left Luzon 25 August 1945 to participate the occupation of Japan. She landed in the port of Yokohama 2 September 1945 and is the first U.S. division to enter Tokyo, six days later.
She recorded during the World War 970 killed and 3311 wounded, and will remain stationed in Japan during the next five years.
Majors Division (1941-1949).
- Major General Innis P. Swift (February 1941 - August 1944).
- Major-General D. Verne Mudge (August 1944 - February 1945).
- Brigadier-General Hugh FT Hoffman (February 1945 - July 1945).
- Major-General William C. Chase (August 1945 - February 1949).
- Brigadier General William B. Bradford (February 1949 - February 1949).
- Major General John M. Devine (February 1949 - August 1949).
- Brigadier General Henry I. Hodes (August 1949 - September 1949).
(1) HHT: Headquarter & Headquarter Troops. "HQ and HQ troops."
(2) HHB: Headquarters & Headquarter Battery. HQ and HQ battery.
(3) Troop: general term in the U.S. Cavalry "Platoon" (Platoon).
3 ° Korean War (1950-1953).
In summer 1950, North Korea invades South Korea and the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was sent urgently to strengthen the Pusan Perimeter.
After the landing of U.S. X Corps at Inchon, 15 September 1950, the division took part in the cons-General Allied offensive from the Pusan Perimeter. The North Korean army, beaten, and flows back into chaos, with the agreement of the United Nations, the South Korean army and the U.S. 8th Army crossed the Thirty-eighth Parallel and invade North Korea.
October 19, 1950, it enters the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. Gen. Walton H. Walker, commander of the 8th U.S. Army, then ordered the division to advance to the Yalu River and Unsan.
Below: My machine gun fire from the First Cav Korea, November 1950.
On the night of 31 October to 1 November 1950, the Communist Chinese Army intervenes directly and extensively in the Korean conflict. Half a million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu and launch attacks against the positions advanced American and South Korean dispersed and scattered. The commander of UN forces, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered a retreat general southward.
Before the Chinese onslaught, the 8th Cavalry Regiment of Unsan is driven with heavy loss of life and property. January 4, 1951, all allied forces recrossed the 38th parallel. The Chinese take the South Korean capital, Seoul, and invaded South Korea.
MacArthur then consider the atomic bombing of strategic targets and industrial Chinese territory. President Harry Truman, who feared a war between the U.S. and China, the sacking and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
Ridgeway reorganizes and strengthens the 8th U.S. Army General James Van Fleet, ailing, and returns to the offensive March 7, 1951. Seoul resumed a week later. But the forces of the United Nations, tired and worn, stop and set the defense line Kansas, north of the 38th Parallel.
In April 1951, three Chinese armies with a strength of 700,000 men launched a general offensive-cons, drove the Americans from the Kansas line and get into the suburbs north of Seoul, where they stop after suffering heavy losses. The 8th U.S. Army, strengthened and replenished, is launching its own offensive-cons at the end of the month May 1951, and regains ground lost to the Kansas line.
The Korean War becomes a war of positions, and the front will remain roughly stable until the end of the conflict, July 27, 1953. The 1st Cavalry Division fighting on the front line during this period, until relieved by the 45th Infantry Division of the National Guard in January 1952. After the cease-fire, she returned to Japan.
She recorded during the Korean conflict (1950-1952) the loss of 3811 killed in action (KIA) and 12,086 wounded (WIA).
In 1957, she was again stationed in South Korea. She remained there until 1965, when it is dissolved to be reconstituted at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Majors Division (1949-1965).
- Major-General Hobart R. Gay (September 1949 - February 1951).
- Major General Charles D. Palmer (February 1951 - July 1951).
- Major General Thomas L. Harrold (July 1951 - March 1952).
- Major General Arthur G. Trudenu (March 1952 - March 1953).
- Brigadier General William J. Bradley (March 1953 - April 1953).
- Major-General Joseph P. Cleland (May 1953 - June 1953).
- Major-General Armistead D. Mead (June 1953 - December 1954).
- Brigadier General Orlando C. Troxel, Jr. (December 1954 - May 1955).
- Major General Edward J. McGraw (May 1955 - November 1956).
- Major-General Edwin HJ Carns (November 1956 - August 1957).
- Major-General Ralph W. Zwicker (October 1957 - January 1958).
- Major General George E. Bush (January 1958 - April 1959).
- Major General Charles E. Beauchamp (April 1959 - May 1960).
- Major General Charles G. Dodge (May 1960 - December 1960).
- Major General Frank H. Britton (December 1960 - July 1961).
- Major-General James K. Woolnough (July 1961 - September 1962).
- Brigadier-General DC Clayman (September 1962 - October 1962).
- Major General Clifton F. Von Kann (October 1962 - June 1963).
- Brigadier General Charles P. Brown (June 1963 - August 1963).
