' s ▁– ▁one ▁ 5 7 7 ▁command ▁track ▁and ▁ 1 1 3 ▁amb ul ance . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁F t ▁H ood , ▁T X ▁ ▁After ▁Vietnam , ▁the ▁Squadron ▁returned ▁to ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁divis ional ▁recon ▁squad ron ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁react iv ated , ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁batt alion , ▁re - design ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Just ▁C ause ; ▁Pan ama ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 d ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry , ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁( Light ), ▁deployed ▁to ▁Pan ama ▁( Dec ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁– ▁Jan ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁conduct ▁combat ▁operations ▁during ▁Operation ▁Just ▁C ause ▁and ▁the ▁en su ing ▁human itar ian ▁and ▁nation ▁building ▁mission ▁Operation ▁Prom ote ▁Liber ty . ▁The ▁Air ▁Tro ops ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁deploy ▁with ▁their ▁A