List of US Army armored cavalry regiments
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An armored cavalry regiment (ACR) is a regiment of the United States Army or United States National Guard organized for the specific purposes of reconnaissance, surveillance, and security. The regiment is equipped with Cavalry Fighting Vehicles, tanks and helicopters; hence the terms armored and cavalry.
- 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (now a Stryker Brigade Combat Team.)
- 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
- 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS aviation regiment.)
- 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (now a Heavy Brigade Combat Team.)
- 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.)
- 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.)
- 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment (now 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, MS ARNG)
- 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.)
- 163rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.)
- 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (now a Heavy Brigade Combat Team.)
- 300th Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1952))
- (1st Battalion redesignated)
- 301st Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1950))
- 302nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1952))
[edit] References
- Neil Baugardner, Tim Aumiller, Armor-Cavalry Regiments (c2005), last updated January 20, 2006
- Long Range Component Report. Chapter III: Existing Conditions - MSARNG Tenants. Mississippi, USA: Mississippi Army National Guard Construction and Facilities Management Office.