- Major-General Chas F. Leonard, Jr. (August 1963 - October 1964).
- Major-General Hugh Exton (October 1964 - June 1965).
4 ° Vietnam War (1965-1972).
The 1st Cavalry Division [airmobile] then took part in the Vietnam War. With the advent of the helicopter as combat weapon on the battlefield, it is undergoing profound transformations in Fort Benning, Georgia. Hitherto regarded as a fighting force of infantry, the division becomes a unit of air assault and was renamed "1st Cavalry Division [airmobile]", using helicopters to transport troops assault.
Photo below: 7th Cavalry in Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.
In July 1965, the division was transferred to Fort Benning, Ga., to undergo extensive training to new tactics and doctrine for use of the helicopter. And it begins to be deployed at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe to, in South Vietnam the following month.
The 1st Cavalry Division U.S. is used in conjunction with the 101st Airborne Division [Airmobile]. The two divisions will perfect this new doctrine of employment over the next five years.
The first major war of the First Cav in South Vietnam is the country of Pleiku in the highlands of central Canada. During this campaign, the division connects a series of helicopter operations for 35 continuous days, which will culminate in November 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley.
This "Battle of Ia Drang" is described in the book "We Were Soldier Once ... And Young ( We Were Soldiers ... and young ) written by Lieutenant-Colonel (now General retired) Harold G. Moore, who then commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, the photographer and war correspondent Joseph L. Galloway. In 2002, the American producer screenwriter Randall Wallace will adapt the book to the screen by producing the film "We Were Soldiers " with actor Mel Gibson in the lead role of Moore.
During this fierce battle, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment destroyed two North Vietnamese regiments, half of a division foe, but by itself undergoing heavy losses.
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During 1967, Operation Pershing a major operation Search and Destroy ("Research and destruction ") in the region of II Corps. The division will register the impressive score of 5400 enemy soldiers killed and another 2,000 captured. She then relocated to Camp Evans, north of Hue, in the operations area of I Corps.
There she undergoes the offensive North Vietnamese Tet in late January 1968. In February, the division regains Quang Tri and Hue. After heavy fighting in Hue, she participated in Operation Pegasus , the cons-American offensive to free the besieged Marines at Khe Sanh in March 1968.
The division then took part, from mid-April to mid-May 1968, cleanup and securing of the A Shau Valley. From May to September 1968, it is used in peacekeeping missions and medical support of the rural South Vietnamese. It is the policy To Win Hearts and Minds ("Winning hearts and minds").
At the end of 1968, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was reassigned to III Corps, north-west of Saigon near the Cambodian border in the region called Parrot Beak ("Parrot's Beak") , an area full of hidden underground Vietcong guerilla. It employs, with some success, his famous "Tunnel Rats". Another veteran of the First Cav , Oliver Stone draws on his personal experience in this border region in 1986 to make another war film became famous: "Platoon".
Below: the famous "Tunnel Rats" of the 1st Cavalry Division in 1968.
In May 1970, she participated in the incursion of American and South Vietnamese in Cambodia, then withdraws from June 29 It will then keep a defensive position until the final military withdrawal from the United States in South Vietnam.
Much of the division left the country April 29, 1971, but some elements still participate in the final battles of the U.S. Army in 1971 and 1972. The 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment is the last unit of the division to leave South Vietnam in late August 1972.
Losses of U.S. 1st Cavalry Division in South Vietnam: 5444 killed (KIA) and 26,592 wounded (WIA) for combat.
Majors Division (1965-1975).
- Major General Harry WO Kinnard (July 1965 - May 1966).
- Major General John Norton (May 1966 - March 1967).
- Major John J. Tolson (March 1967 - August 1968).
- Brigadier General Richard L. Irby (August 1968 - August 1968).
- Major General George T. Forsythe (August 1968 - April 1969).
- Major-General EB Roberts (May 1969 - May 1970).
- Major General George W. Casey (May 1970 - July 1970).
- Major General George W. Putnam (August 1970 - May 1971).
- Major General James C. Smith (May 1971 - January 1973).
- Major General Robert M. Shoemaker (January 1973 - February 1975).
5 ° REFORGER and deployment in Europe (1975-1990).
After its withdrawal from Vietnam, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was converted by an experimental model: the Tri-Capabilities (Tricap) and receives armored, mechanized infantry and motorized artillery. It is a particular organization: an airmobile brigade, which retains its transport helicopters, armored brigade and a motorized infantry brigade. But this system is soon abandoned in 1975.
Over the next fifteen years until the end of the Cold War, she frequently participates in exercises REFORGER (Return of Forces in Germany) in Europe, and testing new doctrines for the use of armor. His combat battalions are also redesignated "Armoured Cavalry Regiment," organized as a real armored and equipped with all the heavy equipment needed: M1 Abrams heavy tanks , infantry vehicles M2/M3 Bradley and howitzers M109 Paladin .
