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[[Category:Combat Unit]]
[[Category:Combat Unit]]
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| style="background:#cd5050; text-align:center" colspan="2"|'''Alpha Company (A/1-7)'''
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| style="border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:center" colspan="2"|[[File:A-1-7_Guidon.png|center|middle|frameless]]<br />
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| style="background:#cd5050; text-align:center" colspan="2"|'''Staff'''
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!CO
|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/1629/ MAJ Jeran Berg]
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!1SG
|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/34/ 1SG Patrick Summerfield]
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|1st Battalion HQ
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|"Above The Best"
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{{Template:Infobox unit
|UnitName= Alpha Company (A/1-7)
|UnitIMG= A-1-7 Guidon Small.png
|CO= [https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/752 MAJ Matthew Dread]
|XO= Vacant
|1SG= [https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/34/ 1SG Patrick Summerfield]
|SupUnit= [[1st Battalion|1st Battalion HQ]]
|UnitMotto= "Above The Best"
}}


'''Alpha Company''' serves as the premier Aviation unit within the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, a Tactical Realism Unit that strives to provide an environment of professionalism, training, loyalty, pride, commitment, and fun to all its members. We seek individuals who desire to become a member of our team of the highest qualified aviators, crew, and air controllers. Administratively known as A/1-7; this abbreviation is used in MILPAC and avatars (among other things). Alpha Company comprises two platoons: First Platoon is home to several multi-role rotary sections, while Second Platoon hosts the battalion's fixed-wing multi-role aviators as well as its forward air controllers.
'''Alpha Company''' serves as the premier Aviation and combat support unit within the [[1st Battalion]], 7th Cavalry Regiment, a Tactical Realism Unit that strives to provide an environment of professionalism, training, loyalty, pride, commitment, and fun to all its members. We seek individuals who desire to become a member of our team of the highest qualified aviators, crew, air controllers, indirect fire infantrymen, combat engineers, and combat medics. Administratively known as A/1-7; this abbreviation is used in MILPAC and avatars (among other things). Alpha Company comprises two platoons: First Platoon is home to several multi-role rotary sections as well as its forward air controllers, while Second Platoon hosts the battalion's support sections, the engineers and medics.




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==Mission==
==Mission==
Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, is the air asset of the 7th Cavalry. The mission of Alpha Company is to find, fix, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver; and to provide combat, combat support and combat service support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team. Aviation can accomplish each of these roles, within the limits of finite assets and capabilities during offensive or defensive operations and also for joint, combined, contingency, or special operations.
Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, is the air, indirect fire, and combat support asset of the 7th Cavalry. The mission of Alpha Company is to find, fix, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver; and to provide combat support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team. Alpha Company can accomplish each of these roles, within the limits of finite assets and capabilities during offensive or defensive operations and also for joint, combined, contingency, or special operations.


==Military Occupational Specialties==
==Military Occupational Specialties==


Alpha Company currently employs five different Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) across the fields of aviation, medical support, combat engineering, and sustainment.
===153A - Rotary Wing Aviator Warrant Officer===
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| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Military Occupational Specialties'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Awards_and_Decorations#Chapter_12:_Special_Skill_Group_3_Awards:~:text=Combat%20Medic%20Course.-,Chapter%2012%3A%20Special%20Skill%20Group%203%20Awards,-%5Bedit%5D Army Aviator Badge]'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Warrant Officers'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Senior Aviator Badge'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''S7 AGCS Training'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Master Aviator Badge'''
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| colspan="2" |[[File:AAB.png]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:SAB.png]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:MAB.png]]
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===Trainees===
Rotary/Fixed Trainee


===Multi-Role Rotary-Wing===
| colspan="6"|Rotary Wing Aviators serve as the primary aerial maneuver and support element for the Regiment. Rotary aviation provides the mobility, firepower, reconnaissance, and logistical reach that directly enables ground forces to fight, move, and win. Rotary Wing Aviators must master the fundamentals of rotor-wing flight. As a 153A you will receive specialized training including emergency procedures, advanced flight planning, air assault procedures, ground and air escort operations, IFR navigation, 5-line procedures, and air-to-ground engagements. Completion of your training earns you the coveted flight wings and welcomes you to the honored lineage of pilots past, present, and future.
Winged Pilots
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Warrant Officers'''
Non-Rated Crew
| colspan="3" style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''S7 AGCS Training'''
 
