Three squadrons of the 73rd Cavalry Regiment ("Airborne Thunder"[1]) provided reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) to the Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division through July 2024 when the last of the three squadrons was deactivated.

The 4/73rd Armor Regiment was a 1st Infantry Division Forward unit at Panzer Kaserne in Boblingen, Germany during the Cold War.

Campaign Participation Credit World War II - Algeria-French Morocco (with Arrowhead), Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France (with Arrowhead), Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe; Korean War - UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensives, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Third Korean Winter, Korea, summer 1953; Armed Forces Expeditions - Panama (with arrowhead); Southwest Asia- Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; War On Terrorism - Iraq: National Resolution, Iraqi Surge, Iraqi Sovereignty DECORATIONS: Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered COLMAR, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CENTRAL ITALY, French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star, World War II, Streamer embroidered ITALY, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered INCHON TO SEOUL, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1953, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1957, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered TURKI VILLAGE, IRAQ, Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009 [3] Currently, the 82nd Airborne Division's M10 Booker Test Detachment has adopted the heraldry of the 73rd Armor Regiment, as highlighted in the US Army's M10 Booker Dedication Ceremony in April 2024[4] The shield is divided red and blue per fess, with a fess of gold thereon, which are the three colors of the shoulder sleeve insignia of the armored tank forces.

The crescent and arrowhead symbolize the Algeria-French Morocco and southern France assaults, World War II, and the colors red and green are used to represent the French Croix de Guerre awarded for the Italian campaigns.

The Taeguk represents the Korean War and the three Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations from that nation.