Majors Division (1975-1990).
- Major-General Julius W. Becton, Jr. (February 1975 - November 1976).
- Major-General W. Todd Russell (November 1976 - November 1978).
- Major-General Paul S. Williams, Jr. (November 1978 - November 1980).
- Major-General Richard D. Lawrence (November 1980 - July 1982).
- Major-General Andrew P. Chambers (July 1982 - June 1984).
- Major General Michael J. Conrad (June 1984 - June 1986).
- Major-General John J. Yeosock (June 1986 - May 1988).
- Major-General William F. Streeter (May 1988 - July 1990).
6 First Gulf War (1990-1991).
At the beginning of the Gulf War, the First Cav has become a real fighting force completely mechanized and armored. She is sent to the Persian Gulf in late 1990 and subject to the U.S. VII Corps during Operation Desert Storm ("Desert Storm"). However, the division will be assigned the role of reserve unit and do not participate in combat operations in the last hours of the conflict.
Majors Division (1991-1999).
- Major-General John H. Tilelli, Jr. (July 1990 - July 1992).
- Major-General Wesley K. Clark (July 1992 - March 1994).
- Major-General Eric K. Shinseki (March 1994 - July 1995).
- Major-General Leon J. LaPorte (July 1995 - July 1997).
- Major-General Kevin P. Byrnes (July 1997 - October 1999).
7 ° Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war against terrorism (2003-Present).
The 1st Cavalry Division U.S. itself does not participate in the initial offensive of Operation Iraqi Freedom ("Iraqi Freedom") in March 2003, but some of its units, as the 7th Armoured Cavalry Regiment, are temporarily subordinated to the 3rd Division of Infantry and the 101st Airborne Division.
The division is fully shipped to Iraq in January 2004 (OIF2). It is the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad. During OIF2 it under the authority of other National Guard units: the 256th Infantry Brigade from Louisiana, the 39th Infantry Brigade from Arkansas, elements of the 81st Armoured Brigade of the State of Washington and the 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon.
Below: the First Team in Fallujah in February 2004.
After more than a year spent in Iraq, the division was relieved by the 3rd Infantry Division (OIF3) and redeployed to the United States within FORSCOM. During this period, it lost 168 killed in combat and about 1500 injured.
During operations Al-Fajr and Phantom Fury , between November 7 and December 23, 2004, the First Team , and especially the 5th and 7th Regiments of cavalry, played an important role in the Second Battle of Fallujah, along with the Marines, and are delivered Hurbain fairly violent fights against the insurgents and and Al Qaeda.
Majors Division (2001-Present).
- Major-General David D. McKiernan (October 1999 - October 2001).
- Major General Joe Peterson (October 2001 - August 2003).
- Major-General Peter W. Chiarelli (August 2003 - November 2005).
- Major General Joseph F. Fil, Jr. (November 2005 - February 2008).
- Brigadier-General Vincent K. Brooks (February-April 2008).
- Major-General Daniel P. Bolger (April 2008 - April 2010).
- Major-General Daniel B. Allyn (April 2010 - Present).
Current organization of the 1st Cavalry Division.
July 16, 2005, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. undergoes further transformation following the "Amended table of organization and equipment (MTOE). Each of its four brigades maneuver is now composed of a mix of infantry, armor, artillery, engineering and logistics support.
• Battalion Divisional Special Troops Maverick.
- Alpha Company, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Bravo Company, 1st Cavalry Division (Personnel, Intelligence, Logistics).
- Company Quartermaster-General (HQ, maintenance & support).
- Charlie Company (Communications).
- Fanfare, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Cavalry Horse Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Delta Platoon (Protective Services Detail).
• 1st Brigade Combat Ironhorse.
- 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment Garry Owen! (M1 Abrams ).
- 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment Lancers (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Stallions (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 115th Brigade Support Battalion Muleskinners .
- 1st Special Troops Battalion of the brigade Centurions.
• 2nd Brigade Combat Blackjack .
- 4th Squadron, 9th Regiment Cavalry [Recon] Darkhorse (M3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment Black Knights (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Mustangs (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Red Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 15th Brigade Support Battalion Gambler.
- 2nd Special Troops Battalion of the brigade Spartans.
• 3rd Brigade Combat Greywolf .
- 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment [Recon] (M3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Warhorse (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment Chargers (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Steel Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 215th Brigade Support Battalion Blacksmiths .
- 3rd Battalion Special Troops Brigade Gladiators .
• 4th Brigade Combat Long Knife .
- 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment [Recon] Head Hunters (M3 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment Ghost (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment Thunderhorse (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Black Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 27th Brigade Support Battalion Rough Riders.
- 4th Battalion Special Troops Brigade Vigilant.
