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United States Army Central

Third United States Army
United States Army Central CSIB.svg
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
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia United States Army Central DUI.png
CFLCC Logo CFLCC LOGO Pattons Own final.JPG
Flag Flag of United States Army Central.svg

The United States Army Central (formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to Third Army) 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 currently denoted USARCENT, 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.

On 15 November 1918, Major General Dickman was given the mission to move quickly and by any means into Central Germany on occupation duties. He was to disarm and disband German forces as ordered by General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces.


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