Story by Pfc. Carlos Marquez | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.15.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, “Spearhead”, conducted a Spur Ride at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base beginning Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, and ending Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. The Spur Ride is a time-honored Cavalry tradition that demonstrates physical endurance, mental toughness and teamwork....
Story by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis | Louisiana National Guard | 09.03.2024
PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-nine Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp Minden, Louisiana, to earn their silver spurs on Aug. 24....
Story by Sgt. Alex Romey | 1st Cavalry Division | 10.05.2023
Spouses of Troopers from the 1st Cavalry Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion earned their Spurs after completing several challenges during a spur ride on Oct. 5....
Story by Sgt. Jacob Wachob | 4th Cavalry Brigade First Army Division East | 03.22.2023
The Spur Ride challenges Soldiers to be all they can be by injecting them into an austere environment and leaving them no choice but to find a way to overcome the adversity of their conditions through teamwork, trust, and tenacity. Completion of the Spur Ride signifies that these Soldiers are now Spur Holders and Cavalry Troopers for life, charged with always sharing the spirit of the Cavalry......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 08.20.2022
CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – U.S. National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa held a Spur Ride August 20, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. Twenty-eight servicemembers, to include two members of the U.S. Air Force, were divided into four teams to participate in physically and mentally challenging events......
Story by Spc. Tyler Brock | 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office | 06.21.2022
Soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team converged on the motorpool of 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, for the annual Order of the Spur-- an event steeped in Cavalry Scout tradition....
Story by Sgt. Jacob Wachob | 4th Cavalry Brigade First Army Division East | 06.10.2022
FORT KNOX, Ky.— Twenty-six Soldiers assigned to 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade completed a Spur Ride June 2, 2022. 4th CAV had not conducted a Spur Ride since 2016, when the Brigade was reorganized by the Army....
Story by 2nd Lt. Kirsten Sanders | 1st Cavalry Division | 03.18.2022
Signal, Intelligence and Sustainment Company, 1st Cavalry Division, hosted a Little Six Shooter spur ride for the First Team’s children on Mar. 17 at Fort Hood, Texas. The spur ride helped enhance our family and military relations as well as provide understanding of the significance of the U.S. Army Cavalry tradition of spur rides....
