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The 17th Cavalry Regiment is a historical organization within the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry after the Pancho Villa Expedition.The unit was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas [1] and originally inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California.
In Korea the 17th received air traffic control from the 164th Air Traffic Services Group, which provided ATC services throughout the entire Korean theater in support of all Army aviation operations. Beret Flash of the 17th Aviation Brigade's Pathfinder Platoon. On 17 October 1987 the group was redesignated as the 17th Aviation Brigade. [2]
In 1972 B Troop, 7/17th Air Cavalry was redesignated H Troop, 17th Cavalry Regiment. At 02:30 on 26 January 1968 the camp was attacked by mortar fire and sappers from two companies of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 408th Sapper Battalion resulting in five UH-1 helicopters and one ammunition storage area destroyed.
Troop B, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry; assigned to 82nd Airborne Division (All American) 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry; assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagle). December 1968 to June 1969 both 2/17 Cav and 101st Abn Div converted to Airmobile units. [22] Troop D, 17th Cavalry; assigned to 199th Infantry Brigade (Light Brigade).
They were supported by the 173rd Support Battalion, 173rd Engineer Company, Troop E/17th Cavalry and Company D/16th Armor. [30] The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment [31] and the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery [32] were attached to the brigade for one year in 1965. [33]
Broken up and elements redesignated in 1968. Troop E, 170th Cavalry active with 49th Infantry Brigade until 1974. [17] 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Vermont Army National Guard) - On 1 March 1959 the previous 172nd Infantry Regiment was split into the 172nd Infantry and 172nd Armor.
Virginia's 17th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Salem, Virginia, on January 28, 1863, by consolidating the 33rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry with three new companies. The men were recruited primarily in the counties that became West Virginia ; Mercer , Nicholas , Jackson , Braxton , Wood , Lewis , Harrison , Roane , Wirt , Pocahontas , Monroe ...
Along with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade being inactivated, one of the most storied dustoff units in the United States Army history was inactivated as well, the division's "Eagle Dustoff." During the 1990 Gulf War (Desert Shield/Desert Storm) Eagle Dustoff was deployed to the Saudi Arabian Theater of operations on 22 August 1990 and was the ...