Editing 3rd Infantry Division (United States) (section)

===Global War on Terrorism===
;Commanders
*MG [[Buford Blount]] (December 2001 - September 2003)
*MG [[William G. Webster]] (September 2003 - June 2006)
*MG [[Rick Lynch]] (June 2006 - July 2008) 
*MG [[Tony Cucolo]] (July 2008 - April 2011)
*MG [[Robert B. Abrams]] (April 2011 - August 2013)
*MG [[John M. Murray]] (August 2013 - August 2015)
*MG [[James Rainey|James E. Rainey]] (August 2015 - May 2017)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stewart.army.mil/CommandGroup/thirdID/cg.asp |title=MG Tony Cucolo {{!}} Commanding General |website=www.stewart.army.mil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717175023/http://www.stewart.army.mil/CommandGroup/thirdID/cg.asp |archive-date=17 July 2009}}</ref>
*MG [[Leopoldo A. Quintas]] (May 2017 - June 2019)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://coastalcourier.com/section/35/article/86591/|title=Fort Stewart has new commander|first=Jeff|last=Whitten|website=Coastal Courier|date=8 May 2017|access-date=11 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520223409/http://coastalcourier.com/section/35/article/86591/|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*MG [[Antonio Aguto]] (June 2019-June 2021)
*MG [[Charles Costanza]] (June 2021 – June 2023)
*MG Christopher Norrie (June 2023 – present)

====OIF I (Baghdad Spearhead)====
Early in 2003, the entire division deployed in weeks to Kuwait. It was called on subsequently to spearhead Coalition forces in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], fighting its way to [[Baghdad]] in early April, leading to the end of the Saddam Hussein government. The First Brigade captured the [[Baghdad International Airport]] and cleared and secured the airport, which also resulted in the division's first Medal of Honor since the Korean War, awarded to SFC [[Paul Ray Smith]]. Second Brigade, Third Infantry division made the much-publicized "Thunder Run" into downtown Baghdad. The Second Brigade was redeployed to Fallujah, Iraq during the summer of 2003. The division returned to the United States in September 2003.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

Order of Battle during the 2003 invasion:
:::1st Brigade
::::2nd Battalion, [[7th Infantry Regiment (United States)|7th Infantry Regiment]] (Mech)
::::3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment (Mech)
::::3rd Battalion, [[69th Armor Regiment (United States)|69th Armor Regiment]]
::::1st Battalion, [[41st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|41st Field Artillery Regiment]] (155SP)
:::2nd Brigade
::::3rd Battalion, [[15th Infantry Regiment (United States)|15th Infantry Regiment]] (Mech)
::::1st Battalion, [[64th Armor Regiment (United States)|64th Armor Regiment]]
::::4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment (Tuskers)
::::1st Battalion, [[9th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|9th Field Artillery Regiment]] (155SP)
:::3rd Brigade
::::203rd FSB [[203rd Forward Support Battalion (United States)|3rd Brigade Combat Team]] (Mech)
::::1st Battalion, [[15th Infantry Regiment (United States)|15th Infantry Regiment]] (Mech)
::::1st Battalion, [[30th Infantry Regiment (United States)|30th Infantry Regiment]] (Mech)
::::2nd Battalion, [[69th Armor Regiment (United States)|69th Armor Regiment]]
::::1st Battalion, [[10th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|10th Field Artillery Regiment]] (155SP)
::::1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd ID DIVARTY, MLRS - Inactivated May, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stewart.army.mil/units/history.asp?id=335|title=Division Artillery History|website=stewart.army.mil|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821004013/http://www.stewart.army.mil/units/history.asp?id=335|archive-date=21 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
:::3rd Squadron, [[7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|7th Cavalry Regiment]]
Beginning in 2004, the 3rd began re-organizing. The division shifted from three maneuver brigades to four "units of action", which are essentially smaller brigade formations, with one infantry, one armor, one cavalry, and one artillery battalion in each. The former Engineer Brigade became the 4th Brigade at Fort Stewart. Each of these units of action engaged in several mock battles at the [[National Training Center]] and [[Fort Johnson#JRTC moves to Polk|Joint Readiness Training Center]], and preparation for a second deployment to Iraq.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

====OIF III====
[[File:3rd Infantry Division M2A2.jpg|thumb|An [[M2 Bradley|M2A2 Bradley]] crew, from the 3rd Infantry Division, drive back to Forward Operating Base Warhorse after a mission near [[Baqubah]], Iraq, May 2005]]
In January 2005, the Third Infantry Division became the first Army division to serve a second tour in Iraq.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The division headquarters took control of the Multi-National Division Baghdad, MND-B, headquartered at Camp Liberty and with responsibility for the greater Baghdad area. The First and Third Brigades of the Third Infantry Division were placed under the control of the [[42nd Infantry Division (United States)|42nd Infantry Division]], and later under the 101st Airborne Division, in MND-North. In preparation for this deployment, a Fourth Brigade was organized and became the first cohesive [[brigade combat team]] sent into a combat zone by the US Army, cohesive in that it fulfilled the table of organization requirement of such a unit. The [[California Army National Guard]]'s 1st Battalion [[184th Infantry Regiment (United States)|184th Infantry Regiment]] served as one of the brigade's two infantry battalions, as well as the detachment from the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]]'s [[29th Brigade Combat Team]], the 2/299th Infantry, also the 48th Brigade Combat Team from the Georgia Army National Guard, 2/130 Infantry Battalion of the Illinois National Guard, and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 295th Infantry Battalion from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard served in this Operation.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

