3:41st HHC 2AD FWD

The 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment (3/41st), Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), served as part of the 2nd Armored Division (Forward)—often abbreviated as 2AD FWD—during the Cold War and through Operation Desert Storm. Stationed in Garlstedt, West Germany, 3/41st HHC was a key element of NATO’s forward-deployed forces, tasked with deterring Soviet aggression in Europe. During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the battalion deployed to Southwest Asia, playing a significant role in the ground offensive that liberated Kuwait. After the end of the Cold War, the unit was eventually inactivated as part of U.S. Army force reductions in the early 1990s.