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The 1St Cavalry Division As- in July 1965, the 1St Cavalry Divi- Team Rushed North, Liberating Cities and Air Cavalry Brigade KILLEEN DAILY HERALD | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 A5 Army’s 244th birthday highlights long history of excellence ARMY.MIL merica’s Army was founded June 14, 1775, and under the new Consti- tution enacted in 1789, it became a A military department of the federal government — a hierarchical, bureau- cratic institution. Many decades later, by the early 1900s, generations of Army leaders slowly transformed the Army into the modern professional entity of today. The fi rst cohort professionalized by today’s standards was the offi cer corps. It developed a codifi ed body of expert mili- tary knowledge in land warfare doctrine, instituted formal programs of career- long military education and cultivated a unique military culture grounded in the Army ethic of honorable service to the COURTESY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS nation. Continental Army, 1779-1783, by Henry Alexander Because of these and other such ad- Ogden, IV / H. A. Ogden; lith. by G. H. Buek & Co., vancements, bonds of trust between the ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL IMAGE N.Y. Summary: Illustration depicts the uniforms Army and the American people began to The painting “Surrender of Lord Cornwallis” by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the U.S. and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period grow. Capitol. The subject of this painting is the surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, of the American Revolution by showing four For many years, some believed that which ended the last major campaign of the Revolutionary War. soldiers standing in an informal group. only offi cers were professionals. But in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, while within the variety of organizations and his orders. The American volunteers the Boston troops on June 14, although rebuilding the hollow Army of the 1970s, functions within the Army, but overall were led, equipped, armed, paid for and there is no written record of this deci- such status was extended through profes- the challenge is to keep the predominant supported by the colonies from which sion. Also on this day, Congress resolved sional development to warrant offi cers, culture and climate of the Army as that they were raised. to form a committee “to bring in a draft non-commissioned offi cers and Army of a military profession. In the spring of 1775, this “army” was of rules and regulations for the govern- civilians as their vital contributions and According to John R. Maass, a histori- about to confront British troops near ment of the Army” and voted $2,000,000 value to the profession gained recogni- an with the U.S. Army Center of Military Boston, Mass., Maass said. to support the forces around Boston tion. History, when the American Revolution The revolutionaries had to re-organize and those at New York City. Moreover, The Army as an institution has a dual broke out, the rebellious colonies did not their forces quickly if they were to stand Congress authorized the formation of character — it is both a governmental possess an army in the modern sense. a chance against Britain’s seasoned ten companies of expert rifl emen from occupation within a military department Rather, the revolutionaries fi elded an professionals. Recognizing the need to Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, organized as a hierarchical bureaucracy amateur force of colonial troops, cobbled enlist the support of all of the American which were directed to march to Boston and, more recently, recognized collec- together from various New England mili- seaboard colonies, the Massachusetts to support the New England militia. tively as a military profession. These two tia companies. They had no unifi ed chain Provincial Congress appealed to the George Washington received his ap- aspects of the institution — bureaucracy of command, and although Artemas Second Continental Congress in Phila- pointment as commander-in-chief of and profession — have very different Ward of Massachusetts exercised author- delphia to assume authority for the New the Continental Army the next day and characteristics, ethics and ways of ity by informal agreement, offi cers from England army. Reportedly, at John Ad- formally took command at Boston on behaving. Both aspects are necessary other colonies were not obligated to obey ams’ request, Congress voted to “adopt” July 3, 1775. A6 FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 | KILLEEN DAILY HERALD First Team leads the way for Fort Hood HOOD.ARMY.MIL he 1st Cavalry Division was formally activated Sept. 13, 1921, at Fort Bliss, in El Paso. The division’s early duties included rough-riding and patrolling the TMexican border. Technological progress of the 1940s diminished the usefulness of horse-mounted soldiers, however, and the division served as dismounted cav- alry in World War II’s Pacifi c Theater. In March 1944, the 1st