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.sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks hlist" style="width:"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of a series on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/War" title="War">War</a></span><br /><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Outline_of_war" title="Outline of war">outline</a>)</span></span></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War,_northwest_gallery_-_Gari_Melchers,_artist._LCCN91480633_(cropped).jpg" 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style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_history" title="Military history">History</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_warfare" title="Prehistoric warfare">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_warfare" title="Ancient warfare">Ancient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_warfare" title="Medieval warfare">Post-classical</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_fortification" title="Medieval fortification">castles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_warfare" title="Early modern warfare">Early modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Revolution" title="Military Revolution">military revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_and_shot" title="Pike and shot">pike and shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_weaponry_and_warfare" title="Napoleonic weaponry and warfare">napoleonic warfare</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_warfare" title="Modern warfare">Late modern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_warfare" title="Industrial warfare">industrial warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth-generation_warfare" title="Fourth-generation warfare">fourth-gen warfare</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_organization" title="Military organization">Organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defense_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense ministry">Defense ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">Air force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marines" title="Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_guard" title="Coast guard">Coast guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_force" title="Space force">Space force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve_force" title="Military reserve force">Reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regular_army" title="Regular army">Regular</a> / <a href="/wiki/Irregular_military" title="Irregular military">Irregular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_army" title="Standing army">Standing army</a> / <a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">Militia</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Specialties:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman" title="Rifleman">Rifleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_engineer" title="Combat engineer">Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">Intel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">Recon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_corps" title="Medical corps">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_police" title="Military police">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_diving" title="Military diving">Diving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_communications" title="Military communications">Comms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_pilot" title="Aircraft pilot">Pilot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_commissar" title="Political commissar">Commissar</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Land units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">Mechanized</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle" title="Armoured fighting vehicle">Armor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">Special forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_corps" title="Signal corps">Signal corps</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Naval units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frogman" title="Frogman">Frogman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warship" title="Warship">Warships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landing_craft" title="Landing craft">Landing craft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">Auxiliary ships</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Air units:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">Bombers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">Close air support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic-warfare_aircraft" title="Electronic-warfare aircraft">Electronic-warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Combat systems:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">Fire-control system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_radar" title="Fire-control radar">Fire-control radar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_(military)" title="Director (military)">Director (military)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_information_center" title="Combat information center">Combat information center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonar" title="Sonar">Sonar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">Radar</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Historical:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_gun_fire-control_system" title="Ship gun fire-control system">Ship gun fire-control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_data_computer" title="Gun data computer">Gun data computer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Data_Computer" title="Torpedo Data Computer">Torpedo data computer</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Development:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Basic training">Basic training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_exercise" title="Military exercise">Military manoeuvrers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat training">Combat training</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Battlespace" title="Battlespace">Battlespace</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li>Aerospace <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space warfare">Space</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Land_warfare" title="Land warfare">Land</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold-weather_warfare" title="Cold-weather warfare">Cold-region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_warfare" title="Desert warfare">Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortification" title="Fortification">Fortification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_warfare" title="Jungle warfare">Jungle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_warfare" title="Mountain warfare">Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_warfare" title="Urban warfare">Urban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subterranean_warfare" title="Subterranean warfare">Subterranean</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_warfare" title="Tunnel warfare">Tunnel</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Sea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_warfare" title="Amphibious warfare">Amphibious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown-water_navy" title="Brown-water navy">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green-water_navy" title="Green-water navy">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surface_warfare" title="Surface warfare">Surface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_warfare" title="Underwater