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===Multi-Role Fixed-Wing===
| colspan="3"|
Winged Pilots
 
===Airspace Managers===
Combat Controllers
 
Forward Air Controllers
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|[[File:CW5.gif|center]]
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|WO1
|[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Rank_Promotion_and_Reduction_Guidelines#Section_II:_Non-commissioned_and_Warrant_Officer_Promotion_Guidelines WO1]
|CW2
|CW2
|CW3
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The Warrant Officer ranks within the unit are the symbol of Aviation. The symbol of one's winged pilot status. Those that hold the Warrant Officer rank are now the go-to when someone needs an aviator. When ground troops need transport to a raid as rotary or a FAC needs a city block leveled in fixed-wing, Warrant Officers are now the face they see. It is their job to ensure they have the skills to accomplish this task. This is one's primary duty.
The Warrant Officer ranks within the unit are the symbol of Aviation. The symbol of one's winged pilot status. Those that hold the Warrant Officer rank are now the go-to when someone needs an aviator. When ground troops need transport to a raid as rotary or a FAC needs a city block leveled in fixed-wing, Warrant Officers are now the face they see. It is their job to ensure they have the skills to accomplish this task. This is one's primary duty.
Senior Warrant Officers' further responsibilities are to aid in the training of new aviators. To aid in their endeavors of becoming a Warrant Officer. Just as others gave you their aid in your training.


Senior Warrant Officers' further responsibilities are to aid in the training of new aviators. To aid in their endeavors of becoming a Warrant Officer. Just as others gave you their aid in your training.
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[[File:S3AceBadge.png]]
[[File:MAB.png]]


All of this milsim training and instruction is made possible by the dedicated men and women of our S7 Department. We have many talented instructors that devote their time and energy to these milsim classes making the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment one of the premier milsim gaming groups in the world!
All of this milsim training and instruction is made possible by the dedicated men and women of our [https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/S7_-_Training S7 Department]. We have many talented instructors that devote their time and energy to these milsim classes making the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment one of the premier milsim gaming groups in the world!


