Charlie Company C/1-7

Charlie Company, 1st Battalion is a light infantry company tasked with air assault and airborne operations. It is administratively known as C/1-7. The company is comprised of standard light infantry platoons and a heavy weapons/support platoon.

Mission

Charlie Company's primary mission is often to insert on the flanks or rear of known enemy positions behind the main line of resistance in order to create opportunities that can be exploited. As they are often behind enemy lines, the company relies heavily on attached elements for medical, logistical and fire support.

Charlie Company MOS

11B - Airborne Infantryman

As an infantryman within the Cavalry you are the backbone of our Combat forces. Charlie Company infantry are the tip of the spear, we are the elite. Often inserted behind enemy lines, we have the capability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning. When you choose to be a part of the Company, you will be trained to become the most versatile part of any fighting force under the guidance and instruction of some of the most experienced Officers and NCOs within the Regiment.

Your training begins with all the essential skills needed to function as a member of an infantry Fire Team and Squad. It continues with the basic infantry battle drills and how to perform common tasks for infantry, such as conducting attacks, reconnaissance, combat patrols, defending critical positions and acting as a quick reaction force. Your training culminates in your ability to conduct coordinated airborne landings and air assaults into enemy held territories to seize or conduct raids on key objectives.

11C Airborne Weapons Infantryman.

"Everywhere, on time, on target"
Airborne Support Infantrymen are highly versatile specialists. In addition to basic infantry skills, an Airborne Support Infantryman must also master all crew-served weapons such as the M2 .50 CAL machine gun, TOW anti-tank missile launcher, MK-19 grenade launcher and the 82mm mortar. They also specialize in combat engineering tasks such as deploying mines and breaching minefields, destruction of enemy equipment and infrastructure and obstacle breaches.

Composition

• 1st Platoon (Airborne/Light Infantry)
• 2nd Platoon (Airborne/Light Infantry)
• 3rd Platoon (Airborne Weapons Infantry)