warfare">Underwater</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seabed_warfare" title="Seabed warfare">Seabed</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberwarfare" title="Cyberwarfare">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_warfare" title="Information warfare">Information</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon">Weapons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrage_(artillery)" title="Barrage (artillery)">Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horses_in_warfare" title="Horses in warfare">Horses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics#Cavalry_in_modern_warfare" title="Cavalry tactics">Air cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conventional_warfare" title="Conventional warfare">Conventional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyberweapon" title="Cyberweapon">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_denial_weapon" title="Area denial weapon">Denial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation" title="Disinformation">Disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a> / <a href="/wiki/Military_robot" title="Military robot">Robot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Electromagnetic warfare">Electromagnetic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" title="Loitering munition">Loitering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_defense" title="Missile defense">Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martial_music" title="Martial music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" title="Nuclear warfare">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiological_warfare" title="Radiological warfare">Radiological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_warfare" title="Submarine warfare">Submarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare" title="Unconventional warfare">Unconventional</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">Tactics</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_tactics" title="List of military tactics">List of military tactics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_combat_manoeuvring" title="Air combat manoeuvring">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airlift" title="Airlift">Airlift</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_assault" title="Air assault">Air assault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airbridge_(logistics)" title="Airbridge (logistics)">Airbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airdrop" title="Airdrop">Airdrop</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Anti-aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">Anti-sub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare" title="Anti-tank warfare">Anti-tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle" title="Battle">Battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics" title="Cavalry tactics">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charge_(warfare)" title="Charge (warfare)">Charge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterattack" title="Counterattack">Counterattack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterinsurgency" title="Counterinsurgency">Counterinsurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convoy" title="Convoy">Convoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defeat_in_detail" title="Defeat in detail">Defeat in detail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position" title="Defensive fighting position">Foxhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Envelopment" title="Envelopment">Envelopment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_formation" title="Tactical formation">Formation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">Guerrilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_tactics" title="Naval tactics">Naval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shock_and_awe" title="Shock and awe">Rapid dominance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encirclement" title="Encirclement">Encirclement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Investment_(military)" title="Investment (military)">Investment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Siege" title="Siege">Siege</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarming_(military)" title="Swarming (military)">Swarm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screening_(tactical)" title="Screening (tactical)">Screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_objective" title="Tactical objective">Tactical objective</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturation_attack" title="Saturation attack">Target saturation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">Trench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_(military)" title="Withdrawal (military)">Withdrawal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Operational_level_of_war" title="Operational level of war">Operational</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_operation" title="Military operation">Military operation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_operations" title="Special operations">Special</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_research" title="Operations research">Operations research</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg">Blitzkrieg</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">Combined arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_warfare" title="Expeditionary warfare">Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_operation" title="Deep operation">Deep operation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maneuver_warfare" title="Maneuver warfare">Maneuver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_manoeuvre_group" title="Operational manoeuvre group">Operational manoeuvre group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_(military)" title="Raid (military)">Raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covert_operation" title="Covert operation">Covert</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">Strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts" title="List of military strategies and concepts">List of military strategies and concepts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_campaign" title="Military campaign">Military campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-access/area_denial" title="Anti-access/area denial">Anti-access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attrition_warfare" title="Attrition warfare">Attrition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_raiding" title="Commerce raiding">Commerce raiding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter-offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-offensive">Counter-offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culminating_point" title="Culminating point">Culminating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_in_depth" title="Defence in depth">Defence in depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_strategy" title="Fabian strategy">Fabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empty_Fort_Strategy" title="Empty Fort Strategy">Empty fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Mosaic Warfare">Mosaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_deception" title="Military deception">Deception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_defence" title="Strategic defence">Defensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_depth" title="Strategic depth">Depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_goal_(military)" title="Strategic goal (military)">Goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_strategy" title="Nuclear