• Brigade Combat Aviation Warrior.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company.
- 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment First Attack (AH-64D Apache ).
- 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Lobos.
- 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Spearhead.
- 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Attack Guns.
- 615th Aviation Support Battalion Cold Steel .
Sources available:
1° 1st Cavalry Division (Wikipedia.org).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)
2° 1st Cavalry Division (globalsecurity.org).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1cd.htm
3° Order of Battle 1st Cavalry Division 1940-1945 (EUCMH.com):
http://www.eucmh.com/2009/07/17/oob-1st-cavalry-division-1940-1945/
Sheet of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division.
• Activation date: September 13, 1921.
• Country: United States of America.
• Branch: United States Army.
• Type: heavy mechanized division.
• Enrolment: 16700 men.
• Subordinate to: U.S. III Corps, FORSCOM.
• Garrison / HQ: Fort Hood, Texas.
• Patron Saint George.
• Nickname: First Team .
• Motto: "Live the Legend".
• Music Power: "Garry Owen".
• Commitments:
- WWII (Pacific).
- Korean War.
- Vietnam War.
- Operation Desert Storm .
- Global war against terrorism.
- Operation Iraqi Freedom .
• Badge distinctive round:
• Current Commander: Major-General Daniel B. Allyn.
• Former notable commanders: Walter C. Short, Robert M. Shoemaker, Wesley K. Clark, George William Casey, Sr., Daniel P. Bolger.
• Combat Units:
- 1st Brigade Combat Iron Horse .
- 2nd Brigade Combat Blackjack .
- 3rd Brigade Combat Grey Wolf .
- 4th Brigade Combat Longknife .
- Brigade Combat Aviation Warriors .
History (1921-2009).
The origin of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division was in the year 1833 lorsqu'est created the 1st Regiment of Dragoons. Shortly before the Civil War, the unit was redesignated "1st Cavalry Regiment." In 1861, the largest part of the 1st Regiment was stationed in the theater of operations in the East (two companies will remain in the Territory of New Mexico during the first two years of conflict). The regiment then took part in several battles throughout the Civil War, including Bull Run, Antietam Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cedar Creek and Appomatox.
Photo: detachment of cavalry during a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas (2005).
1 ° Between the two World War (1921-1941).
The U.S. Army establishes the "Table of Organization and Equipment (TO & E) of a permanent Cavalry Division April 4, 1921. It authorizes the organization of the "square" division, that is to say a division divided into four regiments (two per brigade), comprising 7463 officers, NCOs and soldiers, as follows:
- Elements of Quartermaster General (34 men).
- Two separate cavalry brigades (2803 men each).
- A field artillery battalion (790 men).
- Single "quartermaster" of the Divisional Train (276 men).
- A Special Forces Command (337 men).
- An ambulance company (63 men).
On 20 August 1921, the War Department is the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, and organized the first U.S. Division under the new TO & E, introduced in April, a few days later. It is officially activated Sept. 21, 1921, although still incomplete.
It is first assigned to the U.S. VIII Corps, with its headquarters and its 2nd Brigade stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and its 1st Brigade at Douglas, Arizona. The list of troops is slowly formed. The 1st Cavalry Division was transferred to August 20, 1921. The 7th, 8th and 10th Regiments after less than a month later, on Sept. 13. The assignment of the 10th Regiment, comprised of African American troops, is causing controversy due to the violation of Jim Crow racial segregation in the military. This controversy will continue until December 18 1922, when the 5th Cavalry Regiment, previously assigned to VIII Corps, commutes with the 10th in the division.
The thirties marked a profound change. A new TO & E for a mechanized and motorized experienced. To facilitate this, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Trade, January 3, 1933, the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment cons.
Taking into account the recommendations of the VIII Corps, the War College of the Armed Forces (Army War College) and the School of Command and General Staff, U.S. Army is developing a new system organization "triangular" formed with three regiments, for its divisions. System as the First Cav tested during military maneuvers Toyahvale, Texas, in 1938.
However, after these maneuvers, a group of staff officers of the division, headed by Brigadier-General A. Kenyon Joyce rejects the triangular system and recommends keeping the old system square (2 brigades and regiments 4). Thus, the First Cav addresses the Second World War.
Majors Division (1921-1941).
- Major General Robert L. Howze (September 1921 - June 1925).
- Brigadier Joseph C. Castner (June 1925 - January 1926).
- Major-General Edwin B. Winaus (January 1926 - October 1927).
- Brigadier General Samuel D. Rockenback (October 1927 - November 1927).
- Major-General George VH Moseley (November 1927 - September 1929).
- Brigadier General Charles J. Symmonds (September 1929 - October 1930).
- Brigadier George C. Barnhardt (October 1930 - December 1930).
- Major-General E. Ewing Booth (December 1930 - March 1932).
