Force History
November 12, 1917, the US Army 3rd infantry staff was established in the US Northern Carolina Greenland Camp. In the First World War, the 3rd infantry staff played in the Battle of the Marn River. In the case of the adjacent troops, the teacher was still in the case of the casualties, still sticking to the position, and the battle did not retreat, so he called "Marnens" . In the Second World War, he participated in North Africa Battle, Sicily landing war, France's southern landing warfare and other battles, is the only force of the US Army's continuous operation of 531 days in Europe. 1950, 3rd Infineers participated in the Korean War. Start in 1958, stationed in Germany, guarding the front line of the Cold War. In the Gulf War, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry sent more than 6,000 people participated in the ground battle and got a major victory under the air support. Mechanized infantry staff participated in the military operations in Somalia. In 1996, the Mechanized Infantry Substituted the 24th Mechanized Infantry Master, which became the 18th Emperor's Subcommittee. After the beginning of the anti-terrorism war, the 3rd mechanized infantry staff attacked Iraq from Kuwait in March 2003, occupying Baghdad in April.
Force equipment
Under the full-text condition, the 3rd infantry division mainly equipped: M1A2 main battle tanks 290, 280 M2 infantry chariots, M3 cavalry battle 100 M113 armored transport cars, 167 C2V armored command vehicles, 8 M9 combat engineers; AH-64 armed helicopter 36, AH-1 armed helicopter, UH-60 universal helicopter 24, UH-1 helicopter 6, OH-58 Kasiwa reconnaissance helicopter 44, EH-60 electronic war helicopter; 380 parts of ceramic anti-tank missile launching device, "gun" anti-tank missile launch device 180, "Avengers" air defense missile 48 systems; M109 self-bullman 72 doors, M270 multi-tube rockets, 24 doors of the fire god, 90 mm no rear seat gun 24, 107 mm mortar 66; Hummer, transport truck, M7 The fire support vehicle, the M1111 armored chariot, ABV assault cartrust car and other vehicles have a total of 4,600 vehicles.
Forces
The 3rd infantry division is about 18,000, mainly compiled that the Department of Teachers and Teachers, 5, Machine Camp and Tank Camps, Armored Travel With the brigade, there are 2 mechanical travel, 1 combat airline, 1 engineering brigade, 1 air defense artillery camp, 1 military information camp, 1 communication camp, 1 chemistry Even, 1 gendarmerie, the teacher, the artillery troops (mainly including 3 wild arms camps and 1 multi-pipe rocket), the division of support command (mainly including 3 support battles, 1 maintenance support Camp, 1 transport aircraft maintenance.). In March 2004, from Iraq to the end of 2004, the teacher will conduct system adjustment and targeted training new compilation system will break the traditional affiliate relationship. For example, adjust the third forward support camp will assign a safeguard mission to the first brigade, and the current first action unit includes two mobile security camps, a reconnaissance squad, a transportation, supply and service guarantee camp. At the same time, the action unit also includes artillery, engineering soldiers and service packages. Modularization is another feature of the new compilation system. Each action unit has independent and complete combat capabilities. After adjustment, the division will have more than 2,300 people, more than 4,000 people before.
Force armband
The 3rd Master's armband is a blue bottom square, there are 3 white slashes. Blue represents "loyalty and firm". 3 white slashes represent the three major battles in the history of the teacher: the second Marion battle, San Minrel Battle, Maste Algang Battle.