2/69 Armor was assigned to Camp War Horse in Iraq. By Mid 2005 Primary elements of the 2/69 Armor 3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division was redeployed to Ramadi Iraq, replacing elements of the 2nd ID. They ran joint missions with 2 Mar Div. and elements of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the 2/130th Infantry of the Illinois National Guard was redeployed to Al Taquattum as the infantry battalion.

3/15 Infantry Battalion was assigned to FOB Hope, a small forward operating base opposite the northeast corner of Sadr City in Baghdad.  By late 2005 Task Force 3/15 left FOB Hope and rejoined the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, BCT, at Camp Liberty.

====OIF V====
The division redeployed to Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in January 2006. On 17 November 2006, the Army announced that the Third Infantry Division is scheduled to return to Iraq in 2007 and thus become the first Army division to serve three tours in Iraq. The division headquarters became the leading organization of MND-C (Multi-National Division Central), a new command established south of Baghdad as part of the [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007]].{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

In support of operations in Baghdad, the unit 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry was detached from 3ID and assigned by General Petraeus to 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne who was under the command of the 1st Cavalry Division. In 2008, the 82nd Airborne and 1st CAV redeployed home, and 3–7 CAV was handed over to 3rd BCT, 4th Infantry Division under the command of the 25th Infantry Division. They would remain under this command until 3–7 CAV's redeployment back to Fort Stewart, being reattached to the 3rd Infantry Division.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Similarly, 1st Battalion, [[64th Armor Regiment|64th Armor]] was detached from 3ID and attached to 2nd BCT, 1st Infantry Division under 1st Cavalry Division, and later under 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division under command of 4th Infantry Division.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Rayburn|first1=Joel D.|last2=Sobchak|first2=Frank K.|date=January 2019|title=The U.S. Army in the Iraq War: Volume 2 Surge and Withdrawal 2007-2011|url=https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/3668.pdf|url-status=dead|access-date=22 March 2021|publisher=U.S. Army War College Press|page=206|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026152707/https://publications.armywarcollege.edu/pubs/3668.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref>
[[File:3rd ID M1A1 Abrams TC and Gunner 2008.jpg|thumb|3rd Infantry Division Soldiers in an [[M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]] conduct a counter improvised explosive device (IED) mission in Baghdad, Iraq, December 22, 2007.]]

====Reassignment of 1st Brigade====
In the fall of 2008, the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade was assigned to serve as the on-call federal response force under the control of [[NORTHCOM]], the combatant command assigned responsibility for the continental United States. The brigade remained at its home station of [[Fort Stewart]], Georgia, and "is training to deploy domestically in response to terrorist attacks or other national emergencies."<ref>[[Radley Balko|Balko, Radley]]. [http://reason.com/archives/2011/04/11/constitutional-refuseniks Constitutional Refuseniks], ''[[Reason Magazine|Reason]]'' (May 2011)</ref> The brigade will be trained in responding to WMD attacks, crowd control, and dealing with civil unrest.<ref name="Cavallaro">{{cite web | url=http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/ | title=Brigade homeland tours start 1 October | work=Army Times| date=30 September 2008 | access-date=14 August 2012 | last=Cavallaro |first=Gina}}</ref>

The force was renamed "Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive Consequence Management Response Force". Its acronym, CCMRF, is pronounced "see-smurf",<ref>{{cite web
|url        = http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/10/2/amy_goodmans_latest_column_invasion_of_the_sea_smurfs
|title      = Invasion of the Sea-Smurfs
|work=Democracy Now! the War and Peace Report
|date       = 2 October 2008
|access-date =15 October 2008
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081014212255/http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/10/2/amy_goodmans_latest_column_invasion_of_the_sea_smurfs| archive-date= 14 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> and the unit is now under the daily control of [[United States Northern Command]]'s Army North, whose mission is to "protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities."<ref name="Cavallaro"/> The unit is a multi-branch force with servicemembers from the four branches of the [[United States Department of Defense]].

====Reorganization of 4th Brigade====
In March 2009, 4th Brigade reorganized from a mechanized or heavy brigade to a light infantry brigade. As part of this reorganization, [[4th Battalion, 64th Armor]] was reflagged as 3rd Battalion, [[15th Infantry Regiment (United States)|15th Infantry Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0015in003bn.htm |title=3d Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment |publisher=History.army.mil |access-date=14 August 2012 |archive-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921133107/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0015in003bn.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====OIF VII====
{{update|section|date=December 2011}}
The 3rd Infantry Division assumed command of the [[MNF-I|Multi-National]] Division-North, [[USF-I|now United States]] Division-North, in October 2009. This milestone marked the division's fourth tour in support of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (I, III, V, and VII). The division has elements operating in every area of Iraq as the mission changes from Operation Iraqi Freedom to [[Iraq War|Operation New Dawn]] on 1 September 2010. With the advent of Operation New Dawn, the focus will shift from combat operations to stability and advise and assist operations throughout all Iraq's provinces.