As an Aviation Trainee, you will be trained to a superior standard higher than regular forces, establishing and building upon your experience and expertise. You will be cross-trained in the craft of flight planning, advanced formation, all facets of communication, and all the roles of each airframe under your command!
As an Aviation Trainee, you will be trained to a superior standard higher than regular forces, establishing and building upon your experience and expertise. You will be cross-trained in the craft of flight planning, advanced formation, all facets of communication, and all the roles of each airframe under your command!
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===15T - Enlisted Rotary Crewman===
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| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Awards_and_Decorations#Chapter_12:_Special_Skill_Group_3_Awards Army Aircrew Badge]'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Senior Aircrew Badge'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Master Aircrew Badge'''
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| [[File:Aircrew.png]]
| [[File:SAircrew-badge.png]]
| [[File:MAircrew-badge.png]]
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| colspan="3"|The Enlisted Rotary Crewman serves as the backbone of the Regiment's rotary-wing operations. You ensure every flight is safe, efficient, and tactically effective while working hand-in-hand with pilots to execute missions. Operating as a door gunner and crew chief, you provide critical functions including aircraft maintenance, navigation, weapons employment, communication, and cargo load management, making you indispensable in both combat and support operations. You will receive specialized training in in-flight procedures, crew coordination, emergency operations, door and weapon systems, and troop and cargo handling, allowing pilots to focus on flight while ensuring passengers, cargo, and fire support are delivered safely and effectively.
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===13F - Fire Support Specialist===
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| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Awards_and_Decorations#Chapter_13:_Special_Skill_Group_4_Awards Forward Air Controller Badge]'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Master Forward Air Controller Badge'''
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| [[File:Basic_FAC1.png|center|200px]]
| [[File:Master_FAC1.png|center|200px]]
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| colspan="2"|Fire Support Specialists serve as the Regiment's link between ground maneuver elements and supporting fires. As a Forward Air Controller, you are responsible for coordinating and directing close air support, indirect fires, and aerial reconnaissance to shape the battlefield and enable friendly forces to dominate the fight. FACs operate at the front line, providing precision strike coordination and situational awareness. A 13F must master fire mission procedures, target designation, map reconnaissance, and communication. You will receive specialized training in 5-line and 9-line CAS procedures and will work jointly with ground and rotary-wing assets to deliver accurate, safe, and decisive firepower when and where it's needed.
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===12B - Combat Engineer===
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| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Awards_and_Decorations#Chapter_12:_Special_Skill_Group_3_Awards Basic EOD Badge]'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Senior EOD Badge'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Master EOD Badge'''
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| [[File:EODB.png]]
| [[File:SEODB.png]]
| [[File:MEODB.png]]
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| colspan="3"|Within 1-7 we combine both Combat and General Engineering branches under Combat Engineers. Combat engineering is the engineering capabilities and activities that directly support the maneuver of land combat forces that require close and integrated support. General engineering are those engineering capabilities and activities, other than combat engineering, that provide infrastructure and modify, maintain, or protect the physical environment.
Operationally, the tasks most frequently performed include:
Conducting deliberate and hasty demolition of obstacles
Providing maintenance (RAF; Repair, Ammo, Fuel) to friendly vehicles
Establishing Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARP) and Forward Operating Bases (FOB)
Constructing defensive fortifications
Setting up roadblocks and performing limited defensive operations
Conducting forward resupply to friendly forces
Coordinating with both Air and Ground assets around supply lines.
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===68W - Combat Medic===
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| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''[https://wiki.7cav.us/wiki/Awards_and_Decorations#Chapter_11:_Special_Skill_Group_2_Awards Expert Field Medical Badge]'''
| style="background-color: #ffd900; text-align:center;border:1px solid #000000;width:33%;"|'''Combat Medical Badge'''
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| [[File:EFMB.png]]
| [[File:CMB.png]]
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| colspan="2"|68W Combat Medics are the Military Occupational Specialty assigned to provide lifesaving care throughout the spectrum of conflict, including during war, down to the Platoon level. Combat Medics are trained in all levels of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), including the roles of Combat Lifesaver, Platoon Medic, and any other advanced medical role that may be required to fulfill their tasks. Medics are sent to support all Combined Arms Battalion Companies in a variety of circumstances.
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==Order of Battle==
==Order of Battle==
The Company consists of one multi-role rotary-wing aviation platoon and one mixed fixed-wing aviation and forward air control platoon, in addition to a headquarters section.
The Company consists of one multi-role rotary-wing aviation platoon and one mixed support platoon in addition to a headquarters section.
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| style="width: 60px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 194px; text-align: center;"|'''Patch'''
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| style="width: 100px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 100px; text-align: center;"|'''Callsign'''
| style="width: 75px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 75px; text-align: center;"|'''Size'''
| style="width: 75px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 75px; text-align: center;"|'''Size'''
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| style="width: 604px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 604px; text-align: center;"|'''Role'''
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| style="width: 45px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Pegasus_Alpha_150x150.png|center|52px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Company Headquarters
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Company Headquarters
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Pegasus
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Pegasus
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| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Company Command Team of A Company, including the Company Commander, Executive Officer and Company First Sergeant
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Company Command Team of A Company, including the Company Commander, Executive Officer and Company First Sergeant
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| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Archangels_1-a-1BN.png|center|40px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|1st Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|1st Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Archangels
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Archangels
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| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation
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| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Voodoo_1-1-a-1BN.png|center|39px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|A Section, 1st Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|A Section, 1st Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Reapers
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Voodoo
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
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| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|TBD
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|B Section, 1st Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|B Section, 1st Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Ghost Riders
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Jokers
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section, Forward Air Controllers
|-
| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Panthers-Patch1Platoon.png|center|55px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|C Section, 1st Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Panthers
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
|-
|-
| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Helios-2-a-1BN.png|center|60px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|2nd Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|2nd Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Valkyries
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Helios
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Mixed Fixed-Wing Aviation & Forward Air Control Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Combat Support
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|-
| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|TBD
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|A Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|A Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Dragons
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|VACANT
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Mixed Fixed-Wing Aviation & Forward Air Control Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|NONE / Combat Engineering
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|-
| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|TBD
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|B Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|B Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Guardians
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Reapers
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Fixed-Wing Aviation Section<br />
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Combat Engineering
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| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Valkyries_3-1-b-1BN.png|center|55px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|C Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Valkyries
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Combat Medics
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| style="width: 40px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|[[File:Aurora_4-1-B-1BN.png|center|65px]]
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|D Section, 2nd Platoon
| style="width: 100px;" data-mce-style="width: 100px;"|Aurora
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Section
| style="width: 80px;" data-mce-style="width: 80px;"|Combat Medics
 
