An Old Irish Quick Step
Lyrics by Thomas Moore, circa 1807
Synthesized by UnKnown Artist
"Live The Legend - The Charge"
The painting, "The Charge" (above) by Jack Terry, perfectly depicting
the overflight of the helicopters that formed the background of the
Horse Detachment performing their historic "Charge". It represents the
last fly over, conducted on December 2008, prior to the Iraq Deployment
Color Casing Ceremony for the 1st Cavalry Division.
Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia
Introduction
The 1st Cavalry Division, a major subordinate command of the US Third Mobile
Armored Corps, is a 19,000 soldier, 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. The following narratives, divided in
timeline eras of major operational missions, describes the threat environment,
tactical conditions, evolution of equipment technology and the strategic
methodology employed by one of its command units, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team
and its Subordinate Units, to contribute to the successful missions
enhancement of the warring organization of the 1st Cavalry Division and the
honors they achieved are summarized in the chapters that follow.
Mission:
On order, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion deploys to a
designated contingency area of operations, supports, sustains, moves, and
protects the 1st Cavalry Division Main Command Post and Tactical Command Posts
in order to facilitate battle command and operations across the spectrum of
conflict and provides forces and capabilities as directed in support of
subordinate commands.
Organizational Summary:
A division at war is a remarkable, flexible, vital and powerful force. The
responses of the subordinate units require extraordinary discipline and
initiative. The operational control nerve center of the force of the Division
is the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion. It contains the divisional
command structure, including the Commanding General, his staff and direct
subordinates.
The history of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion is a microcosm of
the actions of individual units of the Division. The predisposed actions of
the Division as a whole were those of the Headquarters and Headquarters
Barralion. The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, the analogy to a
brain, has to fulfill its precise and exacting function under the most
adverse conditions of war.
On 16 April 2010, as part of the Army's continued transformation towards a
modular force, the Headquarters and Tactical Command Posts, 1st Cavalry
Division was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters
Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. As part of the reorganization, elements of
the Battalion were structured to meet the changing needs to support and
conduct the new warfare operations.
Organizational functions established for the subordinate elements of the
Battalion are:
UNIT
SERVICE SPECIALITY
HSC
Headquarters & Service Company
"A" Company
Operations
"B" Company
Integration & Supply
"C" Company
Signal
In addition, the following subordinate units functionally reports to the
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion.
This folio of material highlights of the many subsequent historical critical
missions performed by members of the HQs and HQs Battalion, whose actions,
operations and the many critical issues resolved over its 90+ years history
to meet the changing threat and the honors they achieved are summarized in the
following sections:
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