- Brigadier-General Walter C. Short (March 1932 - March 1933).
- Major General Frank R. McCoy (March 1933 - October 1933).
- Brigadier-General Walter C. Short (October 1933 - April 1934).
- Brigadier General Hamilton S. Hawkins (April 1934 - September 1936).
- Brigadier General Francis J. The Parker (September-October 1936).
- Major-General Ben Lear (October 1936 - November 1938).
- Major-General A. Kenyon Joyce (November 1938 - October 1940).
- Major General Robert C. Richardson, Jr. (October 1940 - February 1941).
2 ° World War II occupation of Japan (1941-1950).
During the Second World War, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. retains its square configuration two brigades and four regiments, with some modifications. These changes are to increase the manpower from 11,675 to 12,112 men.
The last mounted unit of the division lost its horses and is converted into an infantry unit February 28, 1943. However, a squadron mounted, the "detachment of cavalry horse", will be retained by the division. It helps to honor the traditions and heritage of the former cavalry parades or military ceremonies.
During the first half of 1943, it is equipped and organized as a Light Infantry Division [enhanced]. Its units move and are grouped at Camp Stoneman, California, in the following order:
- HHT (1), 1st Cavalry Division, July 11, 1943.
- HHT, 1st Cavalry Brigade, July 24, 1943.
- HHT, 2nd Cavalry Brigade, July 11, 1943.
- 5th Cavalry Regiment, July 24, 1943.
- 7th Cavalry Regiment, July 11, 1943.
- 8th Cavalry Regiment, July 11, 1943.
- 12th Cavalry Regiment, July 24, 1943.
- HHB (2), Divisional Artillery (DIVARTY).
- 61st Field Artillery Battalion, 24 July 1943.
- 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, 23 June 1943.
- 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 23 June 1943.
- 8th Engineer Battalion, June 18, 1943.
- 1st Medical Squadron.
- 16th Quartermaster Squadron.
- 7th Reconnaissance Squadron, July 11, 1943.
- 1st Platoon (3) Anti-tank.
- 1st Platoon transmission.
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division is for the theater of the Pacific Southwest. Having sailed from San Francisco June 26, 1943, she arrived in Australia on July 11 and July 26 sent by train to Strathpine, in the province of Queensland, where she completed her training.
The First Cav then left Australia 18 December 1943 to be transferred to New Guinea and participate in Operation Brewer, the offensive of General Douglas MacArthur in the Admiralty Islands. The division landed on the island of Los Negros February 29, 1944 and delivered its first battles in the area of the airfield Momote, conquers and secures it within days, despite the furious-night attacks against the Japanese. She then landed on Manus March 5, 1944 and participated in the conquest of the island until March 15. The U.S. campaign in the Admiralty Islands completed in May 1944.
She then took part in the comeback of MacArthur in the Philippine Islands. Having sailed from Manus 12 October 1944, she arrived 20 October on the island of Leyte, Tacloban City captures the large airfield and then advance towards the northern coast of the island, securing Leyte Valley. Then elements of the land division and secure the nearby island of Samar. Transferred to Ormoc plain, reaching the west coast of Leyte on 1 January 1945.
Below: progression First Cav in Leyte in October 1944.
The First Cav arrived on the island of Luzon, Lingayen Gulf, January 27, 1945, and advance in fighting to the capital Manila, arriving 3 February 1945. It frees 3,000 civilians prisoners in the University of Santo Tomas, among which some sixty American nurses dubbed the "Angels of Bataan", captured in April 1942 and interned by the Japanese for three years. That's terrifying battle of Manila, where 17,000 marines commanded by Rear Admiral Sanji Iwabachi cons have vowed to fight to the last man.
Below: the "Angels of Bataan" released by the First Cav in February 1945.
On 20 February 1945, the division was assigned to capture bridges over the river Marikina and securing the Tagaytay-Antipolo track. After being found March 12, 1945 in Antipolo area, elements of the First Cav progressing south through the provinces of Batangas and Bicol. They clean the pockets of enemy resistance. The fighting ended and the liberation of Luzon are officially proclaimed on 1 July 1945.
After the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division left Luzon 25 August 1945 to participate the occupation of Japan. She landed in the port of Yokohama 2 September 1945 and is the first U.S. division to enter Tokyo, six days later.
She recorded during the World War 970 killed and 3311 wounded, and will remain stationed in Japan during the next five years.
Majors Division (1941-1949).
- Major General Innis P. Swift (February 1941 - August 1944).
- Major-General D. Verne Mudge (August 1944 - February 1945).
- Brigadier-General Hugh FT Hoffman (February 1945 - July 1945).
- Major-General William C. Chase (August 1945 - February 1949).
- Brigadier General William B. Bradford (February 1949 - February 1949).
- Major General John M. Devine (February 1949 - August 1949).
- Brigadier General Henry I. Hodes (August 1949 - September 1949).