strategy">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_strategy" title="Naval strategy">Naval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offensive_(military)" title="Offensive (military)">Offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scorched_earth" title="Scorched earth">Scorched earth</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div 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These are <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a> squadrons (though in IBCTs they typically contain at least one dismounted infantry troop),<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and act at the squadron (<a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>) level as a reconnaissance unit for their parent <a href="/wiki/Brigade_combat_team" title="Brigade combat team">brigade combat teams</a>. These RSTA squadrons continue on the <a href="/wiki/Recondo" title="Recondo">Recondo</a> legacy of the Vietnam era <a href="/wiki/Long-range_reconnaissance_patrol" title="Long-range reconnaissance patrol">Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols</a> (LRRP),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, compared to the LRRPs they are often assigned additional non-reconnaissance responsibilities such as battlespace ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, RSTA is a doctrine that groups the tasks of <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surveillance" title="Surveillance">surveillance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Target_acquisition" title="Target acquisition">target acquisition</a> conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Defense (United States)">Department of Defense (United States)</a>. RSTA supports military operations at a <a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">strategic</a> (national defense policy), <a href="/wiki/Operational_level_of_war" title="Operational level of war">operational</a> (theater level), or <a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">tactical</a> (individual unit) level, either by dedicated RSTA forces or those which possess the capability.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_RSTA_squadron">The RSTA squadron</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The RSTA squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of its <a href="/wiki/Reorganization_plan_of_United_States_Army" title="Reorganization plan of United States Army">modernization and reorganization plan</a>, the US Army has transitioned to the use of a modular <a href="/wiki/Brigade_combat_team" title="Brigade combat team">brigade combat team</a> (BCT) scheme. For each of its three main types of BCTs, whether an infantry brigade combat team (IBCT), armored brigade combat team (ABCT), or <a href="/wiki/Stryker" title="Stryker">Stryker</a> brigade combat team (SBCT), there is a reconnaissance squadron which is tasked with performing reconnaissance and security missions for the BCT.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Related to these units were <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_and_surveillance_squadron" title="Reconnaissance and surveillance squadron">reconnaissance and surveillance squadrons</a>, which operated as part of <a href="/wiki/Battlefield_surveillance_brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Battlefield surveillance brigade">battlefield surveillance brigades</a>; however since 2015 all BfSBs have been converted into expeditionary military intelligence brigades or inactivated. </p><p>The primary task of the RSTA squadron is to carry out reconnaissance and security missions for its parent BCT or for higher commands, whether as part of offensive or defensive operations. Reconnaissance missions can include <a href="/wiki/Area_reconnaissance" class="mw-redirect" title="Area reconnaissance">area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Route_reconnaissance" title="Route reconnaissance">route</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zone_reconnaissance" class="mw-redirect" title="Zone reconnaissance">zone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance-in-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconnaissance-in-force">reconnaissance-in-force</a>. Security missions can include <a href="/wiki/Screening_(tactical)" title="Screening (tactical)">screening</a> (whether stationary or mobile), guard, cover, area security and local security. When necessary, the squadron can be augmented with additional forces to help in carrying out its missions.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ABCT_squadron">ABCT squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: ABCT squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ABCT cavalry squadron is composed of a <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_and_headquarters_company_(United_States)" title="Headquarters and headquarters company (United States)">headquarters troop</a>, two cavalry troops (transitioning to three cavalry troops), an armored company, and a forward support company attached from the <a href="/wiki/Brigade_support_battalion" title="Brigade support battalion">brigade support battalion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The headquarters troop includes a command group, the troop headquarters section, the squadron primary staff, a medical platoon, an attached <a href="/wiki/Forward_observers_in_the_U.S._military" title="Forward observers in the U.S. military">fire support cell</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Forward_air_control" title="Forward air control">tactical air control party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 149 personnel, two <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle" title="Bradley Fighting Vehicle">Bradley Fighting Vehicles</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Variants_of_the_M113_armored_personnel_carrier#United_States" title="Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier">M577A1 Command Post Carriers</a>, two M577A1 Medical Treatment Vehicles, eight <a href="/wiki/Variants_of_the_M113_armored_personnel_carrier#United_States" title="Variants of the M113 armored personnel carrier">M113A3 Ambulances</a>, fourteen <a href="/wiki/HMMWV" class="mw-redirect" title="HMMWV">HMMWVs</a>, and six <a href="/wiki/Family_of_Medium_Tactical_Vehicles" title="Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles">FMTVs</a>, with appropriate equipment carried in additional trailers.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-ABCT_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-ABCT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Each cavalry troop consists of a headquarters section, two scout platoons, and a mortar section. The headquarters section includes the troop commander, <a href="/wiki/Executive_officer" title="Executive officer">executive officer</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a>, unit supply, and attached fire support team and combat medics. Each scout platoon consists of three <a href="/wiki/M3_Bradley" title="M3 Bradley">M3 Bradley</a> vehicles (each carrying two <a href="/wiki/Cavalry_scout" title="Cavalry scout">scouts</a>) and five HMMWVs equipped with long-range multisensor systems, with plans to transition each troop to have six M3 vehicles. The mortar section has two 120-mm mortars and a fire direction center.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength for each cavalry troop includes 93 personnel, seven Bradley vehicles, eleven HMMWVs, two <a href="/wiki/M1064_mortar_carrier" title="M1064 mortar carrier">M1064 mortar carriers</a>, an <a href="/wiki/M113_Armored_Personnel_Carrier" class="mw-redirect" title="M113 Armored Personnel Carrier">M113 Armored Personnel Carrier</a>, an M577A1 Command Post Carrier, and an FMTV.