306th Armored Cavalry Regiment
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Part of | 62nd Cavalry Division (1921–1942) |
| Garrison/HQ | Washington, D.C. (1949–1959) |
| Motto(s) | Forward |
| Anniversaries | 6 February |
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| Notable commanders | John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill |
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The 306th Armored Cavalry Regiment (306th ACR) was a District of Columbia-based reconnaissance unit of the United States Army Organized Reserve Corps that briefly existed after World War II. The 306th ACR later became a group before being inactivated in 1959.
It traced its history back to the 306th Cavalry Regiment, a reserve unit that existed during World War I and the interwar period. It was activated in early 1918 but broken up in the middle of the year to form new artillery units. The unit was recreated as a Maryland Organized Reserve unit during the interwar period, and was converted into a signal aircraft warning regiment after the United States entered World War II.