Editing 1st Davion Guards

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| Designation    = First Davion Guards RCT
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| Nickname       = The Strength of Alexander
| Affiliation    = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Davion Brigade of Guards]]
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[[Image:JagerMechTrial.jpg| A First Davion Guards ''[[JagerMech]]'' during a weapon test|thumb|right|250px]]
==History==
The homeworld of the '''First Davion Guards''' is [[New Avalon]]. After the events of the Davion Civil War, the entire Brigade of Guards was shattered by fighting [[Dmitri Rostov]]. The First Davion Guards were the first unit rebuilt by Prince Alexander Davion. Since that time the First Guards RCT was often seen escorting those Princes who took the field, including [[Ian Davion]].<ref name=FMFS79>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 79: "1st Davion Guards Unit Profile"</ref>

=== First Succession War ===
In May [[2787]] the Draconis Combine launched a massive invasion of the Federated Suns. The invasion was so swift and targeted communications and [[JumpShip]]s so effectively that many border systems didn't have a chance to transmit warnings or alerts, leading to widespread confusion on the part of the AFFS. Three days after the initial attacks another large wave of attacks was launched by the DCMS, based around two salients; one, under the overall command of [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]], struck into the Clovis Combat Region, beginning with invasions of Cartago, [[Clovis]] and [[Olancha]]. By the end of May almost all of the Clovis Combat Region was in Kuritan hands, along with half of each of the Robinson and Dahar Combat Regions and a chunk of the Fairfax Combat Region; Minoru Kurita himself stood on Cartago at the head of the [[Third Sword of Light]].<ref name="FSWp38">''First Succession War'', pp. 38–39: "The Battle for Clovis"</ref>

In February [[2788]] [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]] launched [[Operation SOLAR SHIELD]], a desperate plan to try and disrupt the invasion of the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787. Prince John had been preparing to invade the [[Capellan Confederation]] when news of the Combine invasion reached him, and the forces he drew together for SOLAR SHIELD were based on those three [['Mech]] [[regiment]]s nearby earmarked for the abortive invasion of the Confederation plus some six assorted regiments of armor and infantry provided by regional militias within the Marlette Combat Region. Prince John divided his forces into three groups and launched strikes at three occupied worlds on the Terran flank of the invasion, hoping to disrupt the thrust being led personally by Coordinator Minoru Kurita.<ref name="FSWp40">''First Succession War'', pp. 40–41: "Fighting the Tsunami"</ref><ref name="FSWp41">''First Succession War'', p. 41: "An Expensive Learning Curve"</ref>

SOLAR SHIELD proved to be flawed from the outset; the units assembled lacked time to train together, Prince John's forces were limited in number, and he had only a handful of [[WarShip]]s available to use to escort his forces. Senior officers advised against the operation, but Prince John felt that speed was of the essence, and ordered that the operation go ahead. Cartago was one of the planets targeted by SOLAR SHIELD, and Prince John led the First Davion Guards to the system himself, escorted by the ''[[Davion II (WarShip class)|Davion II]]''-class destroyers [[Duke Henry|FSS ''Duke Henry'']] and [[Edmund Davion (Individual Davion II-class WarShip)|FSS ''Edmund Davion'']]. The strike initially appeared to go well, with the First encountering a small naval picket consisting of two ''[[Baron]]''-class destroyers in orbit above the planet that only briefly contested the Guards' landing before retreating.<ref name="FSWp40"/>

In the belief that his forces held the upper hand, Prince John landed in the valley near the capital city's spaceport along with the Guards, but became suspicious as soon as his troops had disembarked, just five kilometers away from the spaceport. When he observed that the majority of the [[DropShip]]s sitting at the spaceport were civilian vessels in obvious disrepair, rather than DCMS military transports, he quickly ordered the Guards to fall back - barely ahead of a nuclear explosion that consumed the site. The Guards lost a [[company]] of 'Mechs and a [[squadron]] of [[aerospace fighter]]s to the blast, but Prince John was able to board a DropShip before the blast hit, ordering his troops to evacuate rapidly. As the Guards and their supporting conventional forces lifted off, hostile fighters swept over the landing area, attempting to down the Guards transports, while above the planet the two ''Barons'' returned to attack the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' again, this time with the addition of the [[Omodaka|DCS ''Omodaka'']], a ''[[Narukami (WarShip class)|Narukami II]]''-class destroyer that had been lurking in hiding on the far side of Cartago.<ref name="FSWp40"/>

