73rd Cavalry Regiment

The 73rd Cavalry Regiment is a Cavalry Regiment in the United States Army, first formed in 1941. Three squadrons of the 73rd Cavalry Regiment ("Airborne Thunder") provided reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) to the Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division through July 2024 when the last of the three squadrons was deactivated. 3rd Squadron was assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Squadron was assigned to 2nd Brigade, 5th Squadron was assigned to 3rd Brigade, and 4th Squadron was assigned to 4th Brigade.

Formerly organized as the 4th Battalion of the 68th Armor Regiment, the 3rd Battalion (Airborne) 73rd Armor Regiment was equipped with M-551 Sheridan and LAV-25 armored and reconnaissance vehicles to support the 82nd Airborne Division with light armor support.

The 4/73rd Armor Regiment was a 1st Infantry Division Forward unit at Panzer Kaserne in Boblingen, Germany during the Cold War. 1/73 Armor Regiment was stationed at Camp Beavers, South Korea, from 1963 to 1971.

Activated 1 June 1941 at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Activated 1 August 1948 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Assigned 10 November 1951 to the 7th Infantry Division.

Reorganized and redesignated 2 October 1962 as the 73d Armor a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.

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