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| style="width: 200px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 200px; text-align: center;"|'''Name'''
| style="width: 200px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 200px; text-align: center;"|'''Dates of Service'''
| style="width: 200px; text-align: center;" data-mce-style="width: 200px; text-align: center;"|'''Dates of Service'''
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|Major
|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/752 Matthew Dread]
|29MAR26-Present
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Captain
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/2152/ Dylan Davis]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|16OCT25 - 27FEB26
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/1629/ Jeran Berg]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|23OCT24 - 06OCT25
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/1746/ Joe Highman]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/1746/ Joe Highman]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|30 Oct 2023 - Present
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|30OCT23 - 06OCT24<br />
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/752/ Matthew Dread]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/752/ Matthew Dread]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27 Feb 2023 - 30 Oct 2023<br />
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27FEB23 - 30OCT23<br />
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|First Sergeant
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|First Sergeant
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/34/ Patrick Summerfield]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/34/ Patrick Summerfield]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|15 Feb 2023 - 27 Feb 2023<br />
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|15FEB23 - 27FEB23<br />
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/27/ Tazmin Hobbs]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/27/ Tazmin Hobbs]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27 Jul 2021 - 15 Feb 2023<br />
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27JUL21 - 15FEB23<br />
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=2583 Justin Robbi]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/21/ Justin Robbi]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|16 Sep 2019 - 24 Jul 2021
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|16SEP19 - 24JUL21
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=21 Jake Blackburn]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs2.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=37 Jake Blackburn]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|29 Apr 2018 - 15 Sep 2019
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|29APR18 - 15SEP19
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=20 David Walsh]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/230/ David Walsh]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|19 Jun 2017 - 21 Apr 2018
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|19JUN17 - 21APR18
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=238 Gavin Abassi]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/38/ Gavin Abbassi]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|07 Apr 2015 - 19 Jun 2017
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|07APR15 - 19JUN17
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=760 Bruce Crandall]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs2.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=1211 Bruce Crandall]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|29 July 2014 - 09 Mar 2015
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|29JUL14 - 09MAR15
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=2068 Mark Oddie]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=2068 Mark Oddie]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|22 May 2013 - 28 July 2014
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|22MAY13 - 28JUL14
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Captain
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=395 Jack Parry]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/900/ Jack Parry]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|07 Aug 2012 - 21 May 2013
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|08AUG12 - 22MAY13
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Lieutenant Colonel
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Lieutenant Colonel
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=6 Ryan Hartman]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/889/ Ryan Hartman]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|14 Jan 2012 - 06 Aug 2012
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|14JAN12 - 01AUG12
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| Second Lieutenant || [https://milpacs2.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=290 David Tsaba] || 27JAN12 - 29JUL12
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| First Lieutenant || [https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=1475 Robert Tawo] || 23DEC11 - 14JAN12
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=10 Carl West]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/303/ Carl West]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|20 Nov 2011 - 22 Dec 2011
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|20NOV11 - 22DEC11
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Major
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile?uniqueid=10 Carl West]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://7cav.us/rosters/profile/303/ Carl West]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27 Apr 2011 - 11 Aug 2011
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|27APR11 - 11AUG11
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Captain
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=1335 Jon Harrison]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|21JUN10 - 28APR11
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| First Lieutenant || [https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=1433 John Wayne] || 09APR10 - 21JUN10
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| Second Lieutenant || [https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=1433 John Wayne] || 23FEB10 - 16MAR10
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| style="width: 75px;" data-mce-style="width: 75px;"|Lieutenant Colonel
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|[https://milpacs.treck.ninja/profile.php?uid=142 Nassor]
| style="width: 200px;" data-mce-style="width: 200px;"|08APR08 - 15JUN08
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[[Category:Combat Unit]]
[[Category:Combat Unit]]

Latest revision as of 02:49, 31 March 2026

Alpha Company (A/1-7)
Staff
CO MAJ Matthew Dread
XO Vacant
COS
RSO
ROO
AG
AG
RFO
CSM
IMO
SGM
1SG 1SG Patrick Summerfield
NCO
Aide to Alpha Company (A/1-7)
Aide to the XO
Aide to the SecOps
IC
2IC
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
PL
PSG
Hierarchy
Superior Unit 1st Battalion HQ
Reporting Units
Esprit De Corps
Unit Motto "Above The Best"


