17th Cavalry Regiment

17th Cavalry Regiment
17th Cavalry Regiment coat of arms
Active1916-1921
1927-1941
1957-
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeCavalry, aviation
Motto(s)"Out front"
ColorsYellow
EngagementsWorld War II
Vietnam War
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Insignia
Regimental distinctive insignia
Beret flash worn by 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Former beret flash worn by 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry from 1974-1979
Background trimming worn by 1st and 2nd Squadrons, 17th Cavalry

The 17th Cavalry Regiment is a historical organization within the United States Army that began as a regiment of cavalry after the Pancho Villa Expedition. The unit was constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas[1] and originally inactivated 26 September 1921 at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Formerly a part of the 1950s Combat Arms Regimental System, it was reorganized as a part of the U.S. Army Regimental System, an ongoing effort to maintain the lineage and history of the U.S. Army through its units. Today, the 17th Cavalry Regiment is found across the army within the combat aviation brigades, where the squadrons, now constituted as attack/recon helicopter squadrons, carry on the legacy of the 17th Cavalry Regiment.

  1. ^ "17th Cavalry Regimental History". Archived from the original on 18 May 2006.