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III Corps
C000006
Donated by Unknown Accepted Prior to 21 March 2008 · carried from Balad & Tagi, Iraq
Round shaped, gold colored coin 2 inches in diameter.
1st Cavalry Division.
The story behind it
On 15 July, 2005 the 1st Cavalry Division transitioned to the Unit of Action modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE). No longer are brigade sized elements made up purely of armor and/or infantry battalions. Brigades are now composed of Combined Arms Teams (CAB), meaning that every maneuver battalion is identical in organization and makeup to any other maneuver battalion, excluding the brigade reconnaissance squadrons. Each maneuver battalion is now a mixture of infantry, armor, engineer, and miscellaneous support personnel. The U.S. Army maintains only one company-sized element of horse troops (the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Detachment), although the U.S Special Operations Command includes horseback riding soldiers in its operations.
Task Force Attack OIF II 2004-2005
Coin designer : richard.dunning@US.Army.mil
Unit / Organization
- III Corps
- 1st Cavalry Division
Location