13th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 13th Cavalry Regiment ( " 13th Horse " ) is a unit of the United States Army . The 1st and 2nd Squadrons are currently stationed at Fort Bliss , Texas as part of the 1st Armored Division . Service History . The regiment was constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as Troop K , 13th Cavalry . The regiment was organized on 26 July 1901 in Fort Meade , South Dakota . The first task of the regiment was in the Philippines from 1903 to 1905 and from 1909 to 1910 where they engaged rebels as part of the Philippine - American War . . The 13th Cavalry was transferred to Fort Riley , Kansas , in 1911 . On March 9 , 1916 the 13th Cavalry was in Columbus , New Mexico which was raided by Pancho Villa , eight soldiers and ten civilians were killed . Under General John J . Pershing , the regiment fought in the Mexican Expedition from 1916 to 1917 , which was a response to the attack on Columbus . On April 12 , 1916 , about 100 men of the 13th Cavalry engaged Mexican federal troops in the Battle of Parral . During the fighting , two Americans were killed and six others were wounded . However , they defeated the Mexicans , killing at least a dozen of them or possibly many more . The 13th Cavalry remained ready near the Mexican border until 1921 . In 1936 , the 13th Cavalry became a part of the 7th Cavalry Brigade ( Mechanized ) , formed officially in 1940 . The 13th Cavalry was re - formed 15 July 1940 as the 13th Armored Regiment under the 1st Armored Division . On 8 November 1942 , the 13th Armored regiment , combined under Combat Command B , landed in Oran , Algeria to augment fighting in North Africa . From 1946 to September 1947 , the 13th Armored regiment was a part of the US Constabulary in Germany . It became inactive in Coburg , West Germany , on 20 September 1947 . From 1996 - 2008 , the 3rd Brigade Combat Team ( BCT ) of the 1st Armored Division was stationed at Fort Riley , KS . In February 2003 the 3rd BCT began deploying units to Kuwait for the anticipated Invasion of Iraq . As the US led invasion began , the 2 - 70 Armor and 1 - 41 Infantry Battalions ( 3rd BCT ) , directly supported the 3rd Infantry Division as part of the initial US advance into Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom . As part of the 3rd BCT , the 1st Battalion , 13th Armor Regiment ( TF Dakota ) , began deployment to Iraq 1 April 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . The BCT and subsequently the battalion , were attached to the 3rd Infantry Division , and controlled the Kadhimiya area of Baghdad , and was redeployed to Fort Riley , KS 2 April 2004 . Less than a year later , in February 2005 , the 3rd BCT deployed to Iraq for a second time , again attached to the 3rd Infantry Division . LTC Eric Wesley and CSM Carlos Alers led 1 - 13 during this deployment . The TF was primarily stationed north of Baghdad in the Taji , Mushahda , Tarmiyah , Husseiniya , and Rashidiya districts . The unit was redeployed to Ft . Riley , KS in January 2006 . In March 2008 the 3rd BCT " was inactivated . . . as part of the redeployment of the 2nd Brigade , 1st Infantry Division from Germany to Fort Riley . The 3rd Brigade , 1st Armored Division was reflagged as the 2nd Brigade Combat Team , 1st Infantry Division in the process . 3rd Brigade was subsequently reorganized and redesiganted as 3rd Brigade Combat Team , an Infantry Brigade Combat Team , and reactivated at Fort Bliss , Texas , home of the 1st , 4th , and 5th Brigade Combat Teams , 1st Armored Division . " The 2nd Squadron , 13th Cavalry Regiment stood up in 2008 as part of 4th Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armor Division at Ft Bliss , TX , commanded by LTC W . Walski and Command Sergeant Major Jack P . Iglesias . The Squadron deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from May 2009 to May 2010 . The 1st Squadron , 13th Cavalry Regiment " WARHORSE " stood up in 2009 as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team , 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss , TX . The Squadron is commanded by LTC John K Woodward and Squadron Command Sergeant Major is Command Sergeant Major Angelo Lisondra . After returning home to Fort Bliss from Iraq in May 2010 , the 2nd Squadron , 13th Cavalry Regiment bid farewell to LTC W . Walski and welcomed a new Command Team led by LTC Jeffery Merenkov and Command Sergeant Major Arthur O . Abiera in a Change of Command Ceremony on 8 June 2010 . Shortly afterward , the Squadron bid goodbye to Command Sergeant Major Abiera and welcomed Command Sergeant Major Dennis Bellinger . The Squadron immediantly began preparing for redeployment to Iraq scheduled for August 2011 in support of Operation New Dawn . In April 2011 , the Squadron successfully completed a rotation at the Army ' s renowned National Training Center in Fort Irwin California in preparation for deployment to Iraq . The Squadron began deploying personnel to Iraq in July 2011 and is currently stationed in Northern Iraq .