131st Cavalry Regiment

131st Cavalry Regiment File:131st Cavalry Regiment DUI.png 131st Cavalry Regiment's Distinctive Unit Insignia 1959-2008 (as 193rd Tank Battalion)2008-2016 (as 131st Cavalry Regiment) USA Southern Leaders Taught to Lead The 131st Cavalry Regiment was a regiment of the Alabama National Guard. It was authorized the special designation "Southern Leaders" and its motto was "Taught to Lead".Army National Guard Special Designation Listing https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-abc-arng.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081208112749/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-abc-arng.html dead December 8, 2008 history.army.mil United States Army Center of Military History November 4, 2017173D INFANTRY REGIMENT http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3144&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil United States Army Institute of Heraldry November 4, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015158/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3144&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services 2017-11-07 dead History The 131st Armor Regiment was activated in 1959 and was granted the coat of arms of its component unit, the 193rd Tank Battalion, the following year. The regiment was redesignated the 131st Cavalry Regiment in 2008. In 2015 the 1st Squadron of the 131st Cavalry deployed to Romania where it participated in the "Red Dragon" exercise with the 528th Light Reconnaissance Battalion of the Romanian Land Forces as part of the State Partnership Program.Gordon Tom Alabama soldiers participate in Operation Resolute Castle http://weldbham.com/blog/2015/08/11/operation-resolute-castle-alabama-national-guard/# November 4, 2017 Weld August 11, 2015 On September 11, 2016, the regiment was deactivated and its only component unit - the 1st Squadron - was redesignated the 1st Battalion of the 173rd Infantry Regiment.Gibbs Cassie Enterprise National Guard unit transitions to infantry https://www.southeastsun.com/news/article_1d16fd30-7a96-11e6-877a-4b0dd5d3da88.html November 4, 2017 Southeast Sun September 14, 2016 The 131st Cavalry Regiment's heraldry, special designation, and motto were subsequently reassigned to the newly created 173rd Infantry Regiment. The battalion was aligned with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in December.http://geauxguard.la.gov/la-guard-welcomes-alabama-regiment-into-the-fold/ La. Guard welcomes Alabama Regiment into the fold Dipuma Garrett L. 3 December 2016 Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office References Category:Military in Alabama Category:Cavalry regiments of the United States Army National Guard Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2016