1/7th Commando Light Dragoons

1st Squadron, 7th Commando Light Dragoons (1/7 CLD; nicknamed Minka Squadron) is a mounted reconnaissance squadron of 7 Regiment, Commando Light Dragoons of the Spartan Hippeis Corps. 1/7 was the first squadron in its regiment to be raised on August 22nd, 2555 and was posted at the Gehring Barracks on in the where it remains today. Commander Miguel Peña currently serves as the squadron's commanding officer.
==Order of battle==
*1st Squadron, 7th Commando Light Dragoons
**Headquarters Troop (HQ 1/7 CLD)
**Reconnaissance troops (x4)
***Gryffindor Troop (G 1/7 CLD)
***Hufflepuff Troop (H 1/7 CLD)
***Ravenclaw Troop (R 1/7 CLD)
***Slytherin Troop (S 1/7 CLD)
**Combat Service Support Troop (SP 1/7 CLD)
**Maintenance Troop (MA 1/7 CLD)
==Lineage==
===Command staff===
====Commanding officers====
In ascending order
*Major Rajendra Desai — 22 August 2555 to 6 August 2557
*Major Sara Park — 6 August 2557 to 29 September 2557 (Interim)
*Commander Miguel Peña — 29 September 2557 to present
====Squadron chief warrant officers====
In ascending order
*Dragoon First Class Harry Benton — 22 August 2555 to 6 August 2557
*Dragoon First Class Martiza Tantawi — 6 August 2557 to present
===Parent units===
====Administrative==== 
From 22 August 2555 to present; in descending order
*Battle Command
**Spartan Hippeis
***Commando Light Dragoons
****7 (Mounted) Regiment — 7th Commando Light Dragoons
*****1st Squadron, 7 (Mounted) Regiment — 1/7th Commando Light Dragoons
====Operational====
From 4 January 2557 to 13 September 2557; in descending order
*Battle Command
**Infinity Spartan Forces
***Mounted Reconnaissance Element
****Hufflepuff Troop (H 1/7 CLD)
From 9 April 2558 to present; in descending order
*Human Sector, Joint Occupation Zone Charlie
**Quick Reaction Force
***3rd Spartan Brigade
****7 (Mounted) Regiment
===Posts===
*Gehring Barracks
**Madera, Luhansk, Andesia
**22 August 2555 to present
*Naval Station Shark Bay
**Western Australia, Australia, Earth
**4 January 2557 to 13 September 2557
*Fleet Activities Malurok
**Taku, Moram, Malurok
**9 April 2558 to present
==Honors==
===Awards===
In order of precedence
*High Command Meritorious Unit Commendation
**Awarded on 9 August 2557
***For outstanding conduct in action against Covenant remnant and Promethean forces on the Forerunner shield world Requiem, 23 July 2557 to 24 July 2557.
*Spartan Battle Efficiency Award
**Awarded 25 May 2556
***For superior performance in high-intensity, live-fire, combined arms training exercises as a ready combat unit.
===Battle credits===
*Requiem (July 2557)