The presence of the ''Omodaka'' turned an orderly retreat from Cartago into a bloody pursuit that only broke off after the ''Duke Henry'' and ''Edmund Davion'' managed to destroy the two ''Barons'' - an action that cost Prince John the ''Duke Henry''. Operation SOLAR SHIELD was an abject disaster that cost the AFFS men and equipment it couldn't afford to lose, and the action on Cartago alone nearly saw the First Prince lost in action not once, but twice.<ref name="FSWp40"/>

===Third Succession War===
In [[3000]] the First Davion Guards raided the [[Free Worlds League]] system of [[Sirius]]. The First Guards captured several ''[[Spider]]'' BattleMechs that had been brought in for maintenance.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 18</ref>

===Fourth Succession War===
The First Davion Guards landed on [[Shensi]], quickly overwhelming the militia forces there.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 22</ref><ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 7</ref> They then went on to take [[Tsitsang]] in the second wave.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 32</ref> After sitting out the third wave of attacks, they went to [[Kawich]] to defend the [[AFFS]] supply depots on that world. On that world they destroyed a Capellan task force based around the [[3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Third Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] during the [[Battle of Kawich (3029)]], part of [[Operation RIPOSTE]]. After fighting for several hours, the Capellan unit was destroyed.<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 92–93</ref>

=== War of 3039===
The First Davion Guards and the [[17th Avalon Hussars|Seventeenth Avalon Hussars]] fought the ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'' on [[An Ting]]. Despite the fact that the First Guards were considered an elite, fanatical command and the [[AFFS]] units outnumbered their opponent 2-to-1, they suffered from severely low morale. When the ''[[Ryuken-yon]]'' reinforced the ''Ryuken-roku'', the First Davion Guards ultimately retreated off-world.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 102–103</ref>

=== Clan Invasion===
The First Davion Guards were one of the first units in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] to receive salvaged [[Clan]] equipment. Though this annoyed some units, they kept it to themselves because the First was widely known as an elite command instead of a parade ground unit.<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 26</ref>

===Operation Bulldog===
In [[3059]], as part of [[Operation Bulldog]], the First Davion Guards RCT of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] was largely responsible for capturing the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] planet of [[Port Arthur]]. From there, they moved on to [[Yamarovka]] in the second wave.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 11</ref>

===FedCom Civil War===
The First Davion Guards RCT was assigned to [[New Avalon]] during the early part of the [[FedCom Civil War]].

In late April of 3063, [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] Bishop Sortek, commander of the [[Davion Brigade of Guards]] and titular commander of the First Davion Guards, ordered the First to engage the [[Loyalist]] forces threatening them, as the First refused to swear absolute loyalty to [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]. [[Field Marshal]] and [[Prince's Champion]] [[Simon Gallagher]] ordered the Loyalist forces - the [[3rd Robinson Rangers|Third Robinson Rangers]], the [[10th Deneb Light Cavalry|Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry]], the [[New Avalon CMM]] and several secondary units stationed on New Avalon - to forcibly disarm and disband the First, resulting in the [[First Battle of New Avalon]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 60</ref>

The First Davion Guards stumbled into two Loyalist 'Mech regiments and were destroyed almost to the last man on December 20, 3063 by the Tenth DLC and Third Robinson Rangers, or so the [[Loyalist]]s thought.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 78</ref> It turned out that Sortek ordered an entire regiment of the Guards to hide in the mountains near [[Avalon City]] so that they could later assist in liberating New Avalon from Loyalist control.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 156</ref> The Special Forces troops of the First Davion Guards also survived by hiding among the civilian population, in order to carry out sabotage against Loyalist facilities and causing civil unrest.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 61, 77–78, 156</ref> These survivors often fought for years.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 18</ref>

===Jihad===
The First was one of the few units capable of combat on New Avalon when the Word of Blake arrived. They fought the [[31st Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-first Division]] to a standstill, then moved into stronger defensive positions. They held out until [[3068]], when reinforcements arrived.<ref name=JTPNA6-7>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 6–7: "Combatants"</ref> In January of 3068, the last surviving regiment of the First Davion Guards merged with the remnants of the [[10th Lyran Guards|Tenth Lyran Guards]], [[5th Donegal Guards|Fifth Donegal Guards]] and [[2nd NAIS Cadet Cadre|Second NAIS Cadet Cadre]] to become the new First Davion Guards RCT.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 55</ref><ref name=JTPNA6-7/> The re-formed First Davion Guards defended New Avalon from the [[Word of Blake]] occupation forces during the [[Jihad]]. This included fighting against [[Bronson's Horde]].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 8</ref> After the Word withdrew from New Avalon, the First Guards were one of the first units to be rebuilt along the new "defensive pattern" units.<ref name=M&MTSDpp45f>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 45–46</ref>

