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I was close. It was designated 1/91st Cav on June 8th. Here's the official article.
1-4 Cav. re-designates to 1-91 Cav.
Soldiers of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment display their new red berets before the squadron’s re-designation ceremony on Conn Barracks Parade Field in Schweinfurt June 8 during which they became Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment – part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based out of Vincenza, Italy. (Photo by SPC Stephen Baack, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs)
SCHWEINFURT, Germany – Across the Conn Barracks Parade Field in Schweinfurt on the morning of June 8 there stood a rare sight – more than a hundred Soldiers of the Cavalry wearing maroon berets.
After months of preparation, training and transformation, members of the 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment had officially become the light airborne reconnaissance Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 91st U.S. Cavalry Regiment during their re-designation ceremony that morning. In doing so, they said farewell to the 1st Infantry Division and joined the ranks of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
More than three months ago the squadron sent away the last of its track vehicles – their M1 Abrams tanks – signaling the shift from a once heavy, armored unit to the lighter, airborne reconnaissance squadron as it now stands.
“We have asked you to give up your Bradley’s and tanks and focus on dismounted patrols while you train,” said BG Peter J. Palmer, 1st ID assistant division commander for support. “It is not an easy task – many of your careers have been spent on heavy equipment, but it is the mindset and class with which this unit operates that gives me confidence in a successful transition. I imagine that your predecessors thought the transition would be just as difficult when asked to dismount their horses for the last time more than 60 years ago.”
For decades, Schweinfurt has been home to the 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, and for more than a decade it has been home to the Quarterhorse.
LTC Christopher Kolenda, commander of 1st Squadron, 91st U.S. Cavalry Regiment (right), is joined by CSM John Fortune, 1-91st Cav. command sergeant major, to unfurl the colors of the 91st Cav. during the squadron’s re-designation ceremony at Conn Barracks June 8. (Photo by SPC Stephen Baack, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs)
“Etched into the hearts and minds of the Soldiers standing before you and the families supporting them are the living memory of this great legacy – the unique nature of being the Division’s only Cavalry squadron, the history of exceptional performance, the combat experiences in the Balkans, Turkey and Iraq, the special imprint of commanders, command sergeants major, officers and NCOs, friends and comrades, the emotion as we recall the names and faces of our fallen and wounded Soldiers,” said LTC Christopher Kolenda, 1-91st Cav. commander. “As we case the proud colors of one of the Army’s historic and most decorated units, we cannot help but reflect and remember as we turn the page to a new chapter in our history.
“Over this past year the squadron has experienced significant change,” said Kolenda. “We have traded our helicopters, tanks and Bradley’s for wheeled vehicles, rucksacks and parachutes. We have said farewell to our aviators and tankers, and welcomed to the family with open arms our brothers in the infantry and artillery. Physical training took on a new level of intensity. Silver wings are displayed proudly on many of our chests. Ranger tabs are beginning to accent the patches on our left shoulders. Proficiency in dismounted skills and lethality with rifles and machine guns has never been finer.”
After a playing of the 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment song for the last time, Kolenda and Squadron CSM John Fortune cased the Quarterhorse colors and unfurled the colors of the 91st Cavalry Regiment for the first time since its victory in Europe in World War II. (Story by SPC Stephen Baack, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs)
The 24th Infantry Division has just been a HQ unit since it was re-flagged as the 3rd Infantry Division. The HQ unit was used as the article said, to oversee some National Guard Seperate Brigades and some Continental US units attached to overseas divisions. It has actually been gone as a division for several years. The 7th Infantry Division HQ is also being used in this fashion.
It seems to me a weird way to run an Army, but they did not ask me...
Apparently the Louisiana ARNG have left Jackson Barracks and relocated to Camp Beauregard. I have heard that the infantry battalion and historic artillery battalion will be retained. Under what unit I do not know.
