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New York Army Guard Cavalry Troopers Compete for Spurs
August 22, 2023
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station but with elements across western New York, compete in a "spur ride" to earn their silver spurs at the Youngstown Lewiston Training Area, Youngstown, New York, Aug. 17, 2023. The Soldiers had to complete a written exam on tactical knowledge, followed by route, area and zone recon training lanes and a 12 mile ruck march.

Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in Kenya
September 12, 2022
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, navigate an obstacle course during a spur ride Aug. 20, 2022, in Manda Bay, Kenya. The spur ride included physical training events, an obstacle course, rifle and pistol live-fire, weapons familiarization, reconnaissance and medical evacuation lanes, and a night call for fire and crew-served weapons live-fire event.

Wisconsin cavalry spur ride blends tough training, tradition
June 23, 2021
Soldiers in the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry, participate in a spur ride qualification course at Fort McCoy June 15, 2021. Participants demonstrated their proficiency in combat medical response, small arms and crew-served weapons, optics, cavalry history and an eight-mile ruck march.