Cavalry Scout 1985-1989

OSUT- Summer 1985
E Trp. 2/6 Cavalry - D Trp. 5/12 Cavalry Ft. Knox 1986
3rd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, 1987 to 1989

Welcome!

I've created this site to keep the memory alive and share the history of what I consider the greatest group of guys I've ever been associated with. 

I was assigned in my assignments to a Scout Platoon that was comprised of (6) M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicles.  The main armament of the Bradley is the 25mm chain gun, the auxiliary weapons are the TOW II missile launcher, and M242 0.30 caliber turret mounted machine gun. 

In War time each Bradley crew is composed of (5) men, commander, gunner, driver, and (2) dismounts.  In peace time we typically had between (3) or (4) individuals per vehicle.

What are Scouts?

Our official designation by the U.S. Army was 19D10D3, with the D3 signifying that we had been trained on the Bradley.

A Cavalry Scout is basically the eyes and ears of the battlefield for the battalion level commander, typically a Lieutenant Colonel.  One of our key acronyms when reporting information was SALUTE which stood for Size Action, Location, Uniform, Time, & Equipment, (if memory serves me correctly).

Our time in Germany was typically spent doing Border patrols along the East/West German boarder, gunnery at Grafenwohr, field exercises in Hohenfels, Wildflicken,  and maneuvers on the German countryside.