3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment
| 3–69 Armor Battalion | |
|---|---|
Operation New Dawn Operation Enduring Freedom | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | LTC James Braudis |
The 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment (3–69 AR) is a
WWII
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, was originally constituted on 15 July 1940 in the Regular Army as Company C, 69th Armored Regiment, an element of the 1st Armored Division. It activated on 31 July 1940 at Fort Knox, KY, and inactivated there on 10 January 1942.
It reactivated on 15 February 1942 at
Cold War
The former Company C, 69th Tank Battalion, was reconstituted on 21 August 1950 in the Regular Army as Company C, 69th Medium Tank Battalion, an element of the
It was re-designated on 14 January 1957 as Company C, 69th Tank Battalion (the 69th Medium Tank Battalion was relieved on 1 February 1957 from assignment to the
Re-designated on 15 August 1983 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 69th Armor, the unit was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, and activated in Germany. It inactivated on 16 April 1986 in Germany and was relieved from its assignment in the 3rd Infantry Division.
The unit was reassigned on 16 October 1987 to the
1990s
Throughout the 1990s, the battalion deployed in support of numerous war-time missions including Operations
Global War on Terrorism service
In March 2003 the battalion, under the command of LTC Ernest P. "Rock" Marcone, deployed for
In January 2005, the Speed and Power Battalion deployed again under the command of LTC Mark Wald
In January 2007, 3rd Battalion 69th Armor Regiment deployed with the 1st
Soldiers from Task Force 3–69 deployed in December 2009 in support of OIF VII to northeast Baghdad as the main effort of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team-Augmented. The battalion assumed responsibility for an area of operations once belonging to two battalions and a brigade headquarters. The mission of enabling security and protecting the people of Iraq was accomplished through advising and assisting the Iraqi Security Forces as well as transitioning the overall responsibility for the security of Iraq from US forces to the Iraqi government. Following a successful transition into Operation New Dawn, Task Force 3–69 redeployed in December 2010.
Notoriety
Bradley Fighting Vehicles attached to 3–69 AR were the first regular army elements to cross the berm into
Video game reference
Tactical strategy Combat Mission Black Sea features 3–69 AR BN in one of its campaigns.
Online FPS game Enlisted features 3–69 AR as an unlockable 'squad'.
Battalion Commanders
- LTC Jerry D. Malcolm 1983–1985
- LTC Lee A. Harmon 1986-1987
- LTC Bill Kennedy, 1988–1990
- LTC Terry Stanger, 1990–1992
- LTC Keith C. Walker, May 1992 – May 1994
- LTC John R. Bartley 1994–1996
- LTC Michael L. Altomare 1996–1998
- LTC Daniel L. Zajac, 1998–2000
- LTC David Bishop, 2000–2002
- LTC Ernest P. "Rock" Marcone, 2002 – 2004[6]
- LTC Mark Wald, 2004–2006
- LTC Michael E. Silverman, 2006–2008
- LTC Jessie L. Robinson, 27 July 2008 – October 2009
- LTC Jeff Denius, October 2009 – October 2011
- LTC Orestees "Bo" T. Davenport, October 2011 – October 2013
- LTC Harry "Zan" Hornbuckle III, October 2013 – July 2015
- LTC Johnny A. Evans Jr., July 2015 – May 2017
- LTC William F. Coryell, May 2017 – May 2019
- LTC Andrew E. Lembke, 2019 – 2021
- LTC Stoney Portis, 2021 – May 2023
- LTC James Braudis, 2023- Present
See also
References
- Third Infantry Division
- Fort Stewart, Ga • 3D ID
- Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) formerly Saddam International Airport
- ^ "Back to the Front". PBS.
- ^ Badkhen, Anna (2 June 2005). "SFGate.com article". The San Francisco Chronicle.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Task Force Liberty newsletter" (PDF).
- ^ Mooney, Mark (11 February 2005). "New York Daily News Article". New York.
- ^ Broemmel, Jarett; Shannon E. Nielsen; Terry L. Clark. An Analysis of Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Mosul, Ramadi, and Samarra from 2003-2005 (PDF) (Master thesis). Naval Postgraduate School. p. 80 – via Defense Technical Information Center.
- ^ "The invasion of iraq". PBS. 23 February 2004.
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