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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 subordinate units, the 12th Cavalry
Regiment, to contribute to the successful missions and enhancement of the
warring organization of the 1st Cavalry Division.
On 02 February 1901, the 12th Cavalry Regiment, currently represented in the
3rd and 4th Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas was
constituted in the Regular Army. The regiment was organized 08 February 1901,
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with Colonel James N. Whelan, commanding. There
it was charged with protecting stage and mail routes, building and maintaining
forts, and establishing law and order in a vast area full of outlaws, Mexican
revolutionaries. During the years of 1901 and 1902, following the organization
at Ft. Sam Houston, companies of the regiment moved to Fort Clark, Fort Bliss
and Fort McIntosh, all located in Texas. The early history of 12th Cavalry
Regiment was closely tied to the movement of people and trade on the south
western plains and along the Mexican Border.
On 22 January 1921 the 1st Cavalry Division was constituted in the US Regular
Army. On 13 September 1921, with the initiation of the National Defense Act,
the 1st Cavalry Division was formally activated at Ft. Bliss, TX and Major
General Robert Lee Howze, a Texas native from Rusk County and seasoned veteran
of then Frontier Indian Wars, Spanish American War, Philippines Insurrection,
Mexican Expedition, World War I and recipient of the Medal of Honor, was
selected as its first Division Commander.
Upon formal activation, the 7th, 8th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were assigned
to the new Division. With almost a century of service behind the oldest of its
regiments and sixty five years of service for its youngest, the units that had
already ridden and fought its way into the pages of history were organized
into the newly formed divisional structure. The four regiments were now to
fight side by side. Other units initially assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division
in 1921 included the 1st and 2nd Machine Gun Squadrons, Weapons Troops, 10th
Light Tank Company, 13th Signal Troop, 15th Veterinary Company, 27th Ordnance
Company, 43rd Ambulance Company, 82nd Field Artillery Battalion (Horse) and
the 1st Cavalry Quartermaster Trains which later was redesignated as the 15th
Replacement Company.
Later, on 18 December 1922, the 5th Cavalry Regiment was assigned to the 1st
Cavalry Division, relieving the 10th Cavalry Regiment. It would not be until
03 January 1933 that the 12th Cavalry Regiment, organized in 1901, would join
the 1st Cavalry Division, relieving the 1st Cavalry Regiment.
The current capability of the 12th Cavalry Regiment has been developed in
conjunction with the long history of the 1st Cavalry Division. It is the
combination of the experienced training received by each dedicated member of
the Team and adherence to the performance level and traditions of the past.
Highlights of the many subsequent historical critical missions performed by
members of the 12th Cavalry Regiment and the honors they achieved are
summarized in the chapters that follow:
As of today, the 12th Cavalry Regiment is currently represented by the
following active units:
This folio of material highlights of the many subsequent historical critical
missions performed by members of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, whose actions,
operations and the many critical issues resolved over its 108 year history to
meet the changing threat and the honors they achieved are summarized in the
following sections:
Table of Contents
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