2 Acr

jmg1170 · 08-07-2006, 11:52

Anybody ever in the 2nd ACR ? what about when they were at Ft Polk. Just curious, I did 6 years with them all at Ft Polk. 1st Squadron HHT for 3 years and 3rd Squadron L Troop and M company for the other 3. Never me a soldier who like polk but me. They had the best MWR range in the conus

FDC · 08-07-2006, 14:46

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Originally posted by jmg1170
Anybody ever in the 2nd ACR ? what about when they were at Ft Polk. Just curious, I did 6 years with them all at Ft Polk. 1st Squadron HHT for 3 years and 3rd Squadron L Troop and M company for the other 3. Never me a soldier who like polk but me. They had the best MWR range in the conus

2ACR is in Vilseck now. Just moved there(unit used to be 1/25 from Lewis).

I'm at Polk now, with JRTC, and I must say you're right about the MWR range

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jmg1170 · 08-07-2006, 18:20

If you go out to the MWR range, Tell Jim I said hello. I built the 5 stand range there.

black rob · 08-07-2006, 21:27

Ex 509er here. Was at Polk from June of 1995 until Novmber 1998. The Medevac was my last unit before I ETSed. Polk was not all bad, kind of special to me, my Father was there in the WARM summer months of 1969, we laugh about Polk quit a bit! Lovely Place.

Rob

Active Army 1995-1998
Army National Guard 1999-2006
Air National Guard 2006-Present

gsr · 08-10-2006, 18:52

I was with the 2d ACR from November of 89 to the end of March 92, in the 502d MI Co. I was in Nurnberg at Merrill Barracks the whole time, except for a four and half month side trip to Southwest Asia. You probably heard about it already, so I won't bore you with the details.

ncmike · 08-20-2006, 21:00

I went through Infantry training at Polk Jun-Jul75. Served with K troop, 2ACR 75-78. Amberg, Camp May, and Camp Rotz. West Germany. We had M551A1 Sheridans, M113A1 PCs and M106 Mortar carriers. Spent about 9 months a year on the border, at Graf or in the field. Mike

trapfan · 08-21-2006, 05:49

My late father was in A-troop, 1st Recon Squardon, 2nd ACR from early 1961 to Aug. 1962.

Deadbolt · 09-04-2006, 19:36

I proudly served with Lightning(L) Troop, 3rd Squadron / 2D ACR from 1990-1992. We were at Pond Barracks in Amberg, Germany. After Desert Storm the Regiment got sent stateside to Fort Lewis. I went to Fort Bliss, TX and served with the 3D ACR. I never got to serve in the Light Cavalry. I am glad to hear the 2D Dragoons are back in Germany. Lots of good history there.

Swamprat · 09-09-2006, 13:01

I was in HHT 2nd ACR, Nuremberg, 64-67.

battlin bulldog · 10-07-2006, 12:29

im in the first cav in budingen germany. when we went to graf i saw all the 2nd cr guys pretty much just getting there. there just getting there strykers now. last i heard there starting up there drivers training.

battlin bulldog · 10-07-2006, 12:34

im in the first cav in budingen germany. when we went to graf i saw all the 2nd cr guys pretty much just getting there. there just getting there strykers now. last i heard there starting up there drivers training.

kawalerzysta · 10-19-2006, 14:39

Quote:

Originally posted by jmg1170
Anybody ever in the 2nd ACR ? what about when they were at Ft Polk. Just curious, I did 6 years with them all at Ft Polk. 1st Squadron HHT for 3 years and 3rd Squadron L Troop and M company for the other 3. Never me a soldier who like polk but me. They had the best MWR range in the conus

A Trp 1/2 ACR
1996-2001

Rabid Rabbit · 10-22-2006, 10:52

Not assigned to 2ACR but I did support 2/2 cav and 3/2 cav as a TOW/Dragon tech DS/GS. My unit was 45 ord, a weird setup we didn't belong to a Battalion but directly to Army. I was stationed at Sudcacern (SP)in Nuremburg 84-85.

lrsealey · 11-04-2006, 08:48

2ACR is now 2CR. The original 2ACR was rebadged as 4BDE 2ID and is a stryker unit at Fort Lewis. The unit that is currently 2CR is stationed in Vilsec, Germany and was formerly known as 1BDE 25ID. It is not a new stryker unit it was actually the second stryker unit formed and deployed to Iraq in 2004. I may be a little biased in this but it is easily the best stryker BDE in the Army. And by the way it is a cavalry unit in name only, it is really a infantry brigade with 3 batallions of infantry.

gsr · 11-04-2006, 16:17

The regiment is getting back to it's roots. Dragoons were just horse mobile infantry.

DrArmament · 02-08-2007, 17:17

i was with 2 cr a lewis till it got reflagged in the pouring rain. i wish i was at vilsek, germany

***eisman*** · 02-08-2007, 23:10

Hey Rabbit, I knew you guys. I was detached from the FSB at Illesheim, and our TOW Maint guys used to visit your K. We ran MAIT teams to all the ranges for ORD, including Erlangen.

TexasGlocker_15 · 02-17-2007, 21:02

I was there in the pouring rain also while we reflagged,...

Thank God Lieutenant General Dubik made a long ceromony short!,.. I think everyone loved him after that...

F Troop 2/2 April 05-June 06

DrArmament · 02-19-2007, 10:46

me too.

JT-Hickman · 03-01-2007, 14:55

HHT, 2ACR
Merrill Barracks, Nuremburg
From 87-90
E-1 - E-4

Heh, this was my favorite assignment out of my ten years of Active Duty... don't miss Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels though.

Always Ready, Sir!

**ander** · 03-02-2007, 14:48

I spent 12 years with this unit and loved it was the Border officer (msg) Camp May /Reagen. Gald the 2ACR is still active.
1SGT Retired

Deadbolt · 03-02-2007, 15:22

Glad to see you on the board Top! Pond Barracks was a great duty station.

fourdeuce2 · 09-15-2007, 14:47

I was in K Trp, 3/2 ACR for 4 years 84-88, Amberg, Germany.

Camp May for the Mortars, and when we weren't there seems like we were always going to Graf or Hohenfels since they were a short roadmarch away. They were close enough I could go there by bicycle when I felt froggy.

skx762 · 09-18-2007, 04:16

2nd ACR May 2000 - Nov 2002

H Co 2/2 (1SG)

I liked Ft Hood's range better but that depended on who was running it that day('92-'97). At least Ft Polk's was consistant with the rules(although it cost a couple of bucks to get in).