(1) HHT: Headquarter & Headquarter Troops. "HQ and HQ troops."
(2) HHB: Headquarters & Headquarter Battery. HQ and HQ battery.
(3) Troop: general term in the U.S. Cavalry "Platoon" (Platoon).
3 ° Korean War (1950-1953).
In summer 1950, North Korea invades South Korea and the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was sent urgently to strengthen the Pusan Perimeter.
After the landing of U.S. X Corps at Inchon, 15 September 1950, the division took part in the cons-General Allied offensive from the Pusan Perimeter. The North Korean army, beaten, and flows back into chaos, with the agreement of the United Nations, the South Korean army and the U.S. 8th Army crossed the Thirty-eighth Parallel and invade North Korea.
October 19, 1950, it enters the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. Gen. Walton H. Walker, commander of the 8th U.S. Army, then ordered the division to advance to the Yalu River and Unsan.
Below: My machine gun fire from the First Cav Korea, November 1950.
On the night of 31 October to 1 November 1950, the Communist Chinese Army intervenes directly and extensively in the Korean conflict. Half a million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu and launch attacks against the positions advanced American and South Korean dispersed and scattered. The commander of UN forces, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered a retreat general southward.
Before the Chinese onslaught, the 8th Cavalry Regiment of Unsan is driven with heavy loss of life and property. January 4, 1951, all allied forces recrossed the 38th parallel. The Chinese take the South Korean capital, Seoul, and invaded South Korea.
MacArthur then consider the atomic bombing of strategic targets and industrial Chinese territory. President Harry Truman, who feared a war between the U.S. and China, the sacking and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
Ridgeway reorganizes and strengthens the 8th U.S. Army General James Van Fleet, ailing, and returns to the offensive March 7, 1951. Seoul resumed a week later. But the forces of the United Nations, tired and worn, stop and set the defense line Kansas, north of the 38th Parallel.
In April 1951, three Chinese armies with a strength of 700,000 men launched a general offensive-cons, drove the Americans from the Kansas line and get into the suburbs north of Seoul, where they stop after suffering heavy losses. The 8th U.S. Army, strengthened and replenished, is launching its own offensive-cons at the end of the month May 1951, and regains ground lost to the Kansas line.
The Korean War becomes a war of positions, and the front will remain roughly stable until the end of the conflict, July 27, 1953. The 1st Cavalry Division fighting on the front line during this period, until relieved by the 45th Infantry Division of the National Guard in January 1952. After the cease-fire, she returned to Japan.
She recorded during the Korean conflict (1950-1952) the loss of 3811 killed in action (KIA) and 12,086 wounded (WIA).
In 1957, she was again stationed in South Korea. She remained there until 1965, when it is dissolved to be reconstituted at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Majors Division (1949-1965).
- Major-General Hobart R. Gay (September 1949 - February 1951).
- Major General Charles D. Palmer (February 1951 - July 1951).
- Major General Thomas L. Harrold (July 1951 - March 1952).
- Major General Arthur G. Trudenu (March 1952 - March 1953).
- Brigadier General William J. Bradley (March 1953 - April 1953).
- Major-General Joseph P. Cleland (May 1953 - June 1953).
- Major-General Armistead D. Mead (June 1953 - December 1954).
- Brigadier General Orlando C. Troxel, Jr. (December 1954 - May 1955).
- Major General Edward J. McGraw (May 1955 - November 1956).
- Major-General Edwin HJ Carns (November 1956 - August 1957).
- Major-General Ralph W. Zwicker (October 1957 - January 1958).
- Major General George E. Bush (January 1958 - April 1959).
- Major General Charles E. Beauchamp (April 1959 - May 1960).
- Major General Charles G. Dodge (May 1960 - December 1960).
- Major General Frank H. Britton (December 1960 - July 1961).
- Major-General James K. Woolnough (July 1961 - September 1962).
- Brigadier-General DC Clayman (September 1962 - October 1962).
- Major General Clifton F. Von Kann (October 1962 - June 1963).
- Brigadier General Charles P. Brown (June 1963 - August 1963).
- Major-General Chas F. Leonard, Jr. (August 1963 - October 1964).
- Major-General Hugh Exton (October 1964 - June 1965).
4 ° Vietnam War (1965-1972).
The 1st Cavalry Division [airmobile] then took part in the Vietnam War. With the advent of the helicopter as combat weapon on the battlefield, it is undergoing profound transformations in Fort Benning, Georgia. Hitherto regarded as a fighting force of infantry, the division becomes a unit of air assault and was renamed "1st Cavalry Division [airmobile]", using helicopters to transport troops assault.
Photo below: 7th Cavalry in Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.
In July 1965, the division was transferred to Fort Benning, Ga., to undergo extensive training to new tactics and doctrine for use of the helicopter. And it begins to be deployed at Camp Radcliffe, An Khe to, in South Vietnam the following month.
