'However with combat operations ending in Iraq we are getting back to the primary task of a Cavalry Scout - observation,' Capt. Michael Normand, Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division.
'For a decade now the Cavalry Scout has stepped away from the observation role and has had to be closer to an infantry Soldier,' said Capt. However, in the past decade the techniques often used by the scouts have altered to meet the ever changing battlefield. The Cavalry Scout's primary mission is to be the eyes and ears on the battlefield. Their mission is to not directly engage with the enemy, but to observe and relay information to their brothers-in-arms.
Like ghosts in the wind moving silently over the terrain the Cavalry Scout is one of the most unique combat arms Soldiers in the U.S.
