3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment

3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
Regimental distinctive insignia of the 16th Field Artillery
Active1916–
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Army
Type Field artillery
RoleBrigade Combat Team cannon battalion
SizeBattalion
Part of2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Garrison/HQFort Cavazos
Motto(s)"Macte Nova Virtute" (Go Forth With New Strength)
EngagementsWorld War II
Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Battalion CommanderLTC Simon Welte
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Jordan Lee

The 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery battalion assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Carrying the lineage of Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, the battalion carries campaign streamers from World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, and has served with the 4th Infantry Division and 8th Infantry Division. The unit's nickname is "Rolling Thunder", and their motto is "Macte Nova Virtute" (Go Forth With New Strength). The battalion is composed of a headquarters and headquarters battery (HHB), three cannon batteries (Batteries A, B, and C), and has an attached Forward Support Company, Company F, 15th Brigade Support Battalion.