US III (Armored) Corps
"Phantom"

Headquarters: Ft Hood, TX

History: In World War II III Corps served as a heavy corps in the Western Europe theatre.  Since then, the III Armored Corps has become the US Army's principal armored reserve, assigned to support NATO forces in Europe.

Current Status: III Corps currently has two active heavy divisions, plus other combat and support units it controlls.  It is expected to deploy both in support of NATO's Central Front and in support of other US units in the Middle East and elsewhere in the case of a major war. While not listed here, III Corps also supports a significant number of National Guard forces expected to reinforce it in wartime.

Deployment:

Major Combat Formations

1st Cavalry Division
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Corps Combat Support units

III Corps Artillery
Headquarters: Ft Sill, OK
III Corps Artillery provides heavy firepower to III Corps and is the most powerful artillery formation in the world. There are four brigades, three to provide support to individual divisions, and one to serve as a corps strike unit.  Nearly all of III Corps Artillery's MLRS units are equipped to fire the ATACMS missile.  Several units from III Corps Artillery deployed to the Persian Gulf for Desert Storm.
All units located at Ft Sill, OK
 

Unit ID Unit Type Weapon Systems
17th Field Artillery Brigade Corps Artillery  
 5th Bn, 3rd Field Artillery Medium Artillery 18 M109A6
 1st Bn, 12th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
 3rd Bn, 18th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
75th Field Artillery Brigade Corps Artillery  
 1st Bn, 17th Field Artillery Medium Artillery 18 M109A6
6th Bn, 27th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
1st Bn, 77th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
212th Field Artillery Brigade Corps Artillery  
 2nd Bn, 5th Field Artillery Medium Artillery 18 M109A6
 2nd Bn, 18th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
 6th Bn, 32nd Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
214th Field Artillery Brigade Rocket Artillery  
 2nd Bn, 4th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
 3rd Bn, 13th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS
 1st Bn, 14th Field Artillery Rocket Artillery 27 MLRS

National Guard Support:
45th Field Artillery Brigade (OKNG - 2 MLRS, 1 155towed Bn: 1-158, 1-171, 2-171?)

6th Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat)

Headquarters: Ft Hood, TX

Forward Headquarters: Camp Humphreys, Korea
 This unit was originally a test-bed for a long range attack helicopter strike unit, and was first to receive the AH-64 Apache in 1986.  It was a CENTCOM priority unit, but was unable to deploy in Desert Storm due to a hurricane that struck Texas in the Spring of 1990, damaging much of its aircraft in the process.  It currently has a forward task force in Korea to reinforce 8th Army.
 

Unit ID Unit Type Weaopn Systems Notes
1st Bn, 6th Cavalry Attack Helicopter 24 AH-64 in Korea
3rd Bn, 6th Cavalry Attack Helicopter 24 AH-64 in Korea

National Guard Support
 385th Avation Group: AZNG
      1-285 Avn (AH-64) AZ NG
149th Avation Group : TX NG
   1-106 Avn (UH-1H) IL NG
   3-149 Avn (CH-47) TX NG
   4-158 Avn (UH-1H) MA NG
   7-158 Avn (UH-60) IL NG

31st Air Defense Brigade (Corps)
Location: Ft Bliss, TX

Unit ID Unit Type Weapon Systems Notes
1st Bn, 1st Air Defense Artillery Corps Air Defense 6 Patriot batteries  
3rd Bn, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Corps Air Defense 6 Patriot batteries  

National Guard Support:
  3-200 ADA (Avenger) NMNG
  1-265 ADA (Avenger) FLNG
  2-174 ADA (Stinger) OHNG

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