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Reconnaissance

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Mark

T.

Littel

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School

of

Advanced

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Army

Command

and

General

Staff

College

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Leavenworth, Kansas

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The Light Armored

Cavalry

Regiment--Reconnaissance

Force

of

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This

monograph

discusses

the

current

viability

of

the

Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

as

the

designated

cavalry

regiment

for

contingency

force

operations.

As

force projection

is

now the

strategy

of the

United

States

it is especially

important

that

the Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

be properly

organized

and

equipped

to

conduct

assigned

missions

in this

environment.

This monograph

examines

the

history

of

the cavalry

regiment

from

World

War

II

to

present

with

emphasis

on

the

characteristics

of wartime

employment

of the

Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment.

Analysis

of the capabilities

of the Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

is

executed

against

specific

criteria

and

contrasted

with

the

heavy

cavalry

regiment

as

a

basis

for

comparison.

The

Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

is a

viable

component

in

the

context

of contingency

force

projection

operations

with

a

contingency

corps.

The primary

use

of the

Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

as

a reconnaissance

and

limited

security

force

is

recommended.

The Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

can

accomplish

its missions

within

the confines

of

this

study.

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Security

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Title

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Reconnaissarnce

Force of the Future

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Reconnaissance

Force

of

The

Future

A Monograph

by

Major

Mark

T. Littel

Armor

School

of

Advanced

Military

Studies

United States

Army Command

and General

Staff

College

Fort

Leavenworth, Kansas

S~First Term

AY 92-93

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A

BSTRA

CT

THE LIGHT

ARMtoRED

CAVALRY REGIMENT--TiHE

RECONNAISS.ANCE

FORcE

OF

ril Ft-

TuRE, by MAJ

Mark

T.

Littel.

USA.

54 pages.

This

monograph discusses

the current

viability

of

the

Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

as the designated

cavalry

regiment

for contingency

force opera-

tions. As force

projection

is now the strategy

of the United

States.

it is especially

important

that the Light

Armored

Cavalry Regiment

be properly

organizcz

and

equipped

to conduct

assigned

missions

in

this

environment.

This monograph

examines the history of

the cavalry

regiment from

World

War II

to present day, with

emphasis on

the characteristics

of

wartime employment

of

the Light Armored

Cavalry Regiment.

Analysis of

the capabilities

of

the Light

Armored

Cavalry

Regiment

is

executed

against

specific criteria,

and contrasted

with

the heavy cavalry

regiment as a basis for

comparison.

The Light Armored

Cavalry Regiment

is a viable

component

in

the con-

text

of force

projection operations

with a

contingency

corps.

The

primary

use

of

the Light

Armored Cavalry

Regiment

as

a

reconnaissance

and

limited security

force is recommended.

The Light

Cavalry

Regiment can

accomplish

its missions

within

the confines

of this study.

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TABRL OF CONTENTS

Section

Pale

I -

Intro

d uctio n ....... ........... .... ..... ..... .. . . ... I

II-

Light

Armored

Cavalry Regiment

5........

...... 5

III

- Historical Background

of Cavalry

Post

W W II to Today ......... .......

.... ..

IV - Scenario

A

nalysis

......................... ..........

.. 21

V - Conclusions and Implications

for

the Future

..................... .............

.. 35

Appendices

A---Cavalry

Organizations

............................ .... 38

B-Terms and Definitions ................................

40

C---New Systems Data ..................... ......... 43

D---Light Armored Cavalry Regiment Data .........

.... 44

E---Leth