Alpha Company serves as the premier Aviation and combat support unit within the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, a Tactical Realism Unit that strives to provide an environment of professionalism, training, loyalty, pride, commitment, and fun to all its members. We seek individuals who desire to become a member of our team of the highest qualified aviators, crew, air controllers, indirect fire infantrymen, combat engineers, and combat medics. Administratively known as A/1-7; this abbreviation is used in MILPAC and avatars (among other things). Alpha Company comprises two platoons: First Platoon is home to several multi-role rotary sections as well as its forward air controllers, while Second Platoon hosts the battalion's support sections, the engineers and medics.


Company Policies and Standard Operating Procedures

Document Number Policy Letters and SOPs
7CAV-A1-004 Mod Proposal Policy
Document Number Documents
7CAV-A1-006 Winged Pilot Master Callsign List

Mission

Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, is the air, indirect fire, and combat support asset of the 7th Cavalry. The mission of Alpha Company is to find, fix, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver; and to provide combat support in coordinated operations as an integral member of the combined arms team. Alpha Company can accomplish each of these roles, within the limits of finite assets and capabilities during offensive or defensive operations and also for joint, combined, contingency, or special operations.

Military Occupational Specialties

Alpha Company currently employs five different Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) across the fields of aviation, medical support, combat engineering, and sustainment.

153A - Rotary Wing Aviator Warrant Officer

Army Aviator Badge Senior Aviator Badge Master Aviator Badge
Rotary Wing Aviators serve as the primary aerial maneuver and support element for the Regiment. Rotary aviation provides the mobility, firepower, reconnaissance, and logistical reach that directly enables ground forces to fight, move, and win. Rotary Wing Aviators must master the fundamentals of rotor-wing flight. As a 153A you will receive specialized training including emergency procedures, advanced flight planning, air assault procedures, ground and air escort operations, IFR navigation, 5-line procedures, and air-to-ground engagements. Completion of your training earns you the coveted flight wings and welcomes you to the honored lineage of pilots past, present, and future.
Warrant Officers S7 AGCS Training
WO1 CW2 CW3 CW4 CW5

The Warrant Officer ranks within the unit are the symbol of Aviation. The symbol of one's winged pilot status. Those that hold the Warrant Officer rank are now the go-to when someone needs an aviator. When ground troops need transport to a raid as rotary or a FAC needs a city block leveled in fixed-wing, Warrant Officers are now the face they see. It is their job to ensure they have the skills to accomplish this task. This is one's primary duty. Senior Warrant Officers' further responsibilities are to aid in the training of new aviators. To aid in their endeavors of becoming a Warrant Officer. Just as others gave you their aid in your training.

All of this milsim training and instruction is made possible by the dedicated men and women of our S7 Department. We have many talented instructors that devote their time and energy to these milsim classes making the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment one of the premier milsim gaming groups in the world!

As an Aviation Trainee, you will be trained to a superior standard higher than regular forces, establishing and building upon your experience and expertise. You will be cross-trained in the craft of flight planning, advanced formation, all facets of communication, and all the roles of each airframe under your command!

15T - Enlisted Rotary Crewman

Army Aircrew Badge Senior Aircrew Badge Master Aircrew Badge
The Enlisted Rotary Crewman serves as the backbone of the Regiment's rotary-wing operations. You ensure every flight is safe, efficient, and tactically effective while working hand-in-hand with pilots to execute missions. Operating as a door gunner and crew chief, you provide critical functions including aircraft maintenance, navigation, weapons employment, communication, and cargo load management, making you indispensable in both combat and support operations. You will receive specialized training in in-flight procedures, crew coordination, emergency operations, door and weapon systems, and troop and cargo handling, allowing pilots to focus on flight while ensuring passengers, cargo, and fire support are delivered safely and effectively.

13F - Fire Support Specialist

Forward Air Controller Badge Master Forward Air Controller Badge
Fire Support Specialists serve as the Regiment's link between ground maneuver elements and supporting fires. As a Forward Air Controller, you are responsible for coordinating and directing close air support, indirect fires, and aerial reconnaissance to shape the battlefield and enable friendly forces to dominate the fight. FACs operate at the front line, providing precision strike coordination and situational awareness. A 13F must master fire mission procedures, target designation, map reconnaissance, and communication. You will receive specialized training in 5-line and 9-line CAS procedures and will work jointly with ground and rotary-wing assets to deliver accurate, safe, and decisive firepower when and where it's needed.

