Today in military history: Major battle in the la Drang Valley
On Nov. 14, 1965, the first major U.S. engagement of the Vietnam War broke out in the Ia Drang Valley. U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was attacked by North…
This is how you would care for your horse as a cavalryman
Cavalry horses needed extra attention and care for them to perform their duties as required. A cavalry soldier had an obligation to take care of their horse especially when in…
Today in military history: Battle of Little Bighorn begins
On June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry was massacred by Lakota and Cheyenne warriors at the Battle of Little Bighorn. The battle was the largest encounter…
The last horse charge of American cavalry was in World War II
While Poland is sometimes mocked for sending horse cavalry against tanks in World War II (it was actually horses against an infantry battalion, but still), the U.S. launched its own final cavalry charge two years later, breaking up a Japanese attack…
World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history
The Soviet Union’s fighting with Fascist Italian forces is not the most widely read or written area of World War II history, but in August 1942 the two sides met…
The US Army is practicing a new way to get to a fight in Europe
Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team started arriving in Europe this week for a nine-month rotation as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The 2nd ABCT’s rotation is the fifth one by an armored brigade in …
Women join ranks of cavalry scouts
Every soldier in the Nebraska Army National Guard has a story: the reasons why they joined the military, picked their particular military occupational specialty (MOS) job, or serve in their military unit of choice.
For two soldiers serving in…
Gainey Cup is the Army’s annual cavalry competition and yes, it includes a final charge
As a showcase for the fourth biennial Gainey Cup International Best Scout Squad Competition, the U.S. Army Armor School hosted the Scouts in Action demonstration, April 29, 2019, at Red Cloud Range.
The Gainey Cup determines the best six-…
The Army gave this young man a taste of the armored cavalry life
Young Ethan Larimer has always dreamed of joining the Army and following in the footsteps of his father, Daniel Larimer, who was a “Blackhorse Trooper,” as soldiers of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment are known.
However, Ethan has a u…