As part of continuing efforts to transform to the Future Force, First U.S. Army Headquarters announced Aug. 17 the activation by Oct. 1 of Training Support Division East at Fort Meade, Md., and Training Support Division West at Fort Carson, Colo.
TSD East and TSD West will be two-star commands subordinate to First U.S. Army (Training, Readiness, Mobilization). They are being formed to perform command and control of pre-mobilization training, readiness oversight, post-mobilization training and certification to Reserve Component units assigned to their geographic areas of responsibility through subordinate training support brigades.
The establishment of TSD East and TSD West eliminates the requirement for the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., and the 24th Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan, which will be inactivated by Oct. 1.
The 1st and 4th Infantry Division headquarters, designated brigade combat teams and multi-functional support brigades. will re-station as a result of Base Realignment and Closure. The Army is completing its re-stationing of the 1st Infantry Division to Fort Riley, and by March 2007 will start re-stationing the 4th Infantry Division to Fort Carson.
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For more information, contact First Army Public Affairs at (404) 469-3417
The personnel in the HQs of the 24th and the 7th will be used to raise Command Units for the 1st Infantry Division and 1st Armor Division, coming home from Europe. It is kind of a shell game they are playing. I assume the personnel in Europe that could have been brought home to become the Division CUs will be used in other places. I know some of the 1st INFDIV units like the Aviation Brigade are staying in Europe. There will be no Aviation Brigade for the 1st INFDIV when it re-activates. This strikes me as activities an auditor would be looking for when auditing the books in a business.
The Training Support Divison East and West can then be Command Units for the National Guard Seperate Enhanced Brigades, but not have to follow the same structure as the previous units.
The only difference I see in the article quoted above is the Training Support Division East will be in Fort Meade instead of Fort Riley.
Except there are no separate enhanced brigades anymore. All NG brigades have been placed under NG Divisions. What it will do is provide training support to all national guard brigades in there particular area. Training Support Division East will handle all NG Brigades east of the Mississippi and Training Support Division West will handle all NG Brigades west of the Mississippi.
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http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=9448
FORT CARSON, Colo. (Aug. 23, 2006) – The 7th Infantry Division’s mission expanded yesterday during a ceremony transforming the unit into the Training Support Division West, First U.S. Army. The unit will oversee training and mobilization of Reserve and National Guard units in 21 states west of the Mississippi River, except Minnesota.
“Today, four of every 10 Soldiers in Iraq are trained by First Army,” said Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, commanding general of First U.S. Army. Honoré explained that the role of training, mobilizing and caring for troops will be bigger than ever before as the war on terror continues.
The new unit will be commanded by Maj. Gen. Robert W. Mixon Jr.
Inactivation of the 7th Inf. Div. took place during the same ceremony.
“The 7th Infantry Division’s legend and legacy will live on,” said Lt. Gen. Charles C. Campbell, deputy commanding general and chief of staff, U.S. Army Forces Command. “The Soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division have always rendered splendid service … prominently in the forefront of honoring our nation.”
The division was created Dec. 6, 1917, at Camp Wheeler, Ga., to support U.S. war efforts in World War I. It was deployed to France and fought in the Lorraine Campaign in 1918 and served with occupation duty in France until November 1919. On March 24, 1923, the unit was deactivated at Camp Meade, Md.
On July 1, 1940, the 7th Inf. Div. was reactivated at Camp Ord, Calif., and served throughout California as emergency defense. On April 9, 1942, the unit was redesignated at the 7th Motorized Division Africa, and in January of the next year was redesignated the 7th Infantry Division.
During World War II, the unit secured the Aleutian Islands and the Marshalls, and also fought in the Philippines and Okinawa. Following the war, the 7th Infantry Division was on occupation duty in Korea until the Korean War broke out.
During the Korean War, the “Bayonet Division” saw action in both North and South Korea, being involved with the Inchon landing, Faith Task Force, the Chechon-Tanyand-Chungju area, the Kumwha Valley and Porkchop Hill. After the war, it remained in South Korea for defense duty.