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-ABCT_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-ABCT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The armor company consists of a headquarters element and three tank platoons. The headquarters consists of two tanks commanded by the company commander and executive officer, with attached fire support team and combat medics.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 62 personnel, fourteen <a href="/wiki/M1_Abrams" title="M1 Abrams">M1 Abrams</a>, an M577A1 Command Post Carrier, two HMMWVs and an FMTV.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-ABCT_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-ABCT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The ABCT Cavalry squadron can fight against comparable armor forces, including tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, in order to conduct its missions. However it has significant logistical and maintenance requirements and the use of different vehicle types creates a mix in survivability between platforms. The limited number of scout platoons reduces the size of the area the troop can operate in.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="IBCT_squadron">IBCT squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: IBCT squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The IBCT cavalry squadron includes a headquarters troop, two mounted cavalry troops, and a <a href="/wiki/Dismounted_reconnaissance_troop" title="Dismounted reconnaissance troop">dismounted reconnaissance troop</a>. A forward support company will also be attached from the brigade support battalion for sustainment purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In squadrons supporting an airborne brigade combat team, 100% of the RSTA soldiers are <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Airborne_School" title="United States Army Airborne School">qualified</a> <a href="/wiki/Paratrooper" title="Paratrooper">paratroopers</a>. </p> <ul><li>The headquarters troop includes a command group, the troop headquarters section, the squadron primary staff, a medical platoon, an attached fire support cell, and a tactical air control party.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 130 personnel, seventeen HMMWVs, ten <a href="/wiki/M997" class="mw-redirect" title="M997">M997 Ambulances</a>, three <a href="/wiki/M1117_Armored_Security_Vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="M1117 Armored Security Vehicle">M1117 Armored Security Vehicles</a>, and five FMTVs, with appropriate equipment carried in additional trailers.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-IBCT_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-IBCT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Each mounted cavalry troop consists of a headquarters section, three scout platoons and a mortar section. The headquarters section includes the troop commander, executive officer, first sergeant, unit supply, and attached fire support team and combat medics. Each scout platoon has two HMMWVs, each with a crew of three of which one is available for dismounted scouting. The scout platoons are equipped with six M220 TOW-2 anti-armor systems firing the <a href="/wiki/BGM-71_TOW" title="BGM-71 TOW">BGM-71 TOW</a> missile backed up by <a href="/wiki/FGM-148_Javelin" title="FGM-148 Javelin">FGM-148 Javelin</a> anti-tank missiles; four of the six HMMWVs are also equipped with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Advanced_Scout_Surveillance_System&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (page does not exist)">Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System</a>. The mortar section consists of two HMMWV-towed 120mm mortars and a fire direction center.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 92 personnel, nine HMMWVs, and two FMTVs.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-IBCT_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-IBCT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The dismounted reconnaissance troop includes a headquarters section, two scout platoons, a mortar section, a sniper squad and attached fire support team; it can also include up to eight two-man dismounted forward observer teams.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the other troops, the DRT is an infantry element, though task-organized as cavalry (e.g. a "<a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a>").<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The headquarters section includes the troop commander, executive officer, first sergeant, unit supply, and attached fire support team and combat medics. Each scout platoon is divided into three sections, while the sniper squad consists of a squad leader, two three-man sniper teams, and an HMMWV.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dismounted reconnaissance troop is a specialized unit with air and water assets to allow for clandestine infiltration.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mortar section consists of a six-man 60mm mortar section that can be split into two sections and is attached to either of the two scout platoons or the headquarters section,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> plus a fire direction center. Due to the numerous ‘F7’ coded <a href="/wiki/Pathfinder_(military)" title="Pathfinder (military)">Pathfinder</a> slots and trained personnel, the DRT is often used as the squadron and brigade’s pathfinder element.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While largely lacking organic transport, the dismounted reconnaissance troop is easily deployable from both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 79 personnel, four HMMWVs and an FMTV.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-IBCT_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-IBCT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DRT also has a <a href="/wiki/AeroVironment_RQ-11_Raven" title="AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven">Raven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)</a> which is typically used to support either of the two scout platoons or to surveil a separate named area of interest; some DRTs have utilized other platform such as the <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab#Instant_Eyes" title="Rocket Lab">Instant Eye sUAS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The IBCT Cavalry squadron is able to support its parent unit through the combination of the firepower and mobility offered by its mounted forces and the ability to operate in complex and difficult terrain with its dismounted forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However the mix of mounted and dismounted troops creates a mismatch in maneuvering ability<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and may require augmentation with additional transportation resources.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) began prototype testing of the mobile brigade combat team (MBCT) concept;<sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which the RSTA squadron's dismounted reconnaissance troop was reflagged as a Multifunctional Reconnaissance Company (MFRC).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In comparison to the DRT, the MFRC has fewer snipers but more UAS and <a href="/wiki/C-UAS" class="mw-redirect" title="C-UAS">cUAS</a> assets, as well as an organic air-defense capability in the form of a <a href="/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger" title="FIM-92 Stinger">Stinger</a> team.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SBCT_squadron">SBCT squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: SBCT squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SBCT cavalry squadron includes a headquarters troop and three cavalry troops, along with a forward support company attached from the brigade support battalion.