3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)

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3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division CSIB.svg
1st Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1963–2014
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Knox
Nickname(s)The Duke Brigade Dukes of Diyala
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Bill Ostlund
Notable
commanders
MG Dana J.H. Pittard
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 1st Infantry Division DUI.png

The 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team was an infantry brigade based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Infantry Division.

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History

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, since it was constituted, has been organized, reorganized, Inactivated, disbanded, reconstituted, and redesignated several times. [1]

Organization

The unit is composed of:

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References

  1. Clarke, Jeffrey R. (12 March 2010). Lineage And Honors Information . Retrieved 31 December 2019. (Google books)
  2. Barrouquere, Brett (21 May 2014). "Fort Knox-based combat team inactivated" . Retrieved 31 December 2019. (Google books)
  3. "3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division" . Retrieved 31 December 2019. (Google books)

Further reading

The Brigade, A History by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

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