The regiment was designated as the nd Cavalry on 17 August [1] from the 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment [2] and had its headquarters in Newark. The regiment was initially assigned to the 21st Cavalry Division. The regiment was inducted into federal service in January and reorganized in and The regimental headquarters troop became the headquarters of the nd Cavalry Group Mechanized on 2 January in Exeter, England. Following a series of postwar reorganizations and a period in which the unit was known as the nd Armor Regiment, [6] the unit was consolidated with the th Cavalry Regiment on 1 August and designated the nd Cavalry Regiment, with a strength of one squadron that is subordinated to the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

The original purpose of the Troop was to provide a mounted honor guard for civic occasions. Early in the history of the Troop, it was seen that its best interests would be served by association with the National Guard. One year later it became the "First Troop".

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