Having been rebuilt as a light combat team, the First was then further rebuilt to full regimental combat team status before being assigned to the Coalition campaign against the [[Blakist Protectorate]].<ref name="FR:AFFSp12">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 12: "Davion Brigade of Guards"</ref> The first combat action the First Guards would see as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]] in early [[3077]] turned out to not be against the [[Word of Blake]], but rather the [[CCAF]]. Operating on the Federated Suns front of Operation SCOUR as a part of Group II, the First Davion Aerospace Wing found itself defending the Group from CCAF forces that attacked them at the jump point in the [[Addicks]] system that the Group had emerged from, intending to liberate Addicks from the [[Word of Blake]]. By the time Group II was ordered to leave the Addicks system and allow the Capellans to tackle the Blakists, the First had already acquitted itself well against the Capellan forces.<ref name="JHS:Tp36">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 36: "First Wave Complete"</ref>

Still operating as a part of Group II, the First Davion Guards went on to fight on Fletcher alongside [[ComStar|ComStar's]] [[2nd Army (ComStar)|Second Army]] under the command of [[Galen Cox]]. Led by [[Connor Sortek]], the First Guards apparently worked well with the Second Army, the allied coalition forces crushing the Blakist resistance while inflicting far more damage than they sustained.<ref name="JHS:Tp39+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 39–40: "Ingress, Fletcher Fall"</ref>

When the Word of Blake used nuclear weapons to destroy the [[Marlette CrMM]] on [[Terra]], the First Guards narrowly escaped destruction at the same time; despite avoiding the same fate as the Militia, the First Guards returned to New Avalon at well below their previous operational strength. By [[3079]] the First  was rebuilding once more, this time largely through absorbing the [[1st Albion Cadre|First Albion Cadre]] en masse.<ref name="FR:AFFSp12"/> The First Guards lost some personnel to the new [[Republic of the Sphere]]; notable individuals include Captain [[Hareesh Hiraz]], who joined the Republic's [[Black Torrent]] battle armor unit,<ref name="FM:3085p7">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 7: "Black Torrent"</ref> Major [[Caleb Downs]], who became one of [[Devlin Stone|Devlin Stone's]] [[Paladin (rank)|Paladin]]s,<ref name="FM:3085p17">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 17: "The Paladins"</ref> and [[Connor Sortek]], who left the Guards to become the commanding officer of the Republic's [[I Hastati Sentinels]].<ref name="FM:3085p180">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 180: "Hastati Sentinels"</ref>

===Operation MATADOR===
The First Guards took part in two major combat actions during [[Operation MATADOR]], including going toe to toe with the [[1st MacLeod's Regiment|First MacLeod's Regiment]] on [[Perdition]] amidst the ruins left behind by [[Hansen's Roughriders]] years before; while the First Guards were unable to force the Macleod's to leave Perdition due to the Macleod's parity in numbers with the Guards and the well-prepared defensive positions the Taurians had in place, the arrival of the [[22nd Avalon Hussars|Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] gave the AFFS enough strength to push the Taurians back over the next ten days, leaving Perdition in the hands of the Federated Suns.<ref name="FM:3085p142">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 142: "First Macleod's Regiment"</ref> Having secured Perdition, the First Guards then went on to capture [[Logan's Land]].<ref name="FM:3085p54">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 54: "Operation MATADOR"</ref>

===Dark Age===
By [[3085]] the First had settled back into its traditional posting on New Avalon, defending the First Prince and family; in anticipation of the future, the First Guards had already begun leaving an empty place at their Officers' Mess for [[Harrison Davion]], heir to the throne. Other changes made by the First include the adoption of a blue-eyed phoenix as their unofficial insignia, in recognition of the number of times the Guards have been destroyed as a regiment, only to later re-form; the fact that a number of the troopers within the First paint the name "Yvonne" underneath the phoenix shows the close relationship between the First and those they protect.<ref name="FM:3085p60">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 60: "Davion Brigade of Guards"</ref>

