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

====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}}