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688:"The Second West Virginia" deployed again in support of the War on Terror in 2019, for Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve. In 2019, B Troop of 1/150th Cav. Deployed to ATG, Syria in support of Special Forces groups. A Troop of 1/150th Cav. Deployed to northern Syria in support of Local forces. C Troop of 1/150th Cav. Deployed to tower 22 in Jordan in support of local forces and to support B Troop in Syria. D Troop of 1/150th Cav also mobilized to support 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team operations under Spartan Shield in 2019.
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Armored Cavalry TO&E unit and redesignated as the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment. On 1 March 1968, 2nd Squadron was relieved from the regiment and broken up to form other units within the West Virginia National Guard. Meanwhile, two months later, 3rd Squadron was redesignated as 3rd
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The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 150th
Infantry Regiment on 28 May 1934. It was redesignated for the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1955. The insignia was redesignated for the 150th Armor Regiment with the description and symbolism revised effective 1
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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 150th
Infantry Regiment on 28 May 1934. It was redesignated for the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 21 September 1955. The insignia was redesignated for the 150th Armor Regiment with the symbolism revised effective 1 September 1993.
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inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a powder horn Argent, mouth to dexter, ferruled Or, stringed of the second; in chief five mullets of the third voided. Attached below the shield a bipartite scroll inscribed "WE CAN TAKE IT" in Blue.
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In addition to its past
American Revolutionary War and American Civil War service, the 150th Cavalry has also deployed in support of World War I, the Border War with Mexico, World War II, Operation Spartan Shield, the Iraq War and the intervention in Syria.
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That for the regiments and separate battalions of the West
Virginia Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, a slip of mountain rhododendron in full bloom and leaved Proper. Motto WE CAN TAKE IT.
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After being mustered into service for eight months along the
Mexican border in 1916, it was briefly mustered out of service for less than a month only to be mustered back into federal service on 10 April 1917 after the
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The shield is blue, representative of the original organization. The powder horn is adapted from the State coat of arms. The five mullets symbolize the wars in which the original regiment participated.
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The shield is blue, representative of the original organization. The powder horn is adapted from the State coat of arms. The five mullets symbolize the wars in which the original regiment participated.
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Virginia in the American Revolutionary War. During the American Civil War, companies of the regiment loyal to the recognized Union state government in
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Squadron, 150th Armored Cavalry disbanded 1 March 1968. Constituent units reassigned elsewhere in the West Virginia Army National Guard.
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Azure, a powder horn Argent, mouth to dexter, ferruled Or, stringed of the second; in chief five mullets of the third voided.
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regiments, aiding in the defeat of Confederate troops in West Virginia, Ohio and Virginia.
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Composition of National Guard Divisions and Disposition of Former National Guard Units
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where it served through the rest of the war. Postwar, it was inactivated at
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1077:. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1918. p. 32.
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3rd Squadron, 150th Armored Cavalry re-designated as 3rd Squadron,
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150th Cavalry, consisting of the 1st Squadron, reorganized as a
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List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army
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The crest is that of the West Virginia Army National Guard.
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Cavalry regiments of the United States Army National Guard
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The 150th Infantry was demobilized on 5 January 1919 at
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American–led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
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The 2020 military fiction novel, Assault by Fire, by
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Armor-Cavalry Regiments: Army National Guard Lineage
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tank. The 150th also uses wheeled vehicles like the
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reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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1184:Military units and formations in West Virginia
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1115:"Assault by Fire (A Tyce Asher Novel Book 1)"
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533:9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
339:were later combined to form the Union Army's
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659:30th Enhanced Heavy Separate Brigade
714:9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
712:Activated November 28, 1861 as the
708:5th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
633:table of organization and equipment
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706:Activated October 18, 1861 as the
329:North Carolina Army National Guard
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818:Holden & Salem, West Virginia
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457:150th Cavalry in West Virginia
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672:Heavy Brigade Unit of Action
573:National Defense Act of 1920
127:"The Second West Virginia" (
327:and one troop (part of the
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503:American Revolutionary War
345:9th West Virginia Infantry
174:American Revolutionary War
857:Distinctive unit insignia
595:infantry officers of the
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1088:Clay, Steven E. (2010).
851:Glen Jean, West Virginia
830:Glen Jean, West Virginia
812:Bluefield, West Virginia
796:Bradley Fighting Vehicle
725:Inactivated 21 July 1865
315:") is a regiment of the
313:The Second West Virginia
202:Operation Spartan Shield
160:Bradley Fighting Vehicle
117:Bluefield, West Virginia
836:Sanford, North Carolina
663:Operation Iraqi Freedom
259:151st Infantry Regiment
254:149th Infantry Regiment
236:U.S. Infantry Regiments
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824:Eleanor, West Virginia
780:29th Infantry Division
769:28th Infantry Division
736:38th Infantry Division
642:28th Infantry Division
356:29th Infantry Division
309:150th Cavalry Regiment
296:151st Cavalry Regiment
291:126th Cavalry Regiment
273:U.S. Cavalry Regiments
32:150th Cavalry Regiment
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806:across the regiment.
774:Assigned 2004 to the
762:107th Armored Cavalry
638:107th Armored Cavalry
790:Current organization
623:on 1 February 1946.
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577:Welch, West Virginia
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565:Camp Zachary Taylor
129:Special Designation
79:Army National Guard
986:H. Ripley Rawlings
979:In popular culture
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519:American Civil War
182:American Civil War
1119:www.goodreads.com
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605:Mississippi
601:Camp Shelby
546:World War I
523:During the
513:War of 1812
190:World War I
178:War of 1812
170:Engagements
124:Nickname(s)
113:Garrison/HQ
1173:Categories
1124:31 January
993:References
958:Background
902:Background
674:TO&E.
636:Squadron,
571:. Per the
186:Border War
938:Symbolism
893:Symbolism
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816:A Troop:
800:M1 Abrams
657:When the
585:Camp Knox
156:M1 Abrams
152:Equipment
967:See also
652:Iraq War
627:Cold War
589:Kentucky
569:Kentucky
337:Wheeling
282:Previous
245:Previous
212:Insignia
198:Iraq War
136:Motto(s)
107:Regiment
1024:14 July
883:⁄
692:Lineage
482:D Troop
443:C Troop
425:B Troop
407:A Troop
366:History
319:, with
57:Country
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941:Shield
921:Shield
916:Blazon
804:Humvee
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164:Humvee
144:Colors
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1151:ISBN
1126:2021
1026:2010
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