3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (Australia)

3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
Cap badge of 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
Active1981–2014
2017–Present
CountryAustralia
BranchArmy
TypeTraining support
RolePersonnel, platform & logistic support
SizeOne squadron
Part ofSchool of Armour
Garrison/HQPuckapunyal
Nickname(s)Stingers
Motto(s)Resolute/Tenacious
MarchOld Comrades/Light Cavalry
EngagementsVietnam War
Somalia
Rwanda
East Timor
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
DecorationsUnit Citation for Gallantry (3CAV, ASQN)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefKing Charles III
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)
Insignia
Unit colour patch

The 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment is an armoured unit within the Australian Army's Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and the 4th Cavalry Regiment, from 1986 to 2014 the unit consisted of an independent squadron, B Squadron 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment, within the 3rd Brigade in Townsville, Queensland. From 2017, B Squadron 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment has been the training support and logistics squadron within the School of Armour at Puckapunyal in Victoria.


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