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The 73rd Cavalry Regiment is a Cavalry Regiment in the United States Army, first formed in 1941.Three squadrons of the 73rd Cavalry Regiment ("Airborne Thunder" [1]) provided reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition to the Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division through July 2024 when the last of the three squadrons was deactivated.
One of the American units that took on the most casualties during the campaign was the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. The squadron came to Iraq at the beginning of September 2006 with 330 men, but half-way through their deployment almost 100 men from the original roster had been killed or wounded, all in the ...
5th Squadron is the cavalry squadron assigned to the 2nd Armored BCT, 1st Infantry Division stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. 5th Cavalry Regiment. 1st Battalion is a combined arms battalion assigned to the 2nd Armored BCT, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
On May 25, 2011, the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry was recognized for their actions during the Battle of Turki by the awarding of the Presidential Unit Citation. 5-73rd Cavalry is the only battalion sized unit to receive the PUC during Operation Iraqi Freedom and one of only seven awards total for combat operations in Iraq. [3]
2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) HQ Platoon, Alpha Company, 1-505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry; Scout helicopters from B Troop 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82nd Aviation Brigade; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry
The 756th Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion of the United States Army active during World War II and, as the 73rd Tank Battalion, during the early Cold War. It was later redesignated as the 73rd Armor Regiment , and is perpetuated today by the 73rd Cavalry Regiment .
This barrage set the stage for subsequent nighttime helo-borne and ground assaults into the Diyala River Valley by 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, and 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, respectively.
1-32 Cavalry [1] 5- 73rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) (-) earned the Presidential Unit Citation for operations conducted while assigned to FOB Caldwell 2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (-) earned the Valorous Unit Award for operations conducted while assigned to FOB Caldwell, November 2007 to October 2008.