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The headquarters troop includes a command group, the troop headquarters section, the squadron primary staff, a medical platoon, an attached fire support cell, and a tactical air control party.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 131 personnel, six <a href="/wiki/M1130_commander%27s_vehicle" title="M1130 commander's vehicle">Stryker CVs</a>, fifteen HMMWVs, and seven FMTVs, with appropriate equipment carried in additional trailers.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-SBCT_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-SBCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Each cavalry troop consists of a headquarters section, two scout platoons and a mortar section. The headquarters section includes the troop commander, executive officer, first sergeant, unit supply, and attached fire support team and combat medics. Each scout platoon has four <a href="/wiki/M1127_reconnaissance_vehicle" title="M1127 reconnaissance vehicle">Stryker RVs</a> (with plans to transition to six Stryker RVs) and four FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles. The mortar section consists of two <a href="/wiki/M1129_mortar_carrier" title="M1129 mortar carrier">Stryker MCVs</a> and a fire direction center.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total strength includes 92 personnel, one Stryker CV, thirteen Stryker RVs, two Stryker MCVs, and two FTMVs.<sup id="cite_ref-Primer-SBCT_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primer-SBCT-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The SBCT cavalry squadron can cover a large area thanks to its three cavalry troops equipped with extremely mobile Stryker vehicles. The squadron is limited though in its ability to conduct dismounted reconnaissance or engage enemy armor units. The four-vehicle cavalry troops also face additional risks during route reconnaissance as individual Strykers are forced to reconnoiter lateral routes and terrain adjacent to the route.<sup id="cite_ref-FM3-20ch1-3_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FM3-20ch1-3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>RSTA line troops are a mix of 19D (<a href="/wiki/Cavalry_scout" title="Cavalry scout">cavalry scout</a>) and <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_careers#Infantry_Branch_(IN)" title="List of United States Army careers">11B</a> (<a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantryman</a>) <a href="/wiki/Military_Occupational_Specialty" class="mw-redirect" title="Military Occupational Specialty">MOS</a>'s, which serve as scouts and snipers. Also included are <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_careers#Infantry_Branch_(IN)" title="List of United States Army careers">11C</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">Indirect Fire Infantryman</a>), which operate a 60 mm <a href="/wiki/M224_Mortar" class="mw-redirect" title="M224 Mortar">M224 Mortar</a> Section, as well as various intelligence and communications soldiers. The dismounted reconnaissance troops consist of 11Bs in the scout platoons and sniper section; 11Cs in the mortar section; and 11Bs, 25Cs (<a href="/wiki/Radio_operator" title="Radio operator">Radio Operator-Maintainers</a>), 74Ds (<a href="/wiki/CBRN_defense" title="CBRN defense">CBRN</a> Specialists), and 92Ys (<a href="/wiki/Military_logistics" title="Military logistics">Supply</a> Specialists) in the headquarters section, led by 11A officers and an 11Z <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">1SG</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Common training pipelines include the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reconnaissance_and_Surveillance_Leaders_Course" title="United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course">Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course</a> (RSLC),<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cavalry Leader's Course,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Sniper_School" title="United States Army Sniper School">sniper school</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ranger_School" title="Ranger School">Ranger school</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Pathfinder_School" title="United States Army Pathfinder School">pathfinder school</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in applicable IBCTs, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Assault_School" title="United States Army Air Assault School">air assault school</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Airborne_School" title="United States Army Airborne School">airborne school</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RSTA_units_in_the_United_States_Army">RSTA units in the United States Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: RSTA units in the United States Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Active_Component_RSTA_Cavalry_Units">Active Component RSTA Cavalry Units</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Active Component RSTA Cavalry Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1-<b>1st Cavalry</b>, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss</li> <li>2–<b>1st Cavalry</b>, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson</li> <li>5–<b>1st Cavalry</b>, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, Fort Wainwright</li> <li>6–<b>1st Cavalry</b>, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss</li> <li>8–<b>1st Cavalry</b>, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">2nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>4–<b>2nd Cavalry</b>, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Armored_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)">3rd Cavalry Regiment</a> <ul><li>4-<b>3rd Cavalry</b>, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="4th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">4th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>4th Cavalry</b>, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley</li> <li>3–<b>4th Cavalry</b>, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii</li> <li>5–<b>4th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="7th Cavalry Regiment">7th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>7th Cavalry</b>, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood</li> <li>3–<b>7th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart</li> <li><s>4–<b>7th Cavalry</b>, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea</s> (Rotational ABCTs, now take over the role of 4-7 every 9 months. It only exists on paper)</li> <li>5–<b>7th Cavalry</b>, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">8th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>6–<b>8th Cavalry</b>, 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">9th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>4–<b>9th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood</li> <li>6–<b>9th Cavalry</b>, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">10th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>4–<b>10th Cavalry</b>, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>13th Cavalry</b>, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss</li> <li>2-<b>13th Cavalry</b>, 4th Arnored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Armored_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)">14th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>14th Cavalry</b>, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis</li> <li>2–<b>14th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Cavalry_Regiment" title="32nd Cavalry Regiment">32nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>32nd Cavalry</b>, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Cavalry