Armored cavalry regiment
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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
.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
or United States National Guard
United States National Guard
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...
organized for the specific purposes of reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
, surveillance
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people. It is sometimes done in a surreptitious manner...
, and security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
. The regiment is equipped with Cavalry Fighting Vehicles, tanks and helicopters
Military helicopter
A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically built or converted for use by military forces. A military helicopter's mission is a function of its design or conversion...
; hence the terms armored
Armoured warfare
Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war....
and cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
.
- 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (now a Stryker Brigade Combat TeamBrigade combat teamThe brigade combat team is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. A brigade combat team is generally commanded by a colonel , but in rare instances it is commanded by...
.) - 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
- 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS aviation regiment.)
- 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (now a Heavy Brigade Combat TeamBrigade combat teamThe brigade combat team is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. A brigade combat team is generally commanded by a colonel , but in rare instances it is commanded by...
.) - 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.)
- 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment107th Cavalry Regiment (United States)The 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters at Cincinnati, Ohio...
(since converted to an USARS cavalry regiment.) - 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment (now 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, MS ARNG)
- 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment116th Cavalry Brigade Combat TeamThe 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team is the largest formation of the Idaho Army National Guard. It is headquartered at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. It has been reorganized into a Heavy Brigade Combat Team . The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team has units located throughout Idaho, Montana, and...
(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 TeamBrigade combat teamThe brigade combat team is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. A brigade combat team is generally commanded by a colonel , but in rare instances it is commanded by...
.) - 300th Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1952))
- (1st Battalion redesignated)
- 301st Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1950))
- 302nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (1948 (Disbanded 1952))