3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery | |
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Active | 1916– |
Country | |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Field artillery |
Role | Brigade Combat Team cannon battalion |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Cavazos |
Motto(s) | "Macte Nova Virtute" (Go Forth With New Strength) |
Engagements | World War II Vietnam War Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom |
Commanders | |
Battalion Commander | LTC Simon Welte |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM 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.