1st Squadron 172nd Cavalry Regiment - Mountain

Scouts continue to test their abilities. We are 48 hours into our Situational Training Exercise and mothernature is giving us quite the show. A little over 24 more hours to go, before we wrap up these simulated training events.

"Don't practice till you get it right. Practice till you can't get it wrong."

One of Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment Platoons rehearses at 11:30PM for their night Live Fire Exercise in the parking lot. Rehearsing each movement, radio call, and engagement along the way, will lead to success on the range.

Annual Training 2024 Update #2

Soldiers are complete Table VI and moving into Live Fire Exercises. Over the last 4 days and nights, soldiers have worked hard. Scouts must learn to sleep where and when they can. as seen in the last photo.

Some pictures of our crews conducting gunnery. Tonight crews will complete gunnery and move into Live Fire Exercises tomorrow.

Annual Training 2024: Update #1

Crews from A Troop 1/172 Cavalry and Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment continue working their way through Gunnery this week. Dodging the afternoon storms and heavy fog, we hope Mother Nature has left us a little luck and better weather as we head into Table VI Night qualifications.

A beautiful day to send some high-angle hate at Ethan Allen Firing Range! One team….One fight… Ready to go!

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Ransom Troopers recently wrapped up a busy weekend at Ethan Allen Firing Range. The primary focus if drill was marksmanship instruction followed by individual weapons qualification on the M4 rifle and M17 pistol. The weather cooperated for ideal fall conditions.

Around the main event, All Squadron muscle was flexed from S-1 and full-time staff focused on ensuring Soldiers are prepared to compete for promotions, to D CO 186 BSB - Diesel Company flexing Distro, Humvee maintenance, and outstanding field chow.

Congratulations to the many Troopers who were promoted this weekend, we look forward to your leadership and impact in the next chapter of our storied history. We welcomed CPT Hemmerling to HHT during his change of command ceremony with CPT Corneau in beautiful downtown St. Albans, and we look forward to CPT Corneau’s continued leadership as the incoming BlackJack 6.

C Troop 1/172 Cavalry hosted friends, family, and several VIP guests at the EAFR chapel for an incredibly moving memorial and tribute to remember SGT Cody Surprise. Heroes only die when they’re forgotten. SGT Surprise’s infectious positive attitude, achievements, and leadership will live on through the dedication if the C Troop Armory Gym in his name.

We said farewell to Hatchet 7, 1SG Stewart. It is impossible to capture the impact a senior leader like 1SG Stewart has contributed to future leaders across 3/172 Infantry and 1/172 Cavalry during an impressive career with countless achievements. It is fair to say he will be missed, but we wish him all the best in his retirement and future endeavors.

First Vermont!

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team - Mountain
3rd Battalion 172nd Infantry-Mountain

Squadron please welcome SFC Amanda Knight. SFC Knight comes to us from JFHQ and is back filling as the fulltime Squadron S1 NCOIC.