14th Cavalry Regiment
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14th Cavalry Regiment | |
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United States of America | |
Branch | Regular Army |
Type | Stryker-mounted cavalry |
Role | Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition |
Motto(s) | Suivez Moi (Follow Me) |
Engagements | Philippine–American War World War II Iraq Campaign Afghanistan Campaign |
Insignia | |
Regimental distinctive insignia |
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The 14th Cavalry Regiment is a
History
The 14th Cavalry was constituted 2 February 1901, by War Department
Philippines campaign
The 14th was stationed in the Philippines from 1903 to 1906 during the insurgency campaigns. Upon successful completion of that campaign in 1906, the regiment then returned home to the United States and took up garrisons in the Pacific Northwest, where it assumed peacetime duties. The regiment was re-deployed to the Philippines in 1909, although this time it was only engaged in garrison duties and training.[2]
Mexican campaign
In 1912, the regiment was called for service in the Mexican campaign. On the night of 5–6 May 1916, a detachment of nine troopers guarding
In 1920, the 14th Cavalry Regiment was moved to Iowa, and for approximately the next two decades served in a peacetime capacity.
World War II
On 15 July 1942, the regiment was inactivated, with its personnel and equipment being transferred to the newly activated 14th Armored Regiment,
Battle of the Bulge
The unit regained its autonomy on 12 December 1944 during the latter stages of
On 23 December, the unit secured the southern flank of the perimeter, which allowed friendly troops to withdraw to safety. On 25 December, the unit was reequipped, attached to the
Cold War
After World War II, the group was reorganized as the 14th Constabulary Regiment and served as a police unit until 1948, when it was again reorganized as the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment and served until 1972 as such on "Freedoms Frontier" at Fulda, Bad Kissingen and Bad Hersfeld, Germany, performing reconnaissance and border duties for NATO until its colors were cased and it was replaced by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
2000s
Iraq
The 1st Squadron deployed to Northern Iraq in October 2003 initially assuming responsibility for the eastern half the City of Samarra. By January 2004 1st Squadron moved to Ninevah Province and relieved 3rd Brigade, 101st AASLT DIV. It conducted counterinsurgency operations in the western portion of Ninevah province until June when it was moved to Takrit, Iraq as the lead security force for logistical operations running from the Kuwait border through Baghdad and return.[citation needed]
In August 2004 1st Squadron returned to its parent brigade in Ninevah province this time its area of operations was the western side of the city of Mosul. The mission was assumed by the 2nd Squadron in October 2004 and, in turn, by the 4th Squadron under the
Initially slated to replace 4th Squadron in Rawah, Iraq the Squadron's mission was changed while the relief in place was taking place. 1st Squadron spent the better part of their 15-month deployment controlling the southwest portion of Baghdad. The 2nd Squadron was reflagged as the 2nd Cavalry squadron in June 2006. Upon finally returning from Iraq in December 2006, the 4th Squadron was reflagged as 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry. The 1st Squadron returned from their second tour in Iraq to Fort Lewis in September 2007. The newest addition, the 5th Squadron, was activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on 13 October 2005 and was redesignated as 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry, in December 2006.[citation needed]
The 2nd Squadron then served in Iraq from December 2007 to March 2009. 1st Squadron deployed to Iraq for its third deployment in June 2009 establishing ground breaking Kurd-Arab-US tripartite operations in a Combined Security Area in Northern Diyala Province, Iraq; The Squadron's unrivaled team-building skills helped to foster trust amongst two ethnic groups and helped prevent a civil war while furthering to shape a free and democratic nation of Iraq. 2nd Squadron again relieved 1st Squadron in this mission from June 2010 to June 2011 in the Diyala Province.[citation needed]
Afghanistan
From December 2011 to December 2012, TF 1–14 CAV deployed to
Current status
- 1st Squadron is the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
- 2nd Squadron is a Cavalry Squadron of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division which is an IBCT and is stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
- 4th Squadron, inactive, was under 172nd Brigade Combat Team, a Stryker unit, before being reflagged to 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry under 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
- 5th Squadron, inactive, was reflagged to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment.
Recent deployments
1st Squadron
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2004)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006–2007)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2009–2010)
- Operation Enduring Freedom (2011–2012)
- Department of Defense Support to Customs & Border Protection (2019)
2nd Squadron
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004–2005)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007–2009)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2010)
- Operation New Dawn (2010–2011)
4th Squadron
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (2005–2006)
Campaign streamers
The following streamers, representing the indicated campaigns, are flown from the colors of the 14th Cavalry:
Philippine Insurrection
- Mindanao
- Jolo
World War II
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Leyte
- Ryukyus (with arrowhead)
Iraq War
- Iraqi Governance
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty[5]
Heraldry
According to The Institute of Heraldry, the 14th Cavalry Regiment has been granted the following coat of arms:
"Description/Blazon:
Shield: Or, a bend Azure between a Moro kris paleways point up Sable, and a rattlesnake coiled to strike Proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, a dexter arm embowed habited Azure, the hand gloved in a buckskin gauntlet Proper, grasping a staff erect Sable barbed Or, thereon a standard flotant of the last charged with a horseshoe heels upward encircling the Arabic numeral '14' in Black.
Motto: "Suivez Moi" (Follow Me).[6]
Likewise, soldiers assigned to any squadron of the 14th Cavalry are authorized to wear its Distinctive Unit Insignia:
"Description/Blazon:
A gold color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, a bend Azure between a Moro kris paleways point up Sable, and a rattlesnake coiled to strike Gules. Attached below the shield a blue scroll inscribed 'SUIVEZ MOI' in Gold letters."[6]
The regimental coat of arms briefly tells part of the history of the unit. The black Moro Kris commemorates more than forty engagements and expeditions in which the 14th participated during the Philippine–American War. The coiled rattlesnake pays tribute to the patrol accomplishments along the Mexican Border during 1912–1918. The blue bend and gold background represent the traditional cavalry color and the uniform of the horse cavalry soldiers.
In popular culture
While the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment was inactive it was selected by author Harold Coyle to form part of the U.S. Tenth Army Corps in his 1993 techno-thriller "The Ten Thousand". It was joined by two other inactivated units: the 55th Infantry Division (as the 55th Mechanized Infantry Division) and the 4th Armored Division.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Daily, Edward L., We remember: U.S. Cavalry Association, (1996) Turner Publishing Company, p. 54.
- JSTOR 26920989.
- ^ "Villistas Kill 6, Wound 2, Kidnap 1, In Raid On Texas Border Towns; Four Cavalry Troops In Pursuit – Nine Troopers Besieged – Fight Band for Hours from a Shack Near Glen Springs – Their Shelter Set Afire – Three Shot Dead as They Are Forced by the Flames to Run for Lives – Burn Factory, Loot Homes – Outlaws Descend on Boquillas for Pillage and Flee Across the Rio Grande". The New York Times. 8 May 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). Order of Battle, United States Army, World War II. Novato: Presidio Press. p. 309.
- ^ "14th Cavalry Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)".
- ^ a b The Institute of Heraldry Webpage
- ISBN 0-671-85292-2.