The 1st Cavalry Division U.S. is used in conjunction with the 101st Airborne Division [Airmobile]. The two divisions will perfect this new doctrine of employment over the next five years.
The first major war of the First Cav in South Vietnam is the country of Pleiku in the highlands of central Canada. During this campaign, the division connects a series of helicopter operations for 35 continuous days, which will culminate in November 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley.
This "Battle of Ia Drang" is described in the book "We Were Soldier Once ... And Young ( We Were Soldiers ... and young ) written by Lieutenant-Colonel (now General retired) Harold G. Moore, who then commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, the photographer and war correspondent Joseph L. Galloway. In 2002, the American producer screenwriter Randall Wallace will adapt the book to the screen by producing the film "We Were Soldiers " with actor Mel Gibson in the lead role of Moore.
During this fierce battle, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment destroyed two North Vietnamese regiments, half of a division foe, but by itself undergoing heavy losses.
During 1967, Operation Pershing a major operation Search and Destroy ("Research and destruction ") in the region of II Corps. The division will register the impressive score of 5400 enemy soldiers killed and another 2,000 captured. She then relocated to Camp Evans, north of Hue, in the operations area of I Corps.
There she undergoes the offensive North Vietnamese Tet in late January 1968. In February, the division regains Quang Tri and Hue. After heavy fighting in Hue, she participated in Operation Pegasus , the cons-American offensive to free the besieged Marines at Khe Sanh in March 1968.
The division then took part, from mid-April to mid-May 1968, cleanup and securing of the A Shau Valley. From May to September 1968, it is used in peacekeeping missions and medical support of the rural South Vietnamese. It is the policy To Win Hearts and Minds ("Winning hearts and minds").
At the end of 1968, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was reassigned to III Corps, north-west of Saigon near the Cambodian border in the region called Parrot Beak ("Parrot's Beak") , an area full of hidden underground Vietcong guerilla. It employs, with some success, his famous "Tunnel Rats". Another veteran of the First Cav , Oliver Stone draws on his personal experience in this border region in 1986 to make another war film became famous: "Platoon".
Below: the famous "Tunnel Rats" of the 1st Cavalry Division in 1968.
In May 1970, she participated in the incursion of American and South Vietnamese in Cambodia, then withdraws from June 29 It will then keep a defensive position until the final military withdrawal from the United States in South Vietnam.
Much of the division left the country April 29, 1971, but some elements still participate in the final battles of the U.S. Army in 1971 and 1972. The 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment is the last unit of the division to leave South Vietnam in late August 1972.
Losses of U.S. 1st Cavalry Division in South Vietnam: 5444 killed (KIA) and 26,592 wounded (WIA) for combat.
Majors Division (1965-1975).
- Major General Harry WO Kinnard (July 1965 - May 1966).
- Major General John Norton (May 1966 - March 1967).
- Major John J. Tolson (March 1967 - August 1968).
- Brigadier General Richard L. Irby (August 1968 - August 1968).
- Major General George T. Forsythe (August 1968 - April 1969).
- Major-General EB Roberts (May 1969 - May 1970).
- Major General George W. Casey (May 1970 - July 1970).
- Major General George W. Putnam (August 1970 - May 1971).
- Major General James C. Smith (May 1971 - January 1973).
- Major General Robert M. Shoemaker (January 1973 - February 1975).
5 ° REFORGER and deployment in Europe (1975-1990).
After its withdrawal from Vietnam, the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division was converted by an experimental model: the Tri-Capabilities (Tricap) and receives armored, mechanized infantry and motorized artillery. It is a particular organization: an airmobile brigade, which retains its transport helicopters, armored brigade and a motorized infantry brigade. But this system is soon abandoned in 1975.
Over the next fifteen years until the end of the Cold War, she frequently participates in exercises REFORGER (Return of Forces in Germany) in Europe, and testing new doctrines for the use of armor. His combat battalions are also redesignated "Armoured Cavalry Regiment," organized as a real armored and equipped with all the heavy equipment needed: M1 Abrams heavy tanks , infantry vehicles M2/M3 Bradley and howitzers M109 Paladin .
Majors Division (1975-1990).
- Major-General Julius W. Becton, Jr. (February 1975 - November 1976).
- Major-General W. Todd Russell (November 1976 - November 1978).
- Major-General Paul S. Williams, Jr. (November 1978 - November 1980).
- Major-General Richard D. Lawrence (November 1980 - July 1982).
- Major-General Andrew P. Chambers (July 1982 - June 1984).
- Major General Michael J. Conrad (June 1984 - June 1986).
- Major-General John J. Yeosock (June 1986 - May 1988).
- Major-General William F. Streeter (May 1988 - July 1990).
