▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dangerous ▁sections ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Batt les ▁of ▁S adr ▁City ▁and ▁Ha ifa ▁street . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment , ▁began ▁its ▁second ▁deployment ▁to ▁Ira q ▁from ▁Fort ▁Bl iss , ▁Texas , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team , ▁ 1 st ▁Caval ry ▁Division , ▁to ▁work ▁alongside ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁to ▁compr ise ▁Task ▁Force ▁Light ning . ▁The ▁Area ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁for ▁ 1 - 9 ▁C AV ▁during ▁the ▁ 0 6 - 0 8 ▁O IF ▁rotation ▁was ▁Mos ul , ▁Ira q ▁in ▁the ▁N ine ve h ▁Province . ▁After ▁a ▁seven - month ▁duration ▁of ▁operations ▁ 1 - 9 ▁C AV ▁conducted ▁an ▁int ra - the ater ▁deployment ▁from ▁Mos ul ▁to ▁Tal ▁Af ar ▁replacing ▁ 3 / 4 ▁C AV ▁for ▁eight ▁months ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁ 1 5 - month ▁rotation . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 8 th ▁Squadron , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Caval ry ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁was ▁re flag ged ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Squadron , ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ▁Com bat