11th ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT - Blackhorse

760-380-4670

The modern 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is the premiere OPFOR unit of the US Army, but started as the 11 Cavalry Regiment, raised in Fort Myer, Virginia in 1901, and deployed in the first two decades to conflicts in Cuba, Mexico, and the Philippines. The unit was not deployed to Europe in World War I, being stationed on homeland defense, and spent the interwar period patrolling the US-Mexico border on horse mounts. Not until World War II did the 11th convert from horses to vehicles. In 1942 the 11th Armored Regiment was created from the 11th Cavalry, and assigned to the 10th Armored Division in squadrons. The many units of the 11th Armored Regiment and related units (11th Tank Group, 11th Cavalry Group, and so on) saw combat in Europe in several battles, and some of the units remained in Europe on occupation duty for some years. In 1948 the various units of the 11th were reorganized and reconstituted as the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The 11the ACR rotated through assignments; US duty until 1957: Germany from 1957 to 1964: Vietnam from 1966 to 1972. Thereafter tours in Germany, deployment to Kuwait in 1991, and finally assignment to Fort Irwin as an OPFOR unit. Since 1994 the 11th ACR has performed vital realistic red team opposing force training for US Army and allied troops, when not putting training into practice directly.

1st SQUADRON , 11th ACR "Ironhorse"

760-380-3609

The Ironhorse squadron was the first raised in the original establishment of the 11th Cavalry, in 1901. About a year later the 1st Squadron was deployed to occupy newly acquired territory of the Philippine Islands, where the squadron fought the regiments first combat. After two years of occupation duty the 1st Squadron returned to the US and duty in Iowa while the rest of the regiment was deployed on occupation duty to Cuba. Not until 1909 was the 11th Cavalry reunited. In 1916 the 11th Cavalry deployed to support the Mexican Expedition, to locate and deter Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, whose forces had raided US territory, and attacked US citizens in northern Mexico. After this deployment the 11th returned to the US, and conducted various homeland duties during World War I. Shortly before World War II, the 1st and 2nd Squadrons of the 11th Cavalry Regiment converted to a mechanized armored brigade, the 11th Tank Group, which was assigned to the 10th Armored Division, and fought in the liberation of France, notably the Battle of the Bulge. After World War II, the 1st Squadron was reconstituted and deployed to various stations worldwide, mainly Germany, Vietnam, and the US; in Operation Desert Storm the squadron.

2nd SQUADRON , 11TH ACR "Eaglehorse"

760-380-3963

C Det, 203rd Military Intelligence

760-380-3577

DENTAC

760-380-4999

Det 6, 57th WG Det (Ravens Air Warriors)

760-380-3520

MEDDAC

760-380-3108

NTC Support Battalion

760-380-4712

OPERATIONS GROUP

760-380-4278

SUPPORT SQUADRON, 11TH ACR

760-380-6700

U.S. Army Garrison

760-380-6351/6350

USACIDC

760-380-4967