In common with the other regiments within the Davion Brigade of Guards, the First Guards no longer deployed as a reinforced BattleMech regiment at this point in time; instead, each had been reduced to a standard BattleMech regiment, but with the reduction in the number of 'Mechs compensated for by the addition of a complete regiment of [[battle armor]] to supplement the Guards' infantry strength and with the addition of reinforced aerospace fighter wings.<ref name="FM:3085p60"/>

After their near destruction in the Jihad they used a phoenix as an unofficial logo and became the bodyguard unit for Princess-Regent Yvonne Davion. Later they served the same function for First Prince Harrison Davion, traveling across the Federated Suns. During these travels, they found themselves engaging in exercises against units from the [[Raven Alliance]], [[Republic of the Sphere]], and even a battalion of the [[Second Taurian Pride]] during a diplomatic exchange with the [[Calderon Protectorate]].<ref name=er3145p51/>

However in 3110 they were assigned to guard the Davion estates on [[Markesan]], which many of the First's soldiers saw as a slap in the face. Their skills and morale rapidly plummeted and by 3132 they were nothing like their predecessors. [[Julian Davion]] was given honorary command that same year, and he had them back in fighting form inside six months. After the creation of [[Fortress Republic]] the First was sent to [[Ronel]]. They would then escort Julian as his honor guard into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] where they faced [[Clan Wolf]]. They naturally escorted Julian back to the Federated Suns as Julian returned to take the throne he had inherited.<ref name=er3145p51/>

In [[3135]] the First Davion Guards, along with Julian Davion, deployed on [[Terra]] to face [[Senatorial Alliance]] forces. The Senatorial forces hoped to capture the leaders of the [[Inner Sphere]] in their Paris residences, but the Davion Guards, [[X Principes Guards]], and [[X Triarii Protectors]], successfully defended the city and forced the Senatorial Alliance troops to withdraw.<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue #4, Touchpoint: Ista Quidem Vis Est</ref>

The First Davion Guards were the escort for [[Julian Davion]] as he returned from the Lyran Commonwealth. The Guards were refitted when they stopped off in the [[Republic Remnant]], and also gained new troops from former Federated Suns families that had joined the Republic of the Sphere.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 15</ref>

As part of Task Force Navarre, the First Davion Guards landed on [[New Aragon]] to conduct a raid against [[CCAF]] storage depots. However the [[3rd Tikonov Guards|Third Tikonov Guards]] were able to force the Davion Guards to fight their way through the Third's ranks and leave the world.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 18</ref>

In 3147 an honor guard of the First Davion Guards escorted Julian Davion to [[June]] for his coronation as First Prince. Later in 3147 the First Davion Guards took part in Operation PERCEVAL, which saw AFFS troops link up with resistance movements on former Draconis March worlds and raid [[DCMS]] formations on those same worlds. The First Guards raided [[Franklin]] and faced off against the [[5th Ghost|Fifth Ghost]]. They inflicted moderate losses on the Combine unit in a series of high speed engagements before leaving Franklin.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 32</ref>

The First then landed on [[Sakhara V]] and drew the [[7th Ghost|Seventh Ghost]] out of position so the [[1st Kestrel Grenadiers|First Kestrel Grenadiers]] and [[1st Avalon Hussars|First Avalon Hussars]] could strike the rear areas of the Seventh. The Federated forces could've taken the world, but they were under orders to inflict damage and sow confusion rather than capturing worlds. The task force then returned to [[Markesan]] to refit and rearm before heading to [[Le Blanc]] and facing off against the [[19th Galedon Regulars|Nineteenth Galedon Regulars]]. After this engagement, the task force entered the [[Clovis]] system at a pirate point. During [[Battle of Clovis (3147)|this attack]], the [[45th Benjamin Regulars|Forty-fifth Benjamin Regulars]]' aerospace wing was able to heavily damage two of the First Davion Guards DropShips forcing an emergency landing. The First was then able to use a distraction from the Kestrel Grenadiers to flank the Forty-fifth Benjamin Regulars position and attacked a massive DCMS supply depot. They were not able to destroy the depot before DCMS reinforcements arrived, forcing the Task Force to leave the world.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 33</ref>