Cavalry Divi- sion stormed the beaches of Los Negros Island, fi ghting fi erce campaigns against the Japanese Empire. The division’s next action was a few months later on the Philippine Islands of Leyte and Luzon. The division was “First into Manila” in February 1945. Maj. Gen. William C. Chase gave the division its nickname “First Team,” which was well-received and remains in use today. In September 1945, the First Team led occupational forces into Japan’s capital city, earning the distinction of “First in Tokyo.” Next, the division stormed ashore at Poe-Hongdong, South Korea, in the Korean War’s fi rst amphibious landing. JIM PRINGLE | AP By July 1950, the 1st Cav began offensive A 1st Cavalry Division tank takes on the appearance of a Times Square subway train at the rush hour as GIs pile aboard on March 14, 1951, for a ride across operations to the north and crossed the the Hongchon River near the former Red supply base of Hongchon, Korea. 38th parallel on Oct. 9, 1950. Closing on North Korea’s capital 10 days later, the famous Tet Offensive in late January cap” division, incorporating an armor kopf, halted offensive operations. First Team was “First in Pyongyang.” 1968. Already on the move, the First brigade, an air mobility brigade and an In 1998, the 1st Cavalry Division as- In July 1965, the 1st Cavalry Divi- Team rushed north, liberating cities and air cavalry brigade. In 1990, the divi- sumed the mission of Task Force Eagle, sion was re-stationed to Fort Benning, boldly repelling the enemy offensive. The sion deployed to Southwest Asia to help conducting peace support operations Ga., and organized for new missions in division’s sky troopers fl ew in to relieve deter Iraqi aggression during Operation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Following four Southeast Asia. The unit became the the besieged Marine base at Khe Sanh Desert Shield. In January 1991, 1st Cav months of highly successful and inten- Army’s fi rst “Airmobile” division and and the division was “First into Cambo- staged elaborate deceptions in support sive planning, training and maintain- initially saw combat in the Republic dia” in May 1970. of the main ground effort in Operation ing, America’s First Team assumed the of Vietnam during the thirty-fi ve day Redeployment to Fort Hood began one Desert Storm. The division was exploit- mission of ensuring peace and stability Pleiku Campaign, earning a Presidential year later, where the division reorga- ing the Iraqi withdrawal when the U.S. Unit Citation. The enemy launched the nized into a “Triple Capability” or “Tri- commander, Gen. Nor man Schwartz- PLEASE SEE FIRST TEAM, A7 KILLEEN DAILY HERALD | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 A7 COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS Pfc. Paul Davis is welcomed to Tokyo by Maj. Gen. William C. Chase, commanding general. in support of Operation Enduring Free- dom. In 2011, the division distinguished FIRST TEAM itself by exceptionally meritorious FROM PAGE A6 achievement from May 19, 2011, to April 19, 2012, in Regional Command–East, throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina for over Afghanistan. The command created a a year. unifi ed team that was integrated in all From the beginning of the Global War operations and committed to working by, on Terrorism, the division and its bri- with and through Afghan institutions. gades continued the tradition of service The 1st Cav Headquarters deployed to by deploying six times to Iraq in support Afghanistan to assume command of of Operation Iraq Freedom and Op- Regional Command-South on July 7, 2014 eration New Dawn. These deployments and later the Train, Advise, Assist Com- would include engaging anti-Iraqi and mand-South. U.S. and Coalition forces, al-Qaeda forces throughout the country, under the command of the division in the fi rst free elections in Iraq and provid- Southern Afghanistan, conducted train, COURTESY OF THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION ing training to Iraqi security forces and advise and assist missions so that the Vincent Suarez on horse 5C in 1942. support to the people. The division’s four Afghan National Security Forces would brigade combat teams deployed to Iraq in be sustainable and capable of protecting troopers have ever been or had not seen United States Cavalry, is alive and well in 2010-2011 as Advise and Assist Brigades their population and government into for decades. These areas included Eu- the 1st Cavalry Division. The division’s with the goal to strengthen Iraqi sover- the future. With the division Headquar- rope, Korea, Africa and Cuba. First Team more than 26,000 soldiers combine the eignty, stability and self-reliance while ters and elements of the 3rd Cavalry Reg- troopers demonstrated their excellence spirit of the Cav’s heritage with chal- supporting counter-terrorism opera- iment deployed to Afghanistan, events while performing a wide variety of mis- lenges facing an alert, combat-ready, tions. required the division’s remaining units sions during multiple operations.
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