▁" S ab er ▁Squadron ." ▁Co inc ident ally , ▁the ▁unit ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Squadron ▁in ▁Di y ala ▁when ▁it ▁deployed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁ 0 6 - 0 8 , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁soldiers ▁returned ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ 6 - 9 ▁Cav ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁units ▁to ▁have ▁left ▁Ira q ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁▁▁ 1 st ▁Squadron ▁is ▁a ▁Com b ined ▁Ar ms ▁Battalion ▁( C AB ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas . ▁▁ 4 th ▁Squadron ▁is ▁the ▁arm ored ▁reconna issance ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas . ▁▁ 6 th ▁Squadron ▁is ▁the ▁arm ored ▁reconna issance ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Notable ▁members ▁▁ ▁John ▁H . ▁Alexander , ▁second ▁African ▁American ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁West ▁Point ▁( comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ). ▁ ▁J . ▁Franklin ▁Bell ,