Postwar
The regiment was inactivated in Japan in 1946 but was re-organized on 13 November 1947 as the 112th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, then reorganised on 12 September 1949 as the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment. On 16 March 1957 the Regiment became the 112th Armor and was transferred to active service. In 1961 it was transferred back to the National Guard as part of the 49th Armored Division. Following the disbandment of the 49th Armored Division, the 112th Armor became part of the 56th Brigade of the 36th Infantry Division.
From 1973 all of the Texas Army National Guard Armor units were renumbered as battalions of the 112th Armor. From 1988-1993 eight battalions were assigned to the 112th making it then the largest armoured regiment in the U.S. Army.
On 17 October 2008, the 4th Battalion, 112th Armor was renamed 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry. The unit carries the colors and lineage of the original 112th Cavalry Regiment. The Squadron Headquarters and Headquarters Troop are based in Bryan, Texas, with A Troop, B Troop and C Troop based in Taylor, Rosenberg and Ellington Field respectively. A and B Troops are equipped as Cavalry units with Hmmwvs, and C Troop is a dismounted Infantry unit. The current commander is MAJ (P) Jose D. Rivera and the Command Sergeant Major is CSM Robert B. Nieto.
The 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry, is part of the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 36th Infantry Division.
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