1st Cavalry Division, HHC

The 1st Cavalry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), is the command element of the renowned 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army, originally activated in 1921. The division gained fame during World War II in the Pacific Theater, participating in key campaigns in the Philippines and Japan. During the Vietnam War, it was the first full division to deploy and pioneered the use of air mobility with helicopters, dramatically changing how modern warfare was conducted. In recent decades, HHC has led the division in operations in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan, continuing its legacy as a premier maneuver unit in the U.S. Army.