1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Hometown: Fort Hood, TX, US
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Featured Video
IronHorse On The Tracks
When the call comes down the line for a unit to deploy, they need to be able to move the equipment and vehicles as soon possible. Spc. Fred Brown tells us how Ironhorse soldiers learn the steps to get the gear on the tracks.
Video by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 04.25.2013
Recent Photos
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Ironhorse soldier participates in Ruck for a CureJames Allred (right), Milton, Wisc., native and cofounder of Ruck for a Cure, gives a safety brief prior to the beginning of a 2.5 mile RFAC event May 4 in...
Photo by Sgt. John Couffer | 1BCT-1CD | 05.04.2013
Ironhorse soldiers’ skills tested, earn EFMBPfc. Sara Lacroix, a combat medic assigned to Company C, 115th “Muleskinner” Brigade Support Battalion, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry...
Photo by Sgt. John Couffer | 1BCT-1CD | 04.29.2013
Stallion’s Military Spouse AppreciationMaureen Jouette, former Mayor of Killeen, Texas, and current executive director and training resource manager and coordinator of Bring Everyone in the Zone, Inc.,...
Photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 05.02.2013
Lancer families visit soldiers at training siteU.S. Army Capt. Micah Chapman, right, commander of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shows his...
Photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 05.05.2013
Hammer Troop nails down CBRN trainingStaff Sgt. Sandra Shane-Trovato, an Anchorage, Alaska, native and a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to Headquarters and...
Photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 05.01.2013
Lancers test gunnery skillsU.S. Army Sgt. Chris Anderson, an infantryman assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates...
Photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 04.24.2013
Recent Video
(60 votes; 3.79)
IronHorse On The TracksWhen the call comes down the line for a unit to deploy, they need to be able to move the equipment and vehicles as soon possible. Spc. Fred Brown tells us how...
Video by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 04.25.2013
Lancers Learn New TricksThe First Cavalry Division’s 2-5 “Lancer” Battalion of the Ironhorse Brigade conducted fiery training during a demolition range. specialist Fred Brown tells us...
Video by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.08.2013
Iron Horse Soldiers Earns an Elite BadgeSoldiers with First Brigade Combat Team, First Cavalry Division give their all to earn an elite badge. Spc fredbrown has the story
Video by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.05.2013
Life After DeploymentA lot of military families struggle with bringing their deployed loved-one back into their daily lives. This story briefly taps into one such couple as they talk...
Video by Sgt. Jesse Barker | 1BCT-1CD | 12.02.2012
Garryowen Games1-7 CAV, 1 BCT, 1 CD recently held their monthly event known as Garryowen Games. They conducted a 7.1 mile ruck run which also happened to fall on the anniversary...
Video by Sgt. Jesse Barker | 1BCT-1CD | 11.16.2012
Shots Toward a Better MarriageThe chaplain for 2-5 CAV, 1 BCT, 1 CD created his own marriage counseling program through influences from the Army's current programs.
Video by Sgt. Jesse Barker | 1BCT-1CD | 10.26.2012
Recent News Stories
(118 votes; 3.23)
Ironhorse soldiers’ skills tested, earn EFMBWhile on patrol, a Cavalry Trooper carried a ruck-sack on her back, a helmet on her head, a protective gas mask on her hip and her rifle at the ready, when there was...
Story by Sgt. John Couffer | 1BCT-1CD | 05.02.2013
Hammer Troop nails down CBRN trainingTo prepare for upcoming field exercises, soldiers assigned to Headquarters “Hammer” Troop, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division received...
Story by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 05.01.2013
Little superheroes stand behind our troopsSuperheroes present themselves in all shapes and sizes but sometimes a true hero is not the one fighting for a cause but the unseen person in the background.
Story by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 04.15.2013
Ironhorse Mungadai: Test of fitness, flexibility and...The Ironhorse Brigade company, troop and battery commanders completed the first Mungadai April 9 to 11 here.
Story by Capt. Angel Jackson-Gillespie | 1BCT-1CD | 04.11.2013
Ironhorse soldiers learn applicable leadership, mental...To improve mental skills and performance, mid-level leaders read through informational packets, observe presentations, interact in a working-group environment and...
Story by Sgt. John Couffer | 1BCT-1CD | 04.04.2013
1BCT Spouse Spur Ride combines team building, training, funSpouses of soldiers assigned to the 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division had the opportunity to figuratively walk a mile in their soldier’s...
Story by Pfc. Paige Pendleton | 1BCT-1CD | 03.22.2013
Recent Audio
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Lancers learn new tricks
The First Cavalry Division’s 2-5 “Lancer” Battalion of the Ironhorse Brigade conducted fiery training during a demolition range. Specialist Fred Brown tells us...
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.08.2013
The First Cavalry Division’s 2-5 “Lancer” Battalion of the Ironhorse Brigade conducted fiery training during a demolition range. Specialist Fred Brown tells us...
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.08.2013
FIST certification
Ironhorse fire support specialists participate in certification program to test their field specific skills and tasks.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.21.2013
Ironhorse fire support specialists participate in certification program to test their field specific skills and tasks.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.21.2013
Resilience training assistant course
Ironhorse soldiers participate in resiliency training to help better equip themselves and their units.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.14.2013
Ironhorse soldiers participate in resiliency training to help better equip themselves and their units.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.14.2013
Iron Horse soldiers earn an elite badge
Soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division give their all to earn an elite badge. Spc Fred Brown has the story.
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.05.2013
Soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division give their all to earn an elite badge. Spc Fred Brown has the story.
Audio by Spc. Fred Brown | 1BCT-1CD | 03.05.2013
Scout Stakes Operations
1st Squadron 7th Cavalry"Garryowen" soldiers participate in training lanes to evaluate basic reconnaissance and security operations.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.22.2013
1st Squadron 7th Cavalry"Garryowen" soldiers participate in training lanes to evaluate basic reconnaissance and security operations.
Audio by Sgt. Larry Carter | 1BCT-1CD | 02.22.2013
Life after deployment
A lot of military families struggle with bringing their deployed loved one back into their daily lives. This story briefly taps into one such couple as they talk...
Audio by Sgt. Jesse Barker | 1BCT-1CD | 12.02.2012
A lot of military families struggle with bringing their deployed loved one back into their daily lives. This story briefly taps into one such couple as they talk...
Audio by Sgt. Jesse Barker | 1BCT-1CD | 12.02.2012
Recent Publications
The April 2013 edition of the Ironhorseman includes stories covered during March thru April 2013. Stories include Ironhorse EIB, Dragon Battalion's unit awards, Centurion...
This edition of The Ironhorseman includes stories across the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division for Jan-Feb 2013. Stories include Garryowen helps boy become CAV...
Ironhorse prepares for future exercises; GarryOwen commemorates Battle of Ia Drang Valley; Centurions host culminating exercise; Lancers donate food, toys to ACS,...
GarryOwen receives equipment, Lieutenants learn humility and humbleness, Centurions train demolition, Stallions train at range, Lancer Soldiers prepare vehicles, Stallion...
Lancers prepare for gunnery, Lancer Soldier wins board, Lancers hold award ceremony, Surveillance equpment launch: Historic for Ironhorse, New mission, new equipment,...
