▁authorization ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁division ▁patch ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁shoulder ) ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁combat ▁operations ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁End uring ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom . ▁The ▁tro op ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁pl ato ons ▁of ▁sc outs ▁and ▁one ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁CO LT ▁( Com bat ▁Observ ation ▁L asing ▁Teams ). ▁The ▁unit ▁deployed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁C PT ▁William ▁Sach se ▁and ▁re deploy ed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁C PT ▁Cl inton ▁Full er . ▁The ▁Blo ody ▁Kn ife ▁Tro op ▁became ▁the ▁quick ▁reaction ▁force ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁log istics ▁bases ▁in ▁Ira q ▁while ▁still ▁conduct ing ▁operations ▁where ▁ever ▁the ▁brig ade ▁needed ▁them . ▁The ▁Blo ody ▁Kn ife ▁Tro op ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁reconna issance ▁troops ▁to ▁fall ▁directly ▁under ▁a ▁brig ade ▁headquarters . ▁▁ 1 st ▁Squadron ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁( 1 - 9 th ▁Cav ), ▁is ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas , ▁as ▁an ▁arm ored ▁reconna issance ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁Origin ally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁B CT ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁the ▁" 1 st ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th " ▁moved ▁to ▁Fort ▁Bl iss ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁R ST A ▁( re con na issance , ▁surve ill ance , ▁and