The First was assigned to [[Remagen]] to rest and refit. Shortly thereafter they were assigned to lead Task Force Hydra. They landed on [[Atlas_(planet)|Atlas]] and faced the [[2nd St. Ives Lancers|Second St. Ives Lancers]]. They were successful in driving the CCAF troops off Atlas. The First and its fellow regiments then landed on [[Narellan]] and fought [[Warrior House Imarra]] and the [[2nd St. Ives Cheveau Legers|Second St. Ives Cheveau Legers]]. These troops were much more engaged, and the Ijori forces fought the First Davion Guards to a standstill. This strategy kept the AFFS in place while CCAF troops further in the Sian Commonality relocated.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 40–41</ref>

After the success of these operations, the First Davion Guards and other AFFS regiments reassembled at [[Taygeta]]. From there they launched the assault of [[New Syrtis]]. The First Davion Guards and Fortune Charlie (an ad hoc regiment of small mercenary commands) was assigned to take the Cave (The Capellan March's underground command center). Julian Davion led the First Davion Guards into the Cave complex, but were attacked by traitorous elements of Fortune Charlie. The [[5th Crucis Lancers|Fifth Crucis Lancers]] were able to reinforce the First Guards and destroy the traitorous units. The First's command company then seized the Cave.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 41</ref>

The First Davion Guards remained on New Syrtis with the Fifth Crucis Lancers to act as the garrison. In 3148 Thuggee cultists set off two nerve gas strikes on New Syrtis. These and other CCAF/Maskirovka sponsored strikes led to the planet's situation rapidly degenerating. The First and Fifth were not able to keep things under control, even when Julian Davion returned. The First deployed to reinforce the Fifth when a group of CCAF 'Mechs attacked the Fifth's rear areas. As soon as this happened, three regiments of CCAF troops landed on New Syrtis. After fighting these troops for several weeks, the Prince and ''Sang-shao'' Danai Centrella-Liao brokered a ceasefire.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 56–57</ref>

In 3149 the First joined Task Force PERCEVAL's assault into the Dragon's Tongue worlds. The First landed on [[Coloma]] with the First Avalon Hussars and forced the [[5th Sword of Light|Fifth Sword of Light]] to evacuate. The First Davion Guards then attacked [[Saginaw]] and fought the [[Wolf Spiders]] battalion of [[Wolf's Dragoons]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 69</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Davion Guards'''
|-
| [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]]||[[Stephen Davion]]||[[3021]] - [[3032]]<ref name=HD138>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 138 (PDF version): "New Avalon Combat Region"</ref><ref name=FMFS33>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 33: "AFFC Profiles"</ref>
|-
| Marshal||[[Jackson Davion]]||3032 - [[3036]]<ref name=FMFS33/>
|-
| Marshal||[[Bishop Sortek]]||[[3050]] - Oct [[3063]]<ref name=20Yp22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3050"</ref><ref name=ORp15>''Objective Raids'', p. 15: "AFFC Deployment Table - 3054"</ref><ref name=FCWp77f>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 77–78''</ref>
|-
| [[Major General]]||[[Wendy Adams]]||Oct 3063 - 20 Dec 3063<ref name=FCWp77f />
|-
| Marshal||[[Robert Davion-Zibler]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMUp139>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3067"</ref><ref name=JTPNA6-7/>
|-
| Marshal||[[Conner Sortek]]||[[3077]]<ref name="JHS:Tp39+"/>
|-
| [[General]]||[[Alana Zibler]]||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71: "AFFS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
|-
| [[Prince's Champion]]||[[Julian Davion]]||[[3132]] - [[3145]]<ref name=er3145p51>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 51</ref>
|}

==Tactics==
The First Guards train constantly, which allows them to coordinate their units with a level of experience rarely seen outside the most elite units. Though they are very skilled they refuse to fight in cities because it inflicts too much collateral damage. They will instead move the battlefield to a site of their choosing.<ref name=FMFS79/>

==Composition History==
===2765===
'''First Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:FS2765p14">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref>
:- The First Guards were stationed on [[New Avalon]] at this point in time.<ref name="FR:FS2765p14"/>

=== 2786 - 2821 ===
'''First Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and were operating at full strength. The Guards were based on New Avalon.<ref name="FSWp134"/> In 2821 the unit was reduced to just below forty percent strength and were located on [[Breed]].<ref name="FSWp134"/>

=== 2830 ===
'''First Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="SSWp94">''Second Succession War'', p. 94: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns (AFFS)"</ref>
:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment and had rebuilt to almost full strength. The Guards were stationed on [[Marlette]].<ref name="SSWp94"/>

