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4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry
"Pale Riders"
 
 
Welcome to 4-4 CAV Squadron, home of the Pale Riders. We can trace our origins to the 4th Cavalry Regiment which was formed on 03 August 1861 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Our squadron has a proud and illustrious history, which includes participation in the Civil War, the Philippines, World War II, the Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Our present day mission is to conduct worldwide full-spectrum operations. If you will be joining the Pale Rider family soon, please visit the article entitled "Welcome Letter" to gain more information about joining the squadron. This unit replaced the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, which deactivated on Fort Riley Summer 2009.
 

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Brig. Gen. Donald MacWillie, senior commander, Fort Riley, pins a Purple Heart medal on Spc. Alec Moran, Troop A, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., during an Oct. 11 ceremony at Fort Riley. Moran was hit with shrapnel when his combat outpost was attacked with an 82mm recoilless rifle during the squadron’s most recent deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by: Amanda Kim Stairrett, 1ST INF. DIV.
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‘Devil’ Soldiers participate in first aid competition
Pvt. Croty Craft, HHT, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., walks the now blind Pfc. Alfredo Craft through the processes of sling and swathing. Photo by: 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Nelson, 4TH SQDN, 4TH CAV. REGT.

Story by: 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Nelson, 4TH SQDN, 4TH CAV. REGT. PUBLIC AFFAIRS

"So everyone is on the ...
‘Pale Riders’ complete fire missions to register, certify mortar systems
Spc James Haynes, HHT, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., watches the smoke rounds land perfectly on target through a lightweight laser designator rangefinder. Photo by: 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Nelson, 4TH SQDN, 4TH CAV. REGT.

Story by: 2nd Lt. Jeffrey Nelson, 4TH SQDN, 4TH CAV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS

"High-angled hell," as ...
9 ‘Pale Riders’ earn Purple Hearts
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Labadie’s newly pinned Purple Heart rests on his uniform Oct. 11 after a ceremony at Fort Riley. Labadie and eight others with the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. were presented with Purple Heart medals after sustaining injuries during the squadron’s deployment to the Zhary District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Photo by: Amanda Kim Stairrett, 1ST INF. DIV.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Labadie took shrapnel to the wrist and leg. He had a concussion. He couldn't hear out of his right ...
‘Pale Riders’ return to basics of recon, support
Private Jan Buan, wheel vehicle mechanic, Troop D, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., inserts the bolt of a B240 machine gun during a squad tactical exercise Aug. 22 at Fort Riley. Photo by: Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1ST ABCT.

Story by: Sgt. Kandi Huggins, 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Creeping through the grasslands and fields of ...
‘Pale Riders’ share knowledge with cadets during leader training
First Lt. Andrew Branch, right, standing, watches over his Soldiers and ROTC cadet Christopher Muse, second from right, as they conduct training at the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt.’s aid station Aug. 2 at Fort Riley. Muse participated in the Cadet Troop Leader Training program for four weeks at Fort Riley and shadowed Branch, who is the medical services platoon leader. CTLT provides ROTC cadets from across the country an opportunity to experience leadership in units during a three- to four-week period. Photo by: Staff Sgt. Donald Martin, 1ST HBCT.

The "Pale Riders" assisted in training tomorrow's leaders during summer Cadet Troop Leader Training at Fort Riley. ...
‘Pale Riders’ Soldiers receive gift of warmth from Quilts of Valor
Soldiers with the 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. help unload a trailer of quilts, brought by Quilts of Valor, April 11 behind the 1st HBCT headquarters. The mission of Quilts of Valor, an organization founded in 2003 by Catherine Roberts, is to provide quilts to honor and comfort all military service members who have been touched by war.

Soldiers with the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division stood in formation, ...
‘Pale Riders’ recognize Soldiers for valor, courage at ceremony
Sgt. 1st Class James Rogers, platoon sergeant, Troop A, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., right, salutes Lt. Col. Michael Katona, battalion commander, left, after receiving his awards during an awards ceremony Jan. 25 at Marshall Army Airfield.

The 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division honored its troops for acts of ...
Taliban ‘against the ropes’
Photo Credit: U.S. Army- Troopers from 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, patrol the central Zhari district of Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. Almost ninety percent of the squadron has been under enemy fire at least once and almost 20 percent have received Purple Heart medals for wounds received in combat.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2011 -- Pockets of Taliban forces in Afghanistan are quickly losing strength in the ...
1st HBCT hold memorial for fallen "Devil":Saying goodbye to a unique Soldier
Private First Class Brice Murrill Scott, a member of Charlie Troop, 4th Cavalry Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, was remembered during a ceremony at the Morris Hill Chapel held on August 18.

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