3rd Infantry Regiment

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Association badge of the regiment

The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (German: 3rd US Infantry Regiment ) is a military association of the US Army . It currently has three active battalions , and is especially known as The Old Guard ( the old guard ) or Escort to the President ( escort of the President ), as it is the guard regiment of US forces represents and also the oldest infantry unit of the Army is. The regiment's motto is Noli Me Tangere ( Latin : - Do not touch me ). It belongs to the Military District of Washington (MDW).

history

The 3rd US Infantry Regiment is the oldest active infantry unit in the US Army and was established as the First American Regiment in 1784. It fought in most of the American wars and now serves as an honor guard and guard regiment . In this function it is mainly used for representative purposes such as state receptions or military parades . It also holds memorial services and funerals of killed soldiers, is designed to represent and support the US Army around the world, and provides the honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown .

Commander-in-Chief's Guard

The CINC Guard. In the first row on the left a sergeant (red fringed shoulder flap), behind that a corporal (green fringed shoulder flap)

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard (CINC Guard) is a "Special Ceremonial Unit" with almost 70 members. She serves as the official escort of the US President. As a special feature, the soldiers wear uniforms that are modeled on those of the Continental Army during the American Revolution . The colors quote those of the red-white-blue US national flag: blue skirts with red lapels, white lap envelopes (with two red hearts lying near the lap hooks), the silver buttons with USA lettering. Also light beige undergarments and white (officers: black) trimmed tricorn hats with rectangular white and black (captain: round black) cockades. All ranks wear white pigtail wigs, each with two side curls.

The teams, corporals and lower-ranking sergeants are equipped with Brown Bess muskets , bayonets and white cruciate bandeliers, sergeants are also equipped with short sabers (handles with a simple brass bow) in a black scabbard. The three highest-ranking sergeants ( senior sergeants , including sergeant major ) instead wear a halberd and saber (with a three-bow brass basket) on a simple shoulder bandolier. Officers as well, but Saufeder (free to drop. Sponton ) and long saber, the captain, however sword.

The teams are identified by two blue fabric shoulder boards. Corporals have a green fringed epaulette on the right shoulder and blue epaulette on the left, lower-ranking sergeants as well, but red fringed epaulette. The senior sergeants two red fringed epaulettes. The Sergeant Major, however, has two red epaulets, edged in double silver, the red fringes laid over a thin layer of longer silver fringes.

Deviating from the practice during the War of Independence, the four lower officers wear their shoulder pieces on their right shoulder (instead of the left) and a blue crew shoulder patch on the left: the ensign has a gold-yellow shoulder piece with thin fringes, the three lieutenants silver shoulder pieces with fringes. The captain is identified by two silver staff officer epaulettes with thick twisted fringes (bouillons); In 1780, however, only one epaulette was required on the right.

The officer's uniform also includes red hip sashes (knot on the left) and ruffle ties ( jabots ).

The troop flag is made of light blue cloth, in the middle a circle of 13 white six-pointed stars, the three outer edges of the flag are bordered with gold fringes.

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, with whom the CINC Guard also, but not necessarily, makes official appearances, provides the piper and the drummer.

Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the unit's military music service . According to the CINC Guard, around 70 musicians wear 18th century uniforms during official events. As was customary at the time, the musicians' uniforms, compared to those of the rest of the regiment, are in "changed or wrong colors": Instead of the blue skirts and red lapels of the CINC Guard, they wear red skirts with blue lapels and light beige Vests and pants.

Simple musicians put on two red epaulettes, corporals put on a blue fringed epaulette on the right shoulder and a red epaulette on the left. Sergeant carry two blue fringes shoulder flaps of the drum major (Drum Major) silver enclosed blue fringes shoulder flaps, silver fringes and mixed blue. Contrary to the old custom, the musicians are - apart from the spontaneous drum major - unarmed.

The drum major is also recognizable by his red hip sash (knotted on the left), the caterpillar helmet ( tarleton helmet ) and the spontaneous tone, which serves as a command and tact staff. Since the spontaneous speech is always performed on the right, the drum major may exceptionally perform the military salute with the left hand.

It is the only unit of its kind in the US armed forces and has been stationed at Fort Myer , Virginia since its inception on February 23, 1960 .

US Army Drill Team

The regiment's drill team is also well known . It demonstrates particularly complicated and show- like military feats, such as juggling with a rifle. The unit is primarily intended for representation at military music festivals or other public events .

Picture gallery

Web links

Commons : 3rd Infantry Regiment  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mahon, John K. and Romana Danyk. (1972.) "Army Lineage Series: Infantry: Part I: Regular Army." Office of the Chief of Military History, US Army: Washington, DC.
  2. US Army. (1999.) "Organizational History" . United States Army Center of Military History , website publication, page 29. Retrieved on October 4, 2007. {An American Revolutionary War Unit of the 3rd US Infantry Lineage was Captain John Doughty 's Company of the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment which had been attached to the 1st American Regiment (1783–1784) and then was part of the First American Regiment of 1784–1791}
  3. Compare "The Later Revolutionary War Era / 1780." US ARMY INSIGNIA. 2019-12-04, and Commander-in-Chief's Guard Training 2019-12-04