▁to ▁SW ▁Asia . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁United ▁States ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁provide ▁R ST A ▁( re con na issance , ▁surve ill ance , ▁and ▁target ▁ac quisition ) ▁capabilities ▁forward ▁of ▁enemy ▁lines ▁and ▁supply ▁inf antry men ▁as ▁sni per ▁and ▁long ▁range ▁surve ill ance ▁teams ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁special ▁reconna issance ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁combat ▁operations . ▁ ▁These ▁small ▁Army ▁reconna issance ▁units , ▁provide ▁valuable ▁real - time ▁intelligence ▁about ▁an ▁enemy ▁nation , ▁including ▁its ▁leaders , ▁combat ▁capabilities ▁etc . ▁G ather ed ▁intelligence ▁Information ▁is ▁fed ▁into ▁various ▁intelligence ▁ag ency ▁assets ▁and ▁databases ▁including ▁the ▁national ▁target ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 th ▁United ▁States ▁Caval ry ▁units ▁fought ▁against ▁both ▁the ▁armed ▁conventional ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁enemies ▁in ▁the ▁de cade - long ▁" Global ▁War ▁on ▁T error " ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Ira q ▁the aters . ▁They ▁developed ▁and ▁tested ▁many ▁new ▁military ▁do ctr ines ▁and ▁tact ics ▁when ▁searching ▁for , ▁loc ating , ▁obser ving ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁ins urg ent ▁enemy ▁and ▁their ▁war ▁fighting ▁assets , ▁just ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁during ▁the ▁Indian , ▁Spanish - American ▁and ▁Vietnam ▁Wars . ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁President ial ▁Unit ▁Cit ations ▁and ▁Val orous ▁Unit ▁Awards ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁decor ations ▁for ▁individual ▁valor ▁have ▁been ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th