713th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

The 713th Cavalry was constituted on 19 December 1973 as a Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) parent regiment in the South Carolina Army National Guard. It was organized on 1 January 1974 to consist of Troop B, an element of the 218th Infantry Brigade.[1] Troop B had become Troop B, 1st Squadron, 196th Cavalry on 1 January 1971 and was previously the 1053rd Transportation Company. Detachment 1, Troop B at Beaufort was redesignated from Detachment 1, Troop B. On 1 December 1971, it was redesignated as Detachment 1, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 196th Cavalry, and was previously Detachment 1 of the 1053rd Transportation Company.[2]

Troop B served as the 218th Brigade's reconnaissance unit. In December 1975, it was scheduled to receive six M48A5 Patton main battle tanks.[3] In June 1980, the troop conducted its two-week annual summer training with the 218th Brigade at Fort Stewart. At the time, the company-sized unit included scout and rifle squads, as well as tank and mortar sections.[4] In June 1985, the troop again conducted summer training at Fort Stewart.[5] Its 1986 annual training was instead conducted in the winter in January at Fort Pickett, Virginia.[6]

On 1 June 1989, the 713th was withdrawn from CARS and reorganized with headquarters at Ridgeland under the United States Army Regimental System (USARS). On 1 October 1991, it reflagged as the 202nd Cavalry Regiment, consisting of Troop B at Beaufort.[1] The regiment was not authorized a coat of arms or a distinctive unit insignia.[2]