| 词条 | 3rd Ordnance Battalion |
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| unit_name=3rd Ordnance Battalion | image=3rd Ordnance Battalion DUI.svg | caption=Distinctive unit insignia | dates= | country= {{Flag|United States of America}} | branch= {{Army|United States}} | type=Ordnance | specialization= Explosive Ordnance Disposal | garrison=Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington | garrison_label=HQ | nickname =Nighthawks | motto=Service Not Glory | decorations={{ribbon devices|ribbon=Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=80}} Valorous Unit Award {{ribbon devices|ribbon=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}} Meritorious Unit Commendation {{ribbon devices|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=80}} Superior Unit Award | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label =Coat of arms | current_commander =Lt. Col. Christopher P. Bartos | command_sergeant_major =CSM Jeffrey Elliott }} The 3rd Ordnance Battalion (currently styled as the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Battalion) is a unit of the United States Army currently stationed at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. It is assigned to the 71st Ordnance Group at Fort Carson, Colorado, which is under the 555th Engineer Brigade at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. HeraldryDistinctive Unit InsigniaA Gold color metal and enamel device {{convert|1+5/32|in|cm}} in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a bend between a spur gear and a feather palm tree, Or, three torteaux. Attached below the shield a Red scroll turned Gold inscribed "SERVICE, NOT GLORY" in Gold letters. Crimson (red) and yellow (gold) are the colors of the Ordnance Branch. The torteaux, simulating cannon balls, allude to the numerical designation of the unit. The spur gear represents maintenance, and the palm tree is characteristic of the flora of the countryside where the battalion was organized, i.e., Southern California. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Maintenance) on 26 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 3rd Ordnance Battalion on 14 April 1955. Coat of Arms
Current configurationSubordinate units:
HistoryWorld War IIThe 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Maintenance) was formed in 1942. VietnamThe 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Ammo) was assigned to Vietnam in October 1965. Garrisoned at Long Binh Post, the battalion constructed living quarters and an ammunition supply point. Units:
Cold WarIn 1977 the 3rd Ordnance Battalion was activated under the 59th Ordnance Brigade in West Germany. Units:
In November 1982 the 3rd Ordnance Battalion was reassigned to the 32nd Army Air Defense Command. Units:
The 3rd Ordnance Battalion transferred back to the 59th Ordnance Brigade in June 1985. Units:
In 1990 the 3rd Ordnance Battalion had the mission of removing 110,000 chemical projectiles (8" and 155mm nerve agent rounds) from Germany during Operation Steel Box. Units:
The 3rd Ordnance Battalion was deactivated in December 1990. Decorations
References1. ^(Last HHC Company Commander 1990-Capt. A.R.) {{PD-notice}}[2][3][4]2. ^1 {{cite book |title=General Orders No. 9 |chapter=Army Superior Unit Award |id=AGO 87-09 |publisher=US Army |date=1 April 1987 |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/go8709.pdf}} 3. ^1 {{cite book |title=General Orders No. 2013-71 |chapter=Valorous Unit Award |id=AGO 2013-71 |publisher=US Army |date=21 October 2013 |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/go1371.pdf}} 4. ^1 {{cite journal |title=Award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation |id=General Orders Number 2707 |publisher=US Army |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/308335766/3rd-Ordnance-Battalion-Award-of-the-Meritorious-Unit-Commendation-5-June-1968}} }} External links
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