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The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Blackhorse Regiment") [1] is a unit of the United States Army garrisoned at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California.The regiment has served in the Philippine–American War, the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War II, the Vietnam War, Gulf War and Iraq War.
11th ACR HQ, 19 July 1967 7th Surgical Hospital ("Blackhorse hospital"), 19 July 1967. Blackhorse was established in late October 1966 as the base camp for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR). The camp was located on the main highway, QL-2 (now QL-56) 13 km southwest of Xuân Lộc and 28 km north of Nui Dat. The camp took its name ...
The opposing force at the National Training Center is the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse Cavalry, who are stationed at the base to provide an opposing force to units on a training rotation at Fort Irwin. In September 2017, a state-of-the-art hospital was opened that provides healthcare services to the Fort Irwin beneficiaries.
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is the opposing forces unit at the National Training Center, stationed at Fort Irwin, California; 12th Cavalry Regiment. 1st Battalion is a combined arms battalion assigned to the 3rd Armored BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Operation Atlanta was a road security operation in Đồng Nai Province carried out by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) from 19 October to December 1966 during the Vietnam War and was the first major combat operation of the 11th ACR in the war.
Operation Akron was an operation in the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and the 1st & 3rd Squadrons, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers and 18th Division elements in Hát Dịch, lasting from 9 to 29 June 1967.
A nice park on the military base that currently houses the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. [5] 2011 – Ft. Benning, Georgia. McGinnis-Wickam Hall. This was the opening and dedication of the new headquarters building for Ft. Benning, named after Wickam and a Medal of Honor recipient from the Iraq War, Ross McGinnis. [6]
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (July 1970-March 1971) [2]: 130 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry [3] Headquarters Troop; Alpha Troop; Charlie Troop; The airfield was capable of accommodating C-7 Caribou and C-123 aircraft. [1] The Mobile Advisory Teams advisor school operated at the base from 1969 until September 1971. [4]