The unit returned to the United States for deactivation at Fort Lewis, Wash., on April 2, 1971. On Oct. 21, 1974, the 7th ID was reactivated again at Fort Ord, and was deployed in support of Operation Golden Pheasant in Honduras in 1988 and Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. The unit was inactivated on June 15, 1994, at Fort Ord, then reactivated in 1999. It has since provided training for the 39th Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard, the 41st Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon National Guard and the 45th Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma National Guard.
Look into the Global Security website for the US Army and search for "Army National Guard Divisions". This article talks extensively about the role of the 7th and 24th Division HQs and what the Seperate Enhanced Brigades would do if activated. If the mentioned Division HQs would have been used as true fighting divisions, the divisions would have certain Division Troops like an Aviation Brigade. Their role was simply administration and training.
The National Guard Brigades are still Seperate and Enhanced. They will go where ever needed and even used as a source of replacements if needed there. The 7th also trained predominately Light units and the 24th did Heavy units. Since the Army wants to go with a new concept "multifunction divisions" MFDs which will mix Light and Heavy troops. The SEBs will probably go into future combat, seperately, as add ons to different Corps in action.
If the Army were to make the Training Support Divisions anything else, there would be political pressure to raise expensive Divisional Troops. With Helicopters being lost in Afganistan and Iraq, the Army is not going to be turning over any to the Guard soon.
The main problem is the Army is using a 1993 study that would have decreased the National Guard based on the premise there would be no war before 2010. I think that premise is gone now. It is convenient to use the study to squeeze money out for differing administration goals. There is obviously not enough money to do everything they want to do.
All I said was I could see them using the 7th ID and 24th ID as the designations of these TSDs if they decided to do so. The 1st AD and 101st Abn Div were used as training units back in the 50s. All the training divisions in the Army Reserve use former combat Divisional designations. Thats all I said, what I never said was they were going to use these TSDs as combat units.
I am sure the numbered divisions will not be used. These TSD two star commands report to the former First Army and I am sure they will be training support for all Reserve Component units in CONUS.
Some general notes on the new Brigade Combat Teams and reflagging of Army Division:
As of 1 Oct:
2nd Arm Cav Regt(Lt)-Fort Lewis Reflagged as 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis. Personnel and equiptment
moved to Germany to join elements of 2nd Brigade 1st Infantry Division in being reflagged as 2nd Cavalry Stryker Brigade Combat Team
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division reflagged as 2nd
Stryker Combat Brigade Team 2nd Infantry Division
172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team will return to Fort Wainwright, Alaska and be reflagged ast the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Tean 25th Infantry Division.
3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division will returend to Fort Lewis from Iraq in early 2007.
That will give the 2nd Inf Division three Stryker Brigades based at Fort Lewis.
The 25th Inf Division will have the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is Alaska and the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Hawaii. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team(Abn) at Fort Richardson will also be part of the 25th Infantry Division.
The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return from Iraq to Fort Hood in March 2007 and then move to Fort Carson.
The 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return from Iraq to Fort Hood in March 2007 and be reflagged as 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division.
The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return to Fort Carson from Iraq in early 2007.
The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division will return to Fort Carson from Iraq in late 2007 and be reflagged as 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division.
The Hqs 4th Infantry Division will be ploy to Iraq from Fort Hood in late 2007 or early 2008 along with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Divsion. In 2008 or 2009 the Hqs and 1st HBCT will move to Fort Carson.
The Hqs 1st Infantry Division moved from Germany to Fort Riley from Germany this Summer. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Divsion was actived this Summer at Fort Riley. The 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division had elements in Iraq. It will stay at Fort Riley with they return from Iraq early next years. The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Divison moved from Germany to Iraq earlier this year. Next year it will return to Fort Rily or Fort Know as HBCT. The 3rd Brigade 1st Infantry Division is in Germany and will deactivate. The 3rd Brigade 1st Armor Division is at Fort Rily and will reflagg as the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division.
