2nd Cavalry Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:base gptkb:Rose_Barracks
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:disbanded 1861
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:established_in 1836
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:has_been_restored 1866
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vilseck,_Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:First_cavalry_unit_to_serve_in_the_U._S._Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Cavalry Brigade
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:2nd_Cavalry_Brigade_Crest
gptkbp:is_active_in 1836
gptkbp:location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:motto Toujours PrĂȘt
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Dragoons
gptkbp:notable_move gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:previously_known_as gptkb:2nd_Dragoons
gptkbp:primary_mission reconnaissance and security
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:size gptkb:Brigade
gptkbp:strength approximately 4,500
gptkbp:support Humanitarian missions
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Cavalry_Crossed_Sabers
gptkbp:tradition Cavalry traditions
gptkbp:training Joint training exercises with NATO
gptkbp:unit_awards gptkb:Iraq_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:Army_Superior_Unit_Award
gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Valorous_Unit_Award
gptkbp:unit_history gptkb:Cavalry_units_of_the_U._S._Army
Over 180 years of service
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:Armored_Cavalry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Joseph_Wheeler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6