The troop regimental crest displayed the motto of the 238th Cavalty, "Deo Favente" which translates into "With God's Favor."

The 238th was originally constituted on 31 January 1949 in the Indiana National Guard as the 138th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, part of the 38th Infantry Division.

[1] On 1 March 1977, the regiment was reorganized in the Indiana National Guard to include the 1st Squadron, part of the 38th Division.

[4] After returning to Fort Dix on 15 September,[5] it was released from active Federal service and reverted to state control on 17 November 2002.

Personnel from Echo Troop were part of Operation Vigilant Relief to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, carrying out security missions with the 1/293 Infantry.