On the day of its organization, 04 April 1921, the 1st Cavalry Division was
composed of two cavalry brigades, one horse artillery battalion with combat
and service units. Each of the brigades was made up of two regiments, each
having two squadrons of three troops each, a headquarters and headquarters
troop along with a service troop. The Division was authorized a staff of
7,463 officers and enlisted men.
Spanning the next 78 years, the Division engaged in three major wars, three
peace keeping occupations that covered three continents. Learning from those
experiences the Division reorganized and re-equipped on four occasions in
order to meet the ever-changing threats to our democracy.
The Division has grown and at the end of 2000 was authorized a staffing level
of 17,000 officers and enlisted men. It is now configured as a heavy armored
division, consisting of three maneuver brigades, an aviation brigade, engineer
brigade, division artillery and division support command plus a band, a
ceremonial horse detachment, an air defense battalion, a signal battalion, a
military intelligence battalion and a military police company. The "First
Team" remains a combat proven force ready to deploy and fight anywhere,
anytime and win. The organizational structure for the 1st Cavalry Division as
the 20th century closed is shown below:
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HQ&HQ Company
2nd Bn, 5th Cavalry
2nd Bn, 8th Cavalry
1st Bn, 12th Cavalry |
HQ&HQ Company
1st Bn, 5th Cavalry
1st Bn, 8th Cavalry
2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry |
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HQ&HQ Company
2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry
3rd Bn, 8th Cavalry
1st Bn, 9th Cavalry |
HQ&HQ Troop
1st Sqn, 7th Cavalry
1st Bn, 227th Aviation
2nd Bn, 227th Aviation
"F" Co, 1st Bn, 58th Avn |
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HQ&HQ Battery
1st Bn, 21st Fld Arty
1st Bn, 82nd Fld Arty
2nd Bn, 82nd Fld Arty
3rd Bn, 82nd Fld Arty
68th Chemical Company |
HQ&HQ Detachment
8th Engineer Bn
20th Engineer Bn
91st Engineer Bn |
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HQ&HQ Company
15th Support Bn (FWD)
27th Support Bn (MAIN)
115th Support Bn (FWD)
215th Support Bn (FWD)
615th Support Bn (AVN)
Dvn Mat'l Mgm't Center |
HQ&HQ Co, 1st Cav Div
1st Cavalry Div Band
1st Cavalry Horse Det
4th Bn, 5th Air Defense
13th Signal Bn
312th M.I. Bn
545th M.P. Company |
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9th Air Spt Operations
15th Finance Bn
15th Personnel Svc Bn
Staff Judge Advocate
Equal Opportunity |
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