3:84TH FA PERSHING

The 3rd Battalion, 84th Field Artillery (3/84th FA) was a U.S. Army unit equipped with the Pershing missile system during the Cold War. Activated in 1963, the battalion was stationed in West Germany, providing nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile support as part of NATO's deterrence strategy against the Soviet Union. The unit played a key role in maintaining the balance of power in Europe, participating in numerous training exercises and readiness operations. Following the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 1987, the Pershing missiles were withdrawn, and 3/84th FA was inactivated in 1991 as part of broader arms reduction efforts.