add ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁H ang ar ▁ 2 , F ort ▁W ain w right , ▁Al aska , ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁where ▁it ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁( 5 - 9 ▁Caval ry ) ▁was ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ord ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 th ▁Arm ored ▁Brigade . ▁ 5 - 9 ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁there ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁Tro op ▁E , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry , ▁ ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁react iv ated ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ord ▁as ▁a ▁n ond iv is ional ▁unit . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁( A ir ▁Cav ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁then - ex perimental ▁ 1 - 9 ▁Air ▁Cav ▁us her ed ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁of ▁combat ▁called , ▁air ▁assault . ▁These ▁teams ▁were ▁composed ▁of ▁a ero - we ap ons ▁( R eds ), ▁a ero - sc out ▁( Wh ites ), ▁and ▁a ero - rif le ▁( Bl ues ). ▁T ogether , ▁ground ▁( D ▁Tro op ), ▁and ▁air ▁reconna issance ▁teams ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁coun tr ys ide ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁enemy . ▁Once ▁located , ▁the ▁inf antry ▁( Bl ues ) ▁would ▁insert ▁( and ▁extract )