3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
| 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |
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1st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1963 – 2014 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Knox |
| Nickname(s) | The Duke Brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Bill Ostlund |
| Insignia | |
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The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team was an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The brigade was a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division.
History
- Constituted 24 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters Troop, 1st Expeditionary Division
- Organized 8 June 1917 at New York, New York
- Reorganized and redesignated 6 July 1917 as Headquarters Troop, 1st Division
- Reorganized and redesignated 13 February 1921 as Headquarters and Military Police Company (less Military Police Platoon), 1st Division
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1942 as Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division
- Disbanded 20 April 1960 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reconstituted 23 October 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
- Activated 2 January 1964 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Redesignated 21 July 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division Forward
- Inactivated 15 August 1991 in Germany
- Redesignated 16 February 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and activated in Germany
- Headquarters, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, reorganized and redesignated 16 April 2007 as Headquarters, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division – hereafter separate lineage)
- Inactivation Ceremony at Fort Knox, KY - May 21, 2014
Organization
The unit is composed of:
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company ("Hellfighters")
- Special Troops Battalion ("Valiant Warrior")
- 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment ("Ramrods")
- 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment ("Blue Spaders")
- 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment ("Raiders")
- 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment ("Centaurs")
- 201st Brigade Support Battalion ("Thor")
References
External links
Official 3/1 IBCT Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/31IBCT
Further reading
The Brigade, A History by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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