Ace of Spades shaped, brass colored coin, 1-3/4 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches high. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
  • 4th Brigade Combat Team
  • 101st Airborne Division
  • 61st Cavalry Regiment
  • 1st Squadron
Location
Coin Location: 2M13
Homebase: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C002466

Location: 2M13

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Ace of Spades shaped, brass colored coin, 1-3/4 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches high.

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On 16 August 2004 the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment was activated as part of the 4th Brigade Comabt Team/506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The activation was part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force.

The mission of the 1-61st Cavalry is to rapidly deploy by air, land, or sea to conduct full spectrum operations in support of the regional combatant commander's requirements.