Regiment">33rd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>33rd Cavalry</b>, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="40th Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">40th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>40th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="61st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">61st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>61st Cavalry</b>, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky</li> <li>3–<b>61st Cavalry</b>, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Squadron,_71st_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment">71st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>71st Cavalry</b>, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York</li> <li>3–<b>71st Cavalry</b>, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="73rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">73rd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>73rd Cavalry</b>, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina</li> <li>3–<b>73rd Cavalry</b>, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina</li> <li>5–<b>73rd Cavalry</b>, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="75th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">75th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>75th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Created out of 3rd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="502nd Infantry Regiment">502nd Infantry Regiment</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/89th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="89th Cavalry Regiment">89th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>89th Cavalry</b>, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York</li> <li>3–<b>89th Cavalry</b>, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_Cavalry_Regiment" title="91st Cavalry Regiment">91st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1–<b>91st Cavalry</b>, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Grafenwoehr, Germany</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_National_Guard_RSTA_Cavalry_Units">Army National Guard RSTA Cavalry Units</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Army National Guard RSTA Cavalry Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/18th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="18th Cavalry Regiment">18th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>18th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/79th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team">79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_Army_National_Guard" title="California Army National Guard">California Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82nd_Cavalry_Regiment" title="82nd Cavalry Regiment">82nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>82nd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 41st Brigade Combat Team, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Army_National_Guard" title="Oregon Army National Guard">Oregon Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120807135242/http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/units/unit_template.php?unit=PSST0">94th Cavalry Regiment</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>94th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/101st_Cavalry_Regiment" title="101st Cavalry Regiment">101st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>2nd Squadron, <b>101st Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Army_National_Guard" title="New York Army National Guard">New York Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/102nd_Cavalry_Regiment" title="102nd Cavalry Regiment">102nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>102nd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Army_National_Guard" title="New Jersey Army National Guard">New Jersey Army National Guard</a> (formerly 2nd Battalion, 102nd Armor)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/104th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="104th Cavalry Regiment">104th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>2nd Squadron, <b>104th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, <a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="28th Infantry Division (United States)">28th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Army_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Army National Guard">Pennsylvania Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/105th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="105th Cavalry Regiment">105th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Squadron,_105th_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">1st Squadron, <b>105th Cavalry</b></a> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/32nd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" title="32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Army_National_Guard" title="Wisconsin Army National Guard">Wisconsin Army National Guard</a> formerly 2–128th Infantry (2001–2007) and <a href="/wiki/632nd_Armor_Regiment" title="632nd Armor Regiment">632nd Armor</a> (1963–2001)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/106th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="106th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">106th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/106th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="106th Cavalry Regiment"><b>2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry</b></a> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/33rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" title="33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Army_National_Guard" title="Illinois Army National Guard">Illinois Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/107th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="107th Cavalry Regiment">107th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>2nd Squadron, <b>107th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/w/index.php?title=28th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="28th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (page does not exist)">37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard" title="Ohio Army National Guard">Ohio Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/108th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="108th Cavalry Regiment">108th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Squadron,_108th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment">1st Squadron, <b>108th Cavalry</b></a> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/48th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" title="48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Army_National_Guard" title="Georgia Army National Guard">Georgia Army National Guard</a> (formerly 1–108th Armor)</li> <li>2nd Squadron, <b><a href="/wiki/108th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="108th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">108th Cavalry</a></b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/256th_Infantry_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="256th Infantry Brigade">256th Infantry Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Army_National_Guard" title="Louisiana Army National Guard">Louisiana Army National Guard</a> (formerly 1-156th AR) headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Shreveport" class="mw-redirect" title="Shreveport">Shreveport</a></li> <li>3rd Squadron, <b><a href="/wiki/108th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="108th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">108th Cavalry</a></b> Reconnaissance & Surveillance (R&S), <a