USARCENT

Third United States Army
Shoulder sleeve insignia of Third Army
Active	1918–19 1932–74 1982–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Army service component command (formerly field Army)
Garrison/HQ	Shaw Air Force Base Sumter County, South Carolina, U.S.
Nickname(s)	"Patton's Own"
Motto(s)	"Tertia Semper Prima" (Latin for "Third Always First")
Engagements	World War I Occupation of Germany (1919) World War II Occupation of Germany (1945) Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Website	www.army.mil/usarcent/
Commanders
Current commander	LTG Michael X. Garrett
Notable commanders	Walter Krueger Courtney Hodges George S. Patton Lucian Truscott Thomas J. H. Trapnell Tommy Franks David D. McKiernan Vincent K. Brooks
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The United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to as the Third Army and as ARCENT is a military formation of the United States Army, which saw service in World War I and World War II, in the 1991 Gulf War, and in the coalition occupation of Iraq. It is best known for its campaigns in World War II under the command of General George S. Patton.

Third Army is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina with a forward element at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It serves as the echelon above corps for the Army component of CENTCOM, US Central Command, whose area of responsibility (AOR) includes Southwest Asia, some 20 countries of the world, in Africa, Asia, and the Persian Gulf.

The Third United States Army was first activated as a formation during the First World War on 7 November 1918, at Chaumont, France, when the General Headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces issued General Order 198 organizing the Third Army and announcing its headquarters staff. On the 15th, Major General Joseph T. Dickman assumed command and issued Third Army General Order No. 1. The third Army consisted of three corps (III, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines; IV, Maj. Gen. Charles Muir; and VII, Maj. Gen. William G. Hahn) and seven divisions.