=== 2864 ===
'''First Davion Guards''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable)<ref name="SSWp94"/>
:- At this point in time the Guards were a medium-weight regiment stationed on [[Alcyone]], and had been reduced to just under half-strength.<ref name="SSWp94"/>

===3025===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=HD138/>
:* CO: Marshal Stephen Davion<ref name=HD138/>
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[New Avalon]]. The 'Mech regiment contains mostly medium to heavy designs.<ref name=HD137>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 137</ref>

===3040===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=HWo3039p136/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[New Avalon]].<ref name=HWo3039p136>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136</ref>

===3050===
'''First Davion Guards RCT ''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=20yup22/>
:* CO: Marshal Bishop Sortek<ref name=20yup22/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[New Avalon]].<ref name=20yup22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22</ref>

===3054===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=ORp15/>
:* CO: Marshal Bishop Sortek<ref name=ORp15/>
:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[New Avalon]].<ref name=ORp15/>

===3062===
'''First Davion Guards''' (Reinforced [[Regiment]]/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS79/>
: CO: [[Major General]] Wendy Adams
:- The First fields four battalions.

'''First Davion Guards AeroSpace [[Brigade]]''' (3 [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wing]]s)<ref name=FMFS79/>
: CO: [[Rear Admiral]] [[Tabitha Steiner]]
:* First Davion Guards Air Wing
:* [[33rd Weldon Attack Wing|Thirty-third Weldon Attack Wing]]
:* [[16th Defiance Air Wing|Sixteenth Defiance Air Wing]]

'''First Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (4 Regiments/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FMFS79/>
: CO: Major General Terrell Chevalier
:: Aide: [[Leftenant Colonel]] Daru Klocke
:* First Davion Guards Armor Regiment: [[Colonel]] Victor Montgomery
:* [[237th Defiance Heavy Armor]]: Colonel Dena Killson
:* [[370th Point Barrow Grenadiers]]: Colonel Dan Hazard
:* [[18th Shubuta Recon Regiment|Eighteenth Shabuta Recon Regiment]]: [[Leftenant General]] [[Jaspar Robbins]]
:* [[1300th Federation Artillery Battalion]]: [[Major]] Jordan Reuchlen

'''First Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (6 Regiments/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FMFS79/>
: CO: Major General Stacy Garver
:: Aide: Leftenant Colonel Travis Nemoure
:* First Davion Royal Guards (Reinforced to seven Battalions): Leftenant General Ana Felsner-Kipp
:* First Davion Guards Heavy Infantry: Leftenant General Lucas Rojas
:* [[Fifth Federated Commonwealth Battle Armor Battalion]]: Leftenant General James McPeak
:* [[352nd Crucis Mechanized Infantry]]: Colonel Erin Kirsanova
:* [[256th Avalon Mechanized Infantry]]: Colonel Zhang Mingjun
:* [[20th Mineite Jump Regiment|Twentieth Mineite Jump Regiment]]: Colonel Keith L. Knox

===3067===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
: CO: Marshal Robert Davion-Zibler

'''First Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
: CO: Major General Linwood Hounchell

'''First Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
: CO: General Bryce Staten

'''First Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FMUp139/>
: CO: Major General Andrea Dockery

===3077===
The First Guards are rebuilt using the new "defensive pattern" philosophy.<ref name=M&MTSDpp45f />

===3079===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Regiment/Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name="FR:AFFSp12"/>
: Note: Based out of New Avalon, the First Davion Guards were operating at roughly 60% of full strength, although the RCT was fully equipped with advanced technology.

===3085===
'''First Davion Guards RCT''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/>
: CO: General Alana Zibler

'''First Davion Guards Aerospace Brigade''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/>
: CO: Rear Admiral Yavin Ostberg

'''First Davion Guards Armor Brigade''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/>
: CO: Major General Agapios McManus

'''First Davion Guards Infantry Brigade''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM3085p71/>
: CO: Major General Ambrus Lane

==Gallery==
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Enforcer III (1st Davion Guards).jpg|''[[Enforcer III]]'' in parade colors of the First Davion Guards
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[MechCommander (Video Game)|MechCommander]]''
* ''[[MechCommander: Desperate Measures]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* [[Shrapnel_(magazine)#Issue_4|''Shrapnel'', Issue 4]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
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[[Category:Federated Suns Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, Davion Guards, 1st]]
[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|Davion Brigade of Guards, 01]]