href="/wiki/560th_Battlefield_Surveillance_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade">560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Army_National_Guard" title="Georgia Army National Guard">Georgia Army National Guard</a> (reflagged as 3-121st Infantry with the disbanding of the 560th BSB)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/112th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="112th Cavalry Regiment">112th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>112th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/113th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="113th Cavalry Regiment">113th Cavalry Regiment</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>113th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/116th_Cavalry_Brigade_Combat_Team" title="116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team">116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team</a> <ul><li>2nd Squadron, <b>116th Cavalry</b>, 116th Cavalry (Heavy) Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Army_National_Guard" title="Idaho Army National Guard">Idaho Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/124th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="124th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">124th Cavalry</a> "MARS MEN"<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>124th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, TX "Out Front" (not to be confused with 1–124th Inf, FLARNG)</li> <li><s>3rd Squadron, <b>124th Cavalry</b> (R&S), <a href="/wiki/71st_Battlefield_Surveillance_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade">71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade</a>, Wylie, TX</s> (formerly 1–112th Armor Regiment, 36th Infantry Division) unit was deactivated 8 July 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/126th_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="126th Cavalry Regiment">126th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>126th Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division, Wyoming, MI "HUNTERS"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=134th_Cavalry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="134th Cavalry (page does not exist)">134th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>134th Cavalry</b> (R&S), <a href="/wiki/67th_Battlefield_Surveillance_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade">67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Army_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Army National Guard">Nebraska Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/150th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="150th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">150th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Squadron,_150th_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment">1st Squadron, <b>150th Cavalry</b></a> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/30th_Heavy_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team (United States)">30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Army National Guard">West Virginia Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/151st_Cavalry_Regiment" title="151st Cavalry Regiment">151st Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>151st Cavalry</b>, <a href="/wiki/39th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team" title="39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team">39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_National_Guard" title="Arkansas National Guard">Arkansas National Guard</a> (previously 3–153rd infantry)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=152nd_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="152nd Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">152nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>152nd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/76th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" title="76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, Indiana Army National Guard (previously 1–151 Inf)</li> <li>2nd Squadron, <b>152nd Cavalry</b> (R&S), <a href="/wiki/219th_Battlefield_Surveillance_Brigade_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (United States)">219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade</a>, Indiana Army National Guard</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="153rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">153d Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>153rd Cavalry</b>, <a href="/wiki/53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" title="53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Army_National_Guard" title="Florida Army National Guard">Florida Army National Guard</a> (previously 3–124th Infantry) <ul><li>The dismounted reconnaissance troop of 1-153 CAV is Troop C, (formerly <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Guards_(Florida)" title="Governor's Guards (Florida)">A Co. 3/124th Infantry</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=158th_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="158th Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">158th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><s>1st Squadron, <b>158th Cavalry</b> (R&S), <a href="/wiki/58th_Battlefield_Surveillance_Brigade_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (United States)">58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Army_National_Guard" title="Maryland Army National Guard">Maryland Army National Guard</a></s>. (formerly 1-158th Cavalry (RSTA), 58th Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division); unit was inactivated on 7 November 2015.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=167th_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="167th Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">167th Cavalry</a> <ul><li><s>1st Squadron, <b>167th Cavalry</b>, 34th Infantry Division, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Army_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Army National Guard">Nebraska Army National Guard</a></s>. 1-167th Cavalry was reorganized into the 1st Squadron, 134th Cavalry (R&S) in 2008.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/172nd_Cavalry_Regiment" title="172nd Cavalry Regiment">172nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>172nd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/86th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team" title="86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team">86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a> (Mountain), <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermont Army National Guard">Vermont Army National Guard</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=182nd_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="182nd Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">182nd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>182nd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="26th Infantry Division (United States)">26th Infantry Division</a>, Massachusetts Army National Guard; 26th subsequently inactivated, lineage perpetuated by the 26th BCT, 29th Infantry Division, later 26th BCT, 42nd Infantry Division, then reorganized and redesignated as the <a href="/wiki/26th_Maneuver_Enhancement_Brigade" title="26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade">26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade</a>, consisting of a mix of support units.