3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division

3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Patriot"), 10th Mountain Division
Insignia of the 10th Mountain Division
Active	September 2004 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	10th Mountain Division
Garrison/HQ	Fort Johnson, Louisiana
Motto(s)	"Forged for War"
Mascot(s)	Patriot
Engagements	War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Commanding Officer	COL Ryan D. Barnett
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Stephen G. Siglock
Insignia
Combat service identification badge
Shoulder sleeve insignia (2016–2019)

The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is an infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army based at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Since its activation in 2004, the brigade has deployed four times to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2014, the brigade inactivated at Fort Drum, NY, and its infantry battalions were reassigned to other brigades while its special troops battalion, field artillery battalion, brigade support battalion and cavalry squadron were inactivated. The brigade reactivated at Fort Polk, LA in 2015 by re-flagging the assets of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, which was inactivated. The infantry, cavalry and field artillery battalions of the 4th Brigade were reassigned to the 3rd Brigade. The brigade deployed to Iraq in 2017 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Recently, the brigade deployed to the Southwest Border in 2019 in support of Operation Faithful Patriot.

From 2016 to 2019, while still part of the 10th Mountain Division, the brigade wore the patch of the 36th Infantry Division through the Army's Associated Unit Pilot program.^[1][2]