The 82nd Cavalry was originally constituted on 25 March 1959 as the 82nd Armor, a
Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) parent regiment in the
Oregon Army National Guard. It was organized on 1 April 1959, consisting of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at
Silverton, part of the
41st Infantry Division. The squadron became the 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, on 1 March 1963. It was redesignated to consist of the 1st Squadron in the 41st Division and Troop E in the
41st Infantry Brigade on 15 November 1965. Troop E was reorganized from Troop B of the 1st Squadron at
Woodburn. On 1 March 1968, it was reorganized to consist of Troop E, part of the 41st Infantry Brigade. The regiment was withdrawn from CARS on 1 September 1989 and reorganized under
United States Army Regimental System in the
Nevada Army National Guard and Oregon Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion, part of the
116th Cavalry Brigade. On 1 September 1992 the 1st Battalion in the Oregon Army National Guard was redesignated the 1st Squadron, also losing its Nevada elements. It was again reorganized on 1 October 1995 to include Troop E, part of the 41st Infantry Brigade, Troop F, part of the
29th Infantry Brigade, and Troop G, part of the 116th Cavalry Brigade. Originally 1-82 Cavalry was a TDA squadron headquarters of 15 personnel with ADCON (administrative control) responsibilities over three independent Brigade Reconnaissance Troops (BRTs) - E, F, and G, respectively. Each troop was aligned with separate brigades. E Troop with the 41st IBCT (Oregon ARNG), F Troop with the 29th IBCT (Hawaii ARNG), and G Troop with 116th ACR (Idaho ARNG). G Troop deployed to Iraq in 2004 and was reassigned to the
Montana Army National Guard's 1st Battalion,
163rd Infantry in October. While serving in Iraq, the troop was awarded the
Valorous Unit Award by Permanent Orders 144-10 on 22 May 2008 for the period between 15 February and 1 November 2005. Troop F was ordered into active Federal service on 16 August 2004 at
Lebanon, and deployed as a Brigade Reconnaissance Troop of the 29th Brigade Combat Team during
Operation Iraqi Freedom III in 2005 and 2006. The troop conducted operations in the vicinity of
Balad throughout this period. It returned to the states and was released from active Federal service, reverting to state control on 15 March 2006. Between 2013 and 2014, it deployed to Afghanistan. In 2015, 1-82 Cavalry was selected as the Oregon unit to participate in the West Coast Stryker Brigade transformation of the
81st ABCT (Washington ARNG). In 2017, they remained located in Oregon but again aligned out of the state as the Stryker RSTA squadron for the new 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The 1st Squadron,
82nd Cavalry Regiment, currently serves with the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (United States) of the Washington Army National Guard. It is headquartered in
Bend, Oregon. The unit consists of the HHT (Bend, Oregon), Alpha Troop (of
Albany, Oregon), Bravo Troop (of
Redmond, Oregon), Charlie Troop (of
Portland, Oregon), Delta Troop (of
The Dalles, Oregon), and Delta Company (FSC) (of
Prineville, Oregon). As a cavalry unit, Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie Troops are equipped with
reconnaissance variant Strykers while Delta Troop (Heavy Weapons Troop) is equipped with three platoons of
ATGM Strykers and three platoons of
MGS Strykers. When the squadron was redesignated, it was changed to a
RSTA unit (reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition). ==Distinctive unit insignia==