12B - Combat Engineer

Basic EOD Badge Senior EOD Badge Master EOD Badge
Within 1-7 we combine both Combat and General Engineering branches under Combat Engineers. Combat engineering is the engineering capabilities and activities that directly support the maneuver of land combat forces that require close and integrated support. General engineering are those engineering capabilities and activities, other than combat engineering, that provide infrastructure and modify, maintain, or protect the physical environment.

Operationally, the tasks most frequently performed include: Conducting deliberate and hasty demolition of obstacles Providing maintenance (RAF; Repair, Ammo, Fuel) to friendly vehicles Establishing Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARP) and Forward Operating Bases (FOB) Constructing defensive fortifications Setting up roadblocks and performing limited defensive operations Conducting forward resupply to friendly forces Coordinating with both Air and Ground assets around supply lines.

68W - Combat Medic

Expert Field Medical Badge Combat Medical Badge
68W Combat Medics are the Military Occupational Specialty assigned to provide lifesaving care throughout the spectrum of conflict, including during war, down to the Platoon level. Combat Medics are trained in all levels of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), including the roles of Combat Lifesaver, Platoon Medic, and any other advanced medical role that may be required to fulfill their tasks. Medics are sent to support all Combined Arms Battalion Companies in a variety of circumstances.

Order of Battle

The Company consists of one multi-role rotary-wing aviation platoon and one mixed support platoon in addition to a headquarters section.

Patch Element Callsign Size Role
Company Headquarters Pegasus Section Company Command Team of A Company, including the Company Commander, Executive Officer and Company First Sergeant
1st Platoon Archangels Platoon Multi-Role Rotary Aviation
A Section, 1st Platoon Voodoo Section Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
TBD B Section, 1st Platoon Jokers Section Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section, Forward Air Controllers
C Section, 1st Platoon Panthers Section Multi-Role Rotary Aviation, Rated & Non-Rated Crew Section
2nd Platoon Helios Platoon Combat Support
TBD A Section, 2nd Platoon VACANT Section NONE / Combat Engineering
TBD B Section, 2nd Platoon Reapers Section Combat Engineering
C Section, 2nd Platoon Valkyries Section Combat Medics
D Section, 2nd Platoon Aurora Section Combat Medics


Traditions and History

Aviation Sub-Units have traditionally awarded Call-Signs and Patches for aircraft and missions. In Alpha Company, there is an authorized Company Patch that is worn by the Company Command Team. Individual Sections are also authorized Callsigns, as are qualified Army Aviators.

"A" Company Patch

Previous Company Commanders

Rank Name Dates of Service
Major Matthew Dread 29MAR26-Present
Captain Dylan Davis 16OCT25 - 27FEB26
Major Jeran Berg 23OCT24 - 06OCT25
Major Joe Highman 30OCT23 - 06OCT24
Major Matthew Dread 27FEB23 - 30OCT23
First Sergeant Patrick Summerfield 15FEB23 - 27FEB23
Major Tazmin Hobbs 27JUL21 - 15FEB23
Major Justin Robbi 16SEP19 - 24JUL21
Major Jake Blackburn 29APR18 - 15SEP19
Major David Walsh 19JUN17 - 21APR18
Major Gavin Abbassi 07APR15 - 19JUN17
Major Bruce Crandall 29JUL14 - 09MAR15
Major Mark Oddie 22MAY13 - 28JUL14
Captain Jack Parry 08AUG12 - 22MAY13
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Hartman 14JAN12 - 01AUG12
Second Lieutenant David Tsaba 27JAN12 - 29JUL12
First Lieutenant Robert Tawo 23DEC11 - 14JAN12
Major Carl West 20NOV11 - 22DEC11
Major Carl West 27APR11 - 11AUG11
Captain Jon Harrison 21JUN10 - 28APR11
First Lieutenant John Wayne 09APR10 - 21JUN10
Second Lieutenant John Wayne 23FEB10 - 16MAR10
Lieutenant Colonel Nassor 08APR08 - 15JUN08
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