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The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") [2] is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ("Third Grey Wolf Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division" [1]) is a combined arms armored brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division based in Fort Cavazos, TX. Major equipment includes the M1A2SEP Tanks , M2A3 & M3A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles , M109A7 Paladin howitzers , and M1114 up-armored Humvees .
In 3d ACR's case, I agree that dropping the r in the rd suffix of causes confusion amongst the general public and to those outside these units. However, the arguments regarding the matter is arbitrary, and it is not a subject matter open for debate. As far as Brave Rifles are concerned, we are officially the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment.
103rd Armored Cavalry Regiment – Redesignated from existing units 1959 in the Maine Army National Guard, reorganized 1961 as 20th Armor. [4] 104th Armored Cavalry Regiment – Organized 1950 in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. 3rd Squadron in New Jersey Army National Guard from 1968. Broken up and units redesignated 1975.
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The AAI ACR was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the AAI design proved effective, as did most of the weapons submitted, the entire ACR program ended with none of the entrants achieving performance 100% better than the M16A2, the baseline for a successful ACR weapon.
Troxell served in the United States Army for over 37 years in numerous units throughout his career. They included the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas; 2 tours in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division; 3 tours in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Campbell University Reserve Officers' Training Corps in Buies Creek, North ...
The military equipment shown, however, came from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment then stationed at Fort Meade which supplied the vehicles, equipment, and soldiers for the segments depicting Army operations. [17] One of the film's tanks bears the "Brave Rifles" insignia of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. [18]