New Jersey Cavalry and Armor Association

09/01/2026

08/25/2026

25 August 1944 – “Dammit colonel, I’m looking up at Notre Dame!” became the battle cry of an on-going feud between two former Guard units as each claim the bragging rights as to which American unit was the first to actually enter the city of Paris just as the Germans abandoned it.

The statement was made by Captain William Buenzle, a New Jersey Guardsman, commanding Troop A, 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron to his commander, Colonel Cyrus Dolph III, commander of New Jersey’s 102nd Cavalry Group, the famous “Essex Troop” to which the 38th was assigned. The 38th was organized in 1942 from former Guardsmen of Iowa’s 113th Cavalry Regiment. After the 38th was assigned to the 102nd in England it gained some New Jersey Guardsmen (including Buenzle) too. The other half of the 102nd Groups’ compliment was it’s own 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, also from New Jersey. Ever since landing on Omaha Beach on June 8th (D+2 after “D-Day”) the Group had been an important part of the scouting ‘eyes’ of the Allied advance through Normandy.

On this date each squadron was scouting ahead for major components of the Allied armies. The 38th was patrolling for the 4th U.S. Infantry Division and the 102nd scouting for the French 2nd Armored Division. Both entered Paris at about the same time by two different routes. While Buenzle’s statement gives strength to the 38th’s claim, and the veterans of each claim to this day that their squadron was the ‘first,’ its safe to say that Guardsmen were indeed the “first in Paris.”

07/08/2026

Reunion/Muster this Saturday, 1830 @ Westfield--members, former members and friends, come and gather, see some pals you haven't seen in a minute! Hope to see you then!

07/05/2026

Help support a great cause save the date August 15, if you can't make the event think of donating for the cause which is also appreciated.

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day! Today we celebrate the courage, sacrifice, and the freedom that makes our country the greatest nation on Earth. May God continue to bless the United States of America and all those who have defended her.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/29/2026

Most people pass this little Shore museum without realizing there is a Civil War-era submarine waiting on the grounds.

06/27/2026

[From the Supervisory Editor at ARMOR Magazine]
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Greetings ARMOR readers!

I am happy to announce the release of the Summer 2026 issue of ARMOR magazine. This is a good one, if I must say so myself! Titled, “A Cavalry Profile,” this issue is full to the brim with timely articles discussing all aspects of Cavalry operations.

The complete issue can be downloaded from DIVIDS at the following link: https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/562/armor-magazine

Additionally, individual articles will be posted to Line of Departure and can be found at the following link: https://www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/

Departments
Chief of Armor’s Hatch by BG Chad C. Chalfont
From the Gunner’s Seat by CSM Ryan W. Roush
From the Boresight Line by SFC Mark T. Backer
From the Doctrine Corner by MAJ Conlan Kastanias
CSM Bolyard Memorial Scholarship by (Retired) SGM Carl Johnson
Featured Unit: 69th Armor Regiment

Features
How to FIght the Cavalry Squadron and Win! by LTC John Albert
The Fight To See: A Future for the U.S. Army Cavalry by MAJ R. Atticus Blair
Cavalry as a Fighting Force...Not a Spineless Adjunct! by Robert Cameron, Ph.D.
The Illusion of Transparency by LTC Scott Dawe and LTC Alan Hastings
“Whoever Saw Cavalry?” LTC David Devine and MAJ Zachary Newman
The Cav Forever: R&S for Emerging Formations by CPT Christopher Jordan
DINOCAVE: Train Forms of Contact to Build Combined Arms and Multi-Domain Warfighters by LTC Gary M. Klein
Economy of Force: The 2d Dragoons at Lunéville, September 1944 by CPT Connor McLeod
Inform, Protect, and Fight: A Cavalry Prospectus LTC Matthew B. Schardt
U.S. Army Cavalry Leader’s Course: Experience Attending as a German Soldier Mastersergeant (Officer Candidate) Jobst Hinrich Selaff