In the course of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] up until 24 September 2010, 436 members of the division were killed in action<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stewart.army.mil/warrWalk/default.asp |title=Fort Stewart Warriors Walk |publisher=Stewart.army.mil |access-date=14 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825053756/http://www.stewart.army.mil/warrWalk/default.asp |archive-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Operation Enduring Freedom====
[[File:U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Andrade, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, carries an M240B machine gun while on a foot 130606-Z-QE403-298.jpg|thumb|An Infantryman with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, carries an M240L machine gun while on a foot patrol in Wardak province, Afghanistan, 2013]]
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division deployed to Afghanistan for a 13-month tour. The brigade was the first unit from 3ID to deploy to Afghanistan. During that tour 3rd CAB soldiers flew about 26,000 missions, including 800 air assaults, and were responsible for about 2,500 enemy casualties.

[[File:TF Brawler, 3 CAB Air-Ground Mission, RC East, 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Soldiers of Task Force Brawler conduct a [[Commander's Emergency Response Program]] mission, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) Air-Ground Mission, Regional Command – East, 2010.]]
3rd CAB is slated to deploy to Afghanistan again in January 2013. The 2500 soldiers will deploy with the 3rd Special Troops Battalion for a 9-month tour. The Marne Air will be operating out of Kandahar Airfield in the [[Train Advise Assist Command - South|RC-South]] area of operations, relieving the 25th CAB.

Both the 3rd CAB and 3rd STB will fall under their parent division when the 3ID Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion deploys in August and takes over command of RC-South from 82nd Airborne Division HQ.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dickstein |first=Corey |url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-06-08/3rd-ids-combat-aviation-brigade-others-deploy-afghanistan-year |title=3rd ID's Combat Aviation Brigade, others to deploy to Afghanistan this year |publisher=savannahnow.com |date=8 June 2012 |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref>

The 2nd Heavy BCT's two combined-arms battalions were also deployed individually to Afghanistan. 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment deployed in March 2012. They are attached to the 3rd Stryker Brigade, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)]] from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, to help train Afghanistan National Security Forces to take over their country's security operations.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://savannahnow.com/bryan-county-now/2012-03-22/3rd-id-battalion-heads-afghanistan | title=3rd ID Battalion Heads to Afghanistan | work=Savannah Morning News | date=22 March 2012 | access-date=13 June 2013 | last=Dickstein |first=Corey}}</ref> 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment deployed a month earlier. They are tasked with providing security to units conducting contingency operations. Both battalions will serve nine-month tour.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-01-04/3rd-infantry-division-soldiers-tapped-afghanistan-deployment | title=3rd Infantry Division soldiers tapped for Afghanistan deployment | work=Savannah Morning News | date=4 January 2012 | last=Dickstein |first=Corey}}</ref>

In December 2012, the 3rd Sustainment Brigade deployed for its fifth deployment over the last decade and first to Afghanistan, for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 12–13, let by COL Ron Novack and CSM Daniels. Deployed to Kandahar with 276 soldiers the brigade provided sustainment and retrograde support to the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions, 1st and 2nd Marine Expeditionary Forces, and International Security Assistance Forces operating in Regional Commands South, Southwest, and National Support Element-West. The brigade assisted in the closure and transfer of over 61 Forward Operating Bases while simultaneously providing sustainment to the force. Additionally, the 3rd Sustainment Brigade provided direct support to the 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams and the Combat Aviation Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division.

In February 2013, the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (later reflagged as the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division), deployed to Logar Province and Wardak Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment was tasked with securing Logar Province, and disrupting the almost daily rocket attacks on Forward Operation Base Shank.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/114107/Vanguard_s_Mustang_Squadron_fights_until_end_of_mission/ |title=Vanguard's Mustang Squadron fights until end of mission &#124; Article |date=31 October 2013 |publisher=Army.mil |access-date=13 October 2015}}</ref> 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment was tasked with securing Wardak Province's highly volatile Highway 1. The soldiers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division returned home in late November 2013 after serving a 9-month tour.

====Operation Freedom's Sentinel====
In April 2017, ''Military.com'' reported that about 200 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters will deploy to Afghanistan to replace the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] Headquarters at Bagram Airfield taking over command of the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan's National Support Element, as part of [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)#2014–2015: Withdrawal and increase of insurgency|Operation Freedom's Sentinel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/27/army-deploy-nearly-6000-soldiers-europe-afghanistan.html|title=Army to Deploy Nearly 6,000 Soldiers to Europe, Afghanistan|publisher=Military.com|date=27 April 2017}}</ref>

Starting in December 2018 troops of the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th IBCT of the 3rd Infantry Division were deployed in support of NATO operations in Afghanistan. These missions included train, advising, assist missions for the Afghanistan military as well as attaching infantry units from the 3rd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment to Army Special Forces ODAs and other Special Operations forces.