is ional ▁Caval ry ▁Squadron ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Fort ▁Stewart , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁re flag ged ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 3 rd ▁Squadron , ▁ 7 th ▁Caval ry ▁when ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁was ▁re flag ged ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁at ▁Fort ▁Car son , ▁Colorado ▁as ▁Tro op ▁B , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Brigade ▁Re con ▁Tro op ▁for ▁ 3 d ▁Brigade , ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁during ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁I . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁conversion ▁to ▁mod ular ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Teams , ▁Tro op ▁B ▁was ▁expanded ▁back ▁into ▁an ▁arm ored ▁reconna issance ▁squad ron ▁for ▁ 3 d ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁squad ron , ▁nick named ▁" H un ters ," ▁deployed ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁IV , ▁serving ▁in ▁two ▁provinces : ▁first ▁in ▁Sal ah ▁ad - D in ▁near ▁ad - D aw r , ▁first ▁as ▁an ▁attachment ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Di y ala ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁after ▁hand ing ▁over ▁the ▁base ▁in ▁ad - D aw r ▁to ▁A ▁" G ators " ▁B atter