Late next year and into early 2008 the Hqs 1st Cavalry Division and
1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Heavy Combat Team and 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team will all return to Fort Hood. They will join the 3rd Arm Cav Regt there.
The 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Team will return to Fort Bliss from Iraq in early 2008 and be reflagged as 4th HBCT 1st Armor Division and also be assigned as the test bed Brigade for the Future Combat Systems program. A new 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division will be formed at Fort Hood in late 2006 or early 2007.
In 2007 or early 2008 the Hqs 1st Armor Division will return from Germany to Fort Bliss. The 1st Brigade and 2nd Bridage 1st Armor Divison will return to Germany in late 2006 from Iraq. Both will move with the Hqs 1st Armor Division to Fort Bliss as Heavy Brigade Combat Teams. The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Armor Division will be formed at Fort Bliss in 2008.
Some general notes on the new Brigade Combat Teams and reflagging of Army Division:
As of 1 Oct:
2nd Arm Cav Regt(Lt)-Fort Lewis Reflagged as 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis. Personnel and equiptment
moved to Germany to join elements of 2nd Brigade 1st Infantry Division in being reflagged as 2nd Cavalry Stryker Brigade Combat Team
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division reflagged as 2nd
Stryker Combat Brigade Team 2nd Infantry Division
172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team will return to Fort Wainwright, Alaska and be reflagged ast the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Tean 25th Infantry Division.
3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division will returend to Fort Lewis from Iraq in early 2007.
That will give the 2nd Inf Division three Stryker Brigades based at Fort Lewis.
The 25th Inf Division will have the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is Alaska and the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Hawaii. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team(Abn) at Fort Richardson will also be part of the 25th Infantry Division.
The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return from Iraq to Fort Hood in March 2007 and then move to Fort Carson.
The 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return from Iraq to Fort Hood in March 2007 and be reflagged as 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division.
The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division will return to Fort Carson from Iraq in early 2007.
The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Division will return to Fort Carson from Iraq in late 2007 and be reflagged as 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division.
The Hqs 4th Infantry Division will be ploy to Iraq from Fort Hood in late 2007 or early 2008 along with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Divsion. In 2008 or 2009 the Hqs and 1st HBCT will move to Fort Carson.
The Hqs 1st Infantry Division moved from Germany to Fort Riley from Germany this Summer. The 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Divsion was actived this Summer at Fort Riley. The 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division had elements in Iraq. It will stay at Fort Riley with they return from Iraq early next years. The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Divison moved from Germany to Iraq earlier this year. Next year it will return to Fort Rily or Fort Know as HBCT. The 3rd Brigade 1st Infantry Division is in Germany and will deactivate. The 3rd Brigade 1st Armor Division is at Fort Rily and will reflagg as the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division.
Late next year and into early 2008 the Hqs 1st Cavalry Division and
1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Heavy Combat Team and 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team will all return to Fort Hood. They will join the 3rd Arm Cav Regt there.
The 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Team will return to Fort Bliss from Iraq in early 2008 and be reflagged as 4th HBCT 1st Armor Division and also be assigned as the test bed Brigade for the Future Combat Systems program. A new 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division will be formed at Fort Hood in late 2006 or early 2007.
In 2007 or early 2008 the Hqs 1st Armor Division will return from Germany to Fort Bliss. The 1st Brigade and 2nd Bridage 1st Armor Divison will return to Germany in late 2006 from Iraq. Both will move with the Hqs 1st Armor Division to Fort Bliss as Heavy Brigade Combat Teams. The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1st Armor Division will be formed at Fort Bliss in 2008.
Do we have any idea which battalions will be assigned to the 1-25 ID when the 172nd BCT returns to Alaska. Hate to lose the designation of the present battalions of the 172nd BCT
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