▁Team , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 - 9 th ▁Cav ▁deployed ▁to ▁O IF ▁ 0 8 - 1 0 ▁to ▁C SC ▁SC AN IA ▁and ▁assumed ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁MS R ▁T AMP A ▁and ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Ham za , ▁Q as im , ▁Hash imi y ah , ▁Ash ▁Sh um ali ▁and ▁other ▁smaller ▁towns ▁from ▁ 3 rd ▁Squadron , ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team , ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁Division . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 - 9 th ▁Cav ▁was ▁given ▁orders ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁forward ▁operating ▁base ▁( FO B ) ▁along ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁border ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁inter dict ▁le th al ▁acceler ants ▁from ▁being ▁sm ugg led . ▁The ▁base ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁F OB ▁Hunter ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁M ays an ▁province ▁which ▁res ides ▁in ▁the ▁mar sh ▁lands ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Squadron ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁Germany ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Fort ▁R iley , ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁During ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ' s ▁Div