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Revision as of 10:40, 27 December 2013
| 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |
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 1st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1963 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Knox |
| Nickname(s) | The Duke Brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Bill Ostlund |
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The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division.
The brigade was redesignated, re-organized & re-stationed several times:
- Headquarters Troop, 1ID (1917–1921)
- Headquarters & Military Police Company, 1ID (1921–1942)
- Headquarters Company, 1ID (1942–1960)
- Disbanded 1960
- Reconstituted in 1963
- Fort Riley 1963–65
- Vietnam 1965–1970
- As 1st Infantry Division (Forward) 1975–1991
- Kuwait 1990–1991
- Germany 1975–2005
- Fort Hood 2007–2009
- Fort Knox 2009 – present
Organization
The unit is composed of:
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company ("Hellfighters")
- Special Troops Battalion ("Valiant Warrior")[1]
- 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")
Official 3/1 IBCT Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/31IBCT For further information see The Brigade, A History by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The original article can be found at 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States) and the edit history here.