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/183rd_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="183rd Cavalry Regiment">183rd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>2nd Squadron, <b>183rd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), <a href="/wiki/116th_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team</a>, <a href="/wiki/29th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="29th Infantry Division (United States)">29th Infantry Division</a>, Virginia Army National Guard (formerly 3rd Battalion, 111th ADA)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=263rd_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="263rd Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">263rd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>263rd Cavalry</b> (RSTA), 218th Brigade Combat Team (M) <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Army_National_Guard" title="South Carolina Army National Guard">South Carolina Army National Guard</a> (Brigade reorganized as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=218th_Maneuver_Enhancement_Brigade_(United_States)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (United States) (page does not exist)">218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade</a>, a mix of engineer, military police and chemical units.)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/278th_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="278th Cavalry Regiment">278th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>3rd Squadron, <b>278th Armored Cavalry Regiment</b>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Army_National_Guard" title="Tennessee Army National Guard">Tennessee Army National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=299th_Cavalry_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="299th Cavalry Regiment (page does not exist)">299th Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>299th Cavalry Regiment</b>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Army_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Army National Guard">Hawaii Army National Guard</a> (formerly the 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/299th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="299th Infantry Regiment (United States)">299th Infantry Regiment</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303rd_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="303rd Cavalry Regiment">303rd Cavalry</a> <ul><li>1st Squadron, <b>303rd Cavalry Regiment</b>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Army_National_Guard" title="Washington Army National Guard">Washington Army National Guard</a> (formerly Troop E, 303rd Cavalry Regiment)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RSTA_as_a_doctrine">RSTA as a doctrine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: RSTA as a doctrine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to JP 3-55, RSTA operations are concerned not only with the collection of <a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">military intelligence</a>, but ensuring that it is accurate, relevant, and distributed in a timely manner to the appropriate user. This includes maintaining <a href="/wiki/Operations_security" title="Operations security">operational security</a> (OPSEC) so that critical information cannot be exploited by an opposing force. Likewise, RSTA can play a role in <a href="/wiki/Military_deception" title="Military deception">operational deception</a> (OPDEC) operations to confuse opposing forces.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Across the strategic, operational and tactical level, RSTA operations fall within three areas: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indications_and_warnings">Indications and warnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Indications and warnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Indications and warnings (I&W) are "intelligence activities intended to detect and report time-sensitive intelligence information on foreign developments that could involve a threat to the United States or allied and/or coalition military, political, or economic interests or to US citizens abroad." On a strategic and operational level, RSTA operations may provide continuous surveillance or as-required reconnaissance, in order to provide warnings of impending threats or attacks, as well as to monitor compliance with international agreements.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planning_and_employment">Planning and employment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Planning and employment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Strategically, RSTA planning and employment operations are used to support the planning of military operations, by monitoring foreign nations' centers of warmaking capability, and providing information on enemy system capabilities, locations, and installations for the <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Target_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Target Base (page does not exist)">National Target Base</a> and other target lists. This information is used to assist in formulation of the U.S. military's <a href="/wiki/Single_Integrated_Operational_Plan" title="Single Integrated Operational Plan">Single Integrated Operational Plan</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Limited_Attack_Option&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Limited Attack Option (page does not exist)">Limited Attack Option</a> plan, <a href="/wiki/Unified_Command_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Command Plan">Unified Command Plan</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Strategic_Capabilities_Plan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (page does not exist)">Joint Strategic Capabilities Plans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Operationally, RSTA operations are similar to both the strategic and tactical levels, in that they provide commanders with data on areas such as environment, organization, infrastructure, and enemy forces to assist in planning theater wide operations.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tactically, RSTA operations provide detailed information about enemy <a href="/wiki/Order_of_battle" title="Order of battle">orders of battle</a>, movement plans, offensive and defensive capabilities, terrain, and enemy disposition. RSTA units provide target detection and acquisition ( and in some cases, elimination), and real-time intelligence and surveillance.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assessment">Assessment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Assessment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At all three levels of command, RSTA units provide <a href="/wiki/Combat_assessment" title="Combat assessment">combat assessment</a> before, during and after military operations. This includes tasks such as <a href="/wiki/Bomb_damage_assessment" title="Bomb damage assessment">bomb damage assessment</a> or determining if an OPDEC mission has succeeded. RSTA assessment can help to decide if a military operation was successful in achieving its objectives, whether additional resources need to be directed to complete the objectives or if they can be redirected to another operation.<sup id="cite_ref-JP3-55_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JP3-55-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recondo" title="Recondo">Recondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fingerspitzengef%C3%BChl" title="Fingerspitzengefühl">Fingerspitzengefühl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C4ISTAR" class="mw-redirect" title="C4ISTAR">C<sup>4</sup>ISTAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CARVER_matrix" title="CARVER matrix">CARVER matrix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Network-centric_warfare" title="Network-centric warfare">Network-centric warfare</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconnaissance,_surveillance,_and_target_acquisition&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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