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

====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.