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US 1st Cavalry Division

1st Cavalry Division
Combat service identification badge of the United States Army 1st Cavalry Division.svg
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active 1921–present
Country  United States of America
Allegiance 1
Branch  United States Army
Type Combined arms (armor and mechanized infantry)
Role Command and control organization containing two to four maneuver brigades
Size Division
Part of III Corps
Garrison/HQ Fort Hood, Texas
Nickname(s) "First Team"
Motto(s) The First Team!
March Garryowen
Mascot(s) Horse
Engagements

World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

Website Official Website
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General John "JT" Thomson, III
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 1st Cavalry Division - Distinctive Unit Insignia.svg
Flag Flag of the United States Army 1st Cavalry Division.svg
U.S. Cavalry Divisions
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World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army, as well as the other four branches of the U.S. military. It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. It was formed in 1921 and served during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, with the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Iraq War, in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) and in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. As of 2013, the 1st Cavalry Division is subordinate to III Corps and is commanded by Major General John C. Thomson III.

The history of the 1st Cavalry Division began in 1921 after the army established a permanent cavalry division table of organization and equipment on 4 April 1921. It authorized a square division organization of 7,463 officers and men, organized as follows:

On 20 August 1921, the War Department Adjutant General constituted the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to meet partial mobilization requirements, and authorized the establishment of the 1st Cavalry Division under the new TO&E on 31 August 1921. Since 1st Cavalry Division was to assemble from existing units, it was able to go active in September 1921, even though the subordinate units did not arrive completely until as late as 1922.


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