40th Armored Division

The 40th Armored Division was a unit of the United States Army, originally formed in 1954 from the reorganization of the 40th Infantry Division, primarily based in the California Army National Guard. The division was established during the Cold War to provide armored capabilities in the western United States and was equipped with tanks and armored vehicles for rapid deployment. Although the 40th Armored Division did not see combat as a unit, it participated extensively in training exercises and served as a key force for homeland defense and reserve mobilization. The division was inactivated in 1968 as part of a broader reorganization of the Army National Guard, with its lineage and honors reverting to the 40th Infantry Division.