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The photographs and stories of 1-40th CAV preserve more than moments - they preserve the people, places, friendships, hardships, and service that made the Denali Squadron what it is.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Icar Morales, from Woodbridge, N.J., walks up a mountain during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Morales is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins from Sweetland, W.Va., rests during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Jewell, right, from Alamogordo, N.M., talks to his sergeants to determine the best route during a patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Jewell is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins from Sweetland, W.Va., picks up his rifle and prepares to continue walking during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Padillo from Anchorage, Alaska, uses his rifle scope to scan the terrain during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Padillo is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins from Sweetwater, W.Va., walks across a log bridge during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Badillo, left, from Anchorage, Alaska, and Spc. Joshua Smith, from Plant City, Fla., rest during a patrol with their platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment.
Elements of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and the Indian Army form up for the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas 21 on Pershing Field, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, October 15th, 2021. Yudh Abhyas 21 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and U.S. Army Alaska to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Sgt. Michael J. Cavallo, a combat medic with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, cleans a shrapnel wound for an Iraqi during a humanitarian assistance and medical operation in Hawr Rajab, Oct 13. The Iraqi man received the injury two weeks prior during an insurgent mortar attack on the town.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Richard Scott, commander of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, thoroughly inspects a Spartan paratrooper before a jump, Oct. 17, 2013, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. As a jumpmaster, Scott is responsible to insure paratroopers are correctly rigged for a jump. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury)
Army Lt. Col. Richard Scott, commanding officer of the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, delivers a lunch-time presentation to the University of Alaska Anchorage Hockey Team on the importance of committing to the principals of teamwork in order to achieve shared goals and victory Oct. 25, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Smith/Released)
Sgt. Carlos Guerrero, right, of Las Vegas, and Spc. Walter Epert, of Chicago, both scouts with 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, poise themselves on a rooftop and prepare to engage insurgents in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Oct. 27.
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, position themselves on the rooftop of a hasty observation post south of Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Oct. 27. The Paratroopers observe a firefight between insurgents and a concerned citizens' checkpoint.
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska, position themselves on the rooftop of a hasty observation post south of Hawr Rajab,Iraq, Oct. 27. The Paratroopers observe a firefight between insurgents and a concerned citizens' checkpoint.
Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, discovered numerous weapons and bomb-making materials in several caches in Hawr Rajab, Oct. 26.
Staff Sgt. Pete Fernandez, left, and Capt. Derrick Goodwin, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, assess the large weapons cache discovered in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Oct. 26.
A platoon sergeant with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division directs the paratroopers in his platoon to dress the formation to the right prior to the squadron Halloween “Fun Run” Oct. 31, 2013. Noncommissioned officers assist officers by ensuring the paratroopers in formation are in the correct uniform and ready to begin physical training at the appropriate time. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury)
Paratroopers with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division enjoyed the opportunity to build esprit de corps when they were allowed to don costumes for a squadron Halloween “Fun Run” Oct. 31, 2013. The run was one of many events conducted across the brigade in celebration of Halloween. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury)
Paratroopers with the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stand in formation prior to the beginning of a squadron Halloween “Fun Run” Oct. 31, 2013. The squadron conducted the run to build esprit de corps and teamwork while celebrating the Halloween holiday at the same time. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane E. Pospisil, the senior enlisted adviser for the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, hailing from Bolton, Conn., leads the Squadron Halloween “Fun Run” Oct. 31, 2013. The run was conducted to build esprit de corps and teamwork within the squadron. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Shrewsbury)
Soldiers from Denali Squadron - 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, under the command of 2nd Brigade, 11th Airborne Division, present the colors during a rehearsal for the Yudh Abhyas 22 opening ceremony on 19 November, 2022. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
The soldiers of Denali Squadron - 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, under the command of 2nd Brigade, 11th Airborne Division, stand at attention during the opening ceremony of exercise Yudh Abhyas 22at Auli, India. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment soldiers stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 22. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Soldiers from the 9th Assam Regiment, Indian Army, and 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, stand at attention during the opening cremony for exercise Yudh Abhyas. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Maj. Hughes, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment Commander, salutes during the pass and review portion of the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 22. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment and 9th Assam Regiment participate in a bilateral firing range in Auli, India, November 22nd. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment demonstrate casualty evacuation methods using a Skedco rescue system to soldiers from 9th Assam Regiment, Indian Army on 23 November in Auli, India. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
A soldier from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 11th Airborne Division low crawls in the slithering lane during exercise Yudh Abhyas 22 at Auli, India on November 24th. Yudh Abhyas 22 is a bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the combined interoperability of the Indian army and 11th Airborne Division to increase partner capacity for conventional, complex and future contingencies throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
A Paratrooper from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes a knee during a short halt during a dismounted area recon, Nov. 24 of a town in South Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Paratroopers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provide security on a canal road that runs through Southern Baghdad. Photo by Sgt. Marcus Butler, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
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