Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the 2nd Cav Regt at Ft. Lewis?
- Neil_BaumgardnerMoved from Polk to Lewis last year after they returned from Iraq.
Its transitioning from a Light ACR into a Stryker Brigade Combat Team. It may actually turn into a mostly infantry / cavalry unit - the same way all the 1st Cav Division's infantry battalions are "cavalry" units.
Neil
- Doug_Kibbey
Which raises a question that first came to me when I attended the G Troop, 2/11th ACR dinner last month and noticed the high proponderance of infantry in the unit...
Is "cavalry" basically morphing into what historically met most of the criteria for "mechanized infantry"? Not that I have anything against the 11B's, but wondered if the traditional cavalry is being dissolved or redefined with as little "notice" as possible. G Troop had a platoon of tankers attached to them in Iraq, but they didn't bring their tanks...operated from M1114's, IIRC. Is this redefinition of cavalry mission/deployment (read: Iraq) specific, or is it a wider trend throughout the Army?
- Doug_Kibbey
Sounds like I better lock up my Stetson before someone shows up at the door to seize it....
- Roy_A_LingleHi Doug! Hi Folks!
- Doug_Kibbey
Sounds like I better lock up my Stetson before someone shows up at the door to seize it....
Just wait until you are around some troopers from the 1st Cavalry Division. They are still wearing them during special events.
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