6 First Gulf War (1990-1991).
At the beginning of the Gulf War, the First Cav has become a real fighting force completely mechanized and armored. She is sent to the Persian Gulf in late 1990 and subject to the U.S. VII Corps during Operation Desert Storm ("Desert Storm"). However, the division will be assigned the role of reserve unit and do not participate in combat operations in the last hours of the conflict.
Majors Division (1991-1999).
- Major-General John H. Tilelli, Jr. (July 1990 - July 1992).
- Major-General Wesley K. Clark (July 1992 - March 1994).
- Major-General Eric K. Shinseki (March 1994 - July 1995).
- Major-General Leon J. LaPorte (July 1995 - July 1997).
- Major-General Kevin P. Byrnes (July 1997 - October 1999).
7 ° Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war against terrorism (2003-Present).
The 1st Cavalry Division U.S. itself does not participate in the initial offensive of Operation Iraqi Freedom ("Iraqi Freedom") in March 2003, but some of its units, as the 7th Armoured Cavalry Regiment, are temporarily subordinated to the 3rd Division of Infantry and the 101st Airborne Division.
The division is fully shipped to Iraq in January 2004 (OIF2). It is the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad. During OIF2 it under the authority of other National Guard units: the 256th Infantry Brigade from Louisiana, the 39th Infantry Brigade from Arkansas, elements of the 81st Armoured Brigade of the State of Washington and the 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon.
Below: the First Team in Fallujah in February 2004.
After more than a year spent in Iraq, the division was relieved by the 3rd Infantry Division (OIF3) and redeployed to the United States within FORSCOM. During this period, it lost 168 killed in combat and about 1500 injured.
During operations Al-Fajr and Phantom Fury , between November 7 and December 23, 2004, the First Team , and especially the 5th and 7th Regiments of cavalry, played an important role in the Second Battle of Fallujah, along with the Marines, and are delivered Hurbain fairly violent fights against the insurgents and and Al Qaeda.
Majors Division (2001-Present).
- Major-General David D. McKiernan (October 1999 - October 2001).
- Major General Joe Peterson (October 2001 - August 2003).
- Major-General Peter W. Chiarelli (August 2003 - November 2005).
- Major General Joseph F. Fil, Jr. (November 2005 - February 2008).
- Brigadier-General Vincent K. Brooks (February-April 2008).
- Major-General Daniel P. Bolger (April 2008 - April 2010).
- Major-General Daniel B. Allyn (April 2010 - Present).
Current organization of the 1st Cavalry Division.
July 16, 2005, the 1st Cavalry Division U.S. undergoes further transformation following the "Amended table of organization and equipment (MTOE). Each of its four brigades maneuver is now composed of a mix of infantry, armor, artillery, engineering and logistics support.
• Battalion Divisional Special Troops Maverick.
- Alpha Company, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Bravo Company, 1st Cavalry Division (Personnel, Intelligence, Logistics).
- Company Quartermaster-General (HQ, maintenance & support).
- Charlie Company (Communications).
- Fanfare, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Cavalry Horse Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division.
- Delta Platoon (Protective Services Detail).
• 1st Brigade Combat Ironhorse.
- 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment Garry Owen! (M1 Abrams ).
- 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment Lancers (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Stallions (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 115th Brigade Support Battalion Muleskinners .
- 1st Special Troops Battalion of the brigade Centurions.
• 2nd Brigade Combat Blackjack .
- 4th Squadron, 9th Regiment Cavalry [Recon] Darkhorse (M3 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment Black Knights (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Mustangs (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Red Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 15th Brigade Support Battalion Gambler.
- 2nd Special Troops Battalion of the brigade Spartans.
• 3rd Brigade Combat Greywolf .
- 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment [Recon] (M3 Bradley ).
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment Warhorse (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment Chargers (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Steel Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 215th Brigade Support Battalion Blacksmiths .
- 3rd Battalion Special Troops Brigade Gladiators .
• 4th Brigade Combat Long Knife .
- 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment [Recon] Head Hunters (M3 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment Ghost (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment Thunderhorse (M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley ).
- 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment Black Dragons (M109 Paladin ).
- 27th Brigade Support Battalion Rough Riders.
- 4th Battalion Special Troops Brigade Vigilant.
• Brigade Combat Aviation Warrior.
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company.
- 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment First Attack (AH-64D Apache ).
- 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Lobos.
- 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Spearhead.
- 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment Attack Guns.
- 615th Aviation Support Battalion Cold Steel .
Sources available:
1° 1st Cavalry Division (Wikipedia.org).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)
2° 1st Cavalry Division (globalsecurity.org).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1cd.htm
3° Order of Battle 1st Cavalry Division 1940-1945 (EUCMH.com):
http://www.eucmh.com/2009/07/17/oob-1st-cavalry-division-1940-1945/
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