3rd Missile Battalion : 79th Field Artillery

The 3rd Missile Battalion, 79th Field Artillery was originally constituted in 1916 as part of the 79th Field Artillery Regiment. It was redesignated as the 3rd Missile Battalion during the Cold War, reflecting its new role in the U.S. Army’s nuclear-capable missile forces. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the battalion was equipped with the MGM-5 Corporal and later the MGM-29 Sergeant surface-to-surface missiles, providing tactical nuclear support in Europe as part of NATO's deterrence posture. The battalion was eventually inactivated as missile technology evolved and U.S. Army missile units were reorganized in the 1970s.