Special Troops Bn 1st Cavalry Div Wo Baseball T-Shirts

16 October 2005 as Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.The 1st Cavalry Division, a major subordinate command of the US Third Corps, is a heavy armored division stationed at Ft. Hood, TX. As one of the two "on-call" heavy contingency force divisions of the Army, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or land to any part of the world on a short notice.

1965, the battalion was reorganized as an airborne and airmobile unit and immediately deployed to the Republic of Vietnam as the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 8th Cavalry, the "Jumping Mustangs". Additionally, F Troop, 8th Cavalry served as a recon element for the 196th Infantry Brigade.

16 October 2005 as Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.The 1st Cavalry Division, a major subordinate command of the US Third Corps, is a heavy armored division stationed at Ft. Hood, TX. As one of the two "on-call" heavy contingency force divisions of the Army, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or land to any part of the world on a short notice.