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3rd Chemical Brigade (United States)

Field	Value
unit_name	3rd Chemical Brigade
image	3ChemicalBdeSSI.svg
caption	3rd Chemical Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates	1942–present
country	United States
branch
type	Chemical
role	Training
size	Brigade
command_structure	TRADOC
garrison	Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
nickname	"Army's Forge"
motto	"Bring The Heat"
current_commander	COL Hector A. Montemayor
command_sergeant_major	Ronis J. Gutierrez
identification_symbol_label	Distinctive unit insignia

The 3rd Chemical Brigade is a training brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, retaining for historic reasons its name.

Organization

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Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
[[File:48 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment (Basic Combat Training)
[[File:10th INF DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment (Basic Combat Training)
[[File:10th INF DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment (Basic Combat Training)
[[File:58TransBnDUI.jpg|25px]] 58th Transportation Battalion (Transportation Training)
[[File:84 Chem Bn DUI.jpg|25px]] 84th Chemical Battalion (CBRN Training)

History

The 3rd Chemical Brigade was first constituted on 1 January 1942 as the 3rd Chemical Battalion. It was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia.

The unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion on 11 March 1945. It was inactivated on 2 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.

The unit reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 September 1950, but again inactivated there on 5 February 1953. On 20 September 1989, the unit was disbanded.

The unit reconstituted on 1 October 1999 in the Regular Army and was redesignated as 3rd Chemical Brigade. Command of the unit was transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, and activated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Campaign participation credit

;World War II

Sicily (with arrowhead)
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
Southern France (with arrowhead)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

References

"3rd Chemical Brigade".
"Lineage and Honors Information: 3rd Chemical Brigade". Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office.
"GlobalSecurity.org: 3rd Chemical Brigade". [[GlobalSecurity]].

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