page_title: 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
section_title: Further Service by Regimental Elements
hierarchical_section_title: 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States) / Further Service by Regimental Elements
caption_attribution_description: English: A M109A2 howitzer belonging to Battery C, 4th Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) during the Gulf War, February 1991.
context_page_description: The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first formed in 1812, although regimental units trace their lineages as far back as 1794. Based on the service of these antecedents, the regiment claims battle honors for the War of 1812, the Seminole campaign, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish–American War, and the Philippine Insurrection. The regiment served with the 6th Division during World War I, with the 5th Division, 6th Division and 2d Cavalry Division between the world wars, and with the 9th Armored Division during and after World War II. Since 1961, the regiment has been a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System and the U.S. Army Regimental System, with regimental elements serving with the 1st, 6th, and 8th Infantry Divisions; 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions; 1st Cavalry Division; 194th Armored Brigade; and various field artillery brigades and groups. Two regimental battalions are currently active: the 2nd Battalion in the 1st Armored Division and the 5th Battalion in the 17th Field Artillery Brigade
context_section_description: The 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment served with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany and at Fort Hood, Texas, from 1957 - 1991, including service in Operations Desert Shield and Storm. After a brief assignment (1991-1992) to the 1st Cavalry Division, the battalion returned to the 2nd Armored Division until inactivated in 1996. 1st Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was part of the 2nd Armored Division 1st Tiger Brigade from Ft. Hood Texas. 1-3 FA Battalion deployed to Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Prior to the commencement of the main ground offensive, Bravo Battery provided fire support in the form of Artillery Raids to the 2nd Marine Light Armored Infantry whose mission was to scout out possible alternate breach points, identify and locate Iraqi Artillery for counter battery attack, and to draw attention away from the main forces approach points. 144 Marines along with 2 155mm SP howitzer guns from Bravo 1-3 held off increasingly mounting Iraqi forces from 10:15 am on Feb 21st through 4:00am Feb 24th, using LAV-25's, LAV-TOW's and on call Artillery support. From 29 January to 1 February the Battalion would participate in the Battle of Khafji. Bravo Battery along with A Battery and C Battery 1-3 FA also participated and engaged Iraqi forces leading to the end of hostilities. The 1-3 FA Battalion had a hand in destroying or capturing 181 enemy tanks, 148 APCs, 40 artillery pieces, 27 AA emplacements, and 263 Iraqi soldiers dead with an additional 4,051 captured. The Battalion earned The Naval Unit Commendation for Valor for its outstanding performance in combat against the Iraqi army. Upon return to Ft Hood the battalion was inactivated.
  The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment served with the 3rd Armored Division from 1957-1991, including service in Operations Desert Shield and Storm. In 1991, the battalion was then reassigned briefly to the 8th Infantry Division and then to the 1st Armored Division in 1992. The battalion served in Bosnia as part of 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in 1996. The battalion served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004-5 and 2006-7, before briefly inactivating and being reassigned from the 1st Armored Division to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and moving to Fort Bliss, Texas, in 2008. At Fort Bliss, the battalion converted from self-propelled to towed howitzers when the 1st BCT was reorganized from an Armored BCT to a Stryker BCT. Since reorganization, the battalion has deployed to Afghanistan to participate in Operation Enduring Freedom.
  The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment served at Fort Knox, Kentucky from 1958-1971, with the 194th Armored Brigade from 1968-1971, and again from 1975-1983. It was then assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood until inactivated in 1990.
  After a brief period in 1960 as a separate missile battalion, he 4th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment served at Fort Hood, Texas, with the 1st Armored Division  from 1962-1971. Reactivated in 1983 and assigned to the 2nd Armored Division in support of the 3rd Brigade, or 2nd Armored Division (Forward), the battalion deployed to Operations Desert Shield and Storm before inactivating in 1992. 4th Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was part of the 2nd Armored Division (Forward), stationed in Garlstedt, Germany. During the 1st Gulf War 4-3 FA Battalion was chosen to be the main fire support element of Task Force 1-41 Infantry. It was equipped with M-109A2 self-propelled howitzers. 4-3 FA and the rest of the 2nd Armored Division(Forward) were attached to the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the war. On 15 February 1991 4-3 FA fired on a trailer and a few trucks in the Iraqi sector that was observing American forces. On 16 February 1991 several groups of Iraqi vehicles appeared to be performing reconnaissance on Task Force 1-41 and were driven away by fire from 4-3 FA. That same day an Iraqi platoon, including six vehicles, was reported as being to the northeast of Task Force 1-41 Infantry. They were engaged with artillery fire from 
caption: A M109A2 howitzer belonging to Battery C, 4th Battalion of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) during the Gulf War, February 1991.
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