82nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)

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unit_name= 82nd Cavalry Regiment


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branch= National Guard
type= Light Cavalry
role= RSTA
motto= Temeritas
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battles= World War II
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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commander1= Lt.Col. William Prendergast
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notable_commanders= Lt.Col. Eric Bush
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The 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, currently serves with the 41st Brigade Combat Team of the Oregon Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Bend, Oregon. The unit consists of the HHT and FSC (both of Bend), Alpha Troop (of Lebanon), Bravo Troop (of Woodburn) and Charlie Troop (of Klamath Falls).

As a cavalry unit, both Alpha and Bravo Troops are equipped with HMMWVs while Charlie Troop is dismounted and thus does not regularly use vehicles. When the squadron was redesignated, it was changed to a RSTA unit (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition).

About the regimental crest:Yellow is the color of armor. The bi-colored forward thrust of the chevron refers to the two assault landings by an element of the regiment in New Guinea and Luzon during World War II. The sea lion and the stars, from the Philippine Presidential seal, symbolize the award of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation to an element of the regiment.

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