73rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) - History

History

The 4 squadrons of the 73rd Cavalry Regiment ("Airborne Thunder") provide reconnaissance, surveillance & target acquisition (RSTA) to the four Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division. 3rd Squadron is assigned to 1st Brigade. 1st Squadron is assigned to 2nd Brigade. 5th Squadron is assigned to 3rd Brigade, and 4th Squadron is assigned to 4th Brigade. There is currently no 2nd Squadron, nor is there a regimental command.

Formerly organized as the 73rd Armor Regiment, the 3rd Battalion had provided M551 Sheridan tanks to support the 82nd Airborne Division until after Operation Desert Storm.

  • See also the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

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