16th Cavalry Regiment ( United States ) The 16th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1916 . Currently the regiment includes at least three squadrons , all assigned to the 316th Cavalry Brigade , Fort Benning , Georgia , supporting the United States Army Armor School . 1st Squadron , 16th Cavalry Regiment . The First Squadron , Sixteenth Cavalry Regiment ( or 1 - 16 Cav ) provides support in the form of both soldiers and equipment for the 316th Cavalry Brigade and its subordinate squadrons , as well as for the courses offered through the brigade . Additionally , the squadron is tasked with providing funeral details for soldiers across the south - eastern region of the United States . The over - six hundred soldier squadron is commanded by [ Lieutenant Colonel ] Mark D . Brown . It is composed of five troops : Alpha " Apache " Troop , Bravo " BoneCrusher " Troop , Charlie " Cobra " Troop , Delta " Dog " Troop , and Echo " Easy " Troop . 3rd Squadron , 16th Cavalry Regiment . The Third Squadron , Sixteenth Cavalry Regiment ( or 3 - 16 Cav ) provides resources , including instructors , to various schools within the United States Army Armor School . The squadron is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Andre L . Mackey . For Fiscal Year 2011 - 2012 , the troops within the squadron are organized in terms of the course which they support – Mike Troop supporting the Master Gunner course , November Troop supporting the Cavalry Leaders Course and the Army Reconnaissance Course , and Papa Troop supporting the International Military Students Office ( or IMSO ) . Lineage . The regiment was constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 16th Cavalry and organized at Fort Sam Houston , Texas Inactivated 12 November 1921 at Forts Sam Houston and McIntosh , Texas Redesignated 15 June 1942 as the 16th Cavalry , Mechanized , and activated at Camp Forrest , Tennessee Regiment broken up 22 December 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows : Headquarters and Headquarters Troop as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop , 16th Cavalry Group , Mechanized 1st and 2d Squadrons as the 16th and 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadrons , Mechanized After 22 December 1943 the above units underwent changes as follows : Headquarters and Headquarters Troop , 16th Cavalry Group , Mechanized , converted and redesignated 1 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop , 16th Constabulary Squadron , and assigned to the 4th Constabulary Regiment ( organic elements concurrently constituted and activated ) Reorganized and redesignated 10 February 1948 as Headquarters and Service Troop , 16th Constabulary Squadron Relieved 1 February 1949 from assignment to the 4th Constabulary Regiment Inactivated 27 November 1950 in Germany Redesignated 9 March 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 16th Armored Cavalry Group ( organic elements of the 16th Constabulary Squadron concurrently disbanded ) Activated 1 April 1951 at Camp Cooke , California Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 16th Armor Group 16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized , inactivated 10 February 1946 at Camp Hood , Texas 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized , inactivated 10 November 1945 at Camp Campbell , Kentucky Redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop , 19th Cavalry Group , Mechanized ( organic elements of the 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized , concurrently absorbed ) and activated at Fort Riley , Kansas Inactivated 6 November 1946 at Fort Riley , Kansas Redesignated 2 January 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 19th Armored Cavalry Group and activated in Germany Redesignated 1 October 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 19th Armor Group Inactivated 1 July 1955 in Germany Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 16th Armor Group ( active ) consolidated 2 July 1955 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 19th Armor Group , and the 16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized , and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 16th Armor Group Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 16th Armor Group , inactivated 15 April 1968 at Fort Knox , Kentucky ; Headquarters concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 16th Armor , a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System 16th Armor redesignated 2 September 1969 as the 16th Cavalry Withdrawn 25 March 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System , reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System , and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command with Headquarters at Fort Knox , Kentucky . On 7 July 2010 , the first , second , and third Squadrons were activated at Fort Benning , Georgia under the 316th Cavalry Brigade . A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 inches ( 2 . 86 cm ) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Or a bordure Vert , on a chevron Azure 16 mullets pierced of the field ; on a canton embattled ( for the 6th Cavalry ) Vert ( for the 3d Cavalry ) a staff erect attached thereto a standard flotant Or charged with a horseshoe , heels upward encircling the Arabic numeral " 14 " Sable ( for the 14th Cavalry ) . Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed " STRIKE HARD " in Black letters . The regiment was constituted in 1916 and organized with personnel from the 3d , 6th and 14th Cavalry which are shown on the canton . Green was the color of the facings of the Mounted Rifles , now the 3d Cavalry ; the embattled partition line commemorates the first engagement of the 6th Cavalry when it assaulted artillery in earthworks at Williamsburg in 1862 . The shield is yellow ( Or ) , the Cavalry color ; the blue chevron is for the old blue uniform , the 16 mullets ( spur rowels ) indicating both the numerical designation as well as mounted service . The green border and the rattlesnake crest symbolize the birth and subsequent service of the organization on the Mexican Border . The motto has a direct reference to the crest . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 16th Cavalry on 28 October 1958 . It was amended to correct the symbolism on 23 June 1960 . It was redesignated for the 16th Armor on 22 August 1968 . The insignia was redesignated for the 16th Cavalry on 12 May 1970 . Or a bordure Vert , on a chevron Azure 16 mullets pierced of the field ; on a canton embattled ( for the 6th Cavalry ) Vert ( for the 3d Cavalry ) a staff erect attached thereto a standard flotant Or charged with a horseshoe , heels upward encircling the Arabic numeral " 14 " Sable ( for the 14th Cavalry ) . On a wreath of the colors a rattlesnake coiled to strike Proper . Coat Of Arms . Motto STRIKE HARD . The regiment was constituted in 1916 and organized with personnel from the 3d , 6th and 14th Cavalry which are shown on the canton . Green was the color of the facings of the Mounted Rifles , now the 3d Cavalry ; the embattled partition line commemorates the first engagement of the 6th Cavalry when it assaulted artillery in earthworks at Williamsburg in 1862 . The shield is yellow ( Or ) , the Cavalry color ; the blue chevron is for the old blue uniform , the 16 mullets ( spur rowels ) indicating both the numerical designation as well as mounted service . The green border and the rattlesnake crest symbolize the birth and subsequent service of the organization on the Mexican Border . The motto has a direct reference to the crest . The coat of arms was originally approved for the 16th Cavalry on 12 February 1924 . It was redesignated for the 16th Cavalry Regiment ( Mechanized ) on 22 August 1942 . It was redesignated for the 16th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron , Mechanized , on 5 April 1944 . The coat of arms was redesignated for the 16th Cavalry on 28 October 1958 . It was amended to correct the symbolism on 23 June 1960 . It was redesignated for the 16th Armor on 22 August 1968 . The coat of arms was redesignated for the 16th Cavalry on 12 May 1970 .