European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V corps the Mission general Norman Schwarzkopf and 2d armoured cavalry regiment officers plan strategy during operation desert storm. Deployed contingency  such in must in capable of attacking the enemy in great depth by employing High technology sensors and2 systems to find and fix enemy formations we must he capable of linking sensors and attack forces with Strong reconnaissance and Security forces. We must be capable of attacking enemy Force s with massed Long Range artillery ires and aviation followed by attacks with Mobile combined arms teams if necessary. We must be capable of rapid synchronization of our Battlefield operating systems through linkages Between High technology sensors,.advanced c2 systems and highly Mobile combat combat support and combat Simce support forces. We must be capable of executing More quickly than our opponents be cause we must grab the initiative and Force the Pace. While operating within a strategic defensive framework in of int s area of operation operationally we must i capable of conducting joint and Multi National offensive and defensive operations throughout Lac depth of the Battlefield. The Multi National v corps must be capable of operating with a minimum of three i a. Divisions and one Allied Divi Sion. Tactically we must he capable of conducting a movement to Contact Fol Lowed a either a Hast attack from the March or Hast Welense. We must be Ca Pable of moving from our Home stations to dispersal Forward Assembly . From these areas we must be capable of moving More Lilau 21 0 Kilometres to mass in a corps tactical Asse Melv area. And be prepared to move to destroy an attacking enemy. After the first Battle we will again Dis Perse to protect our Force regenerate and be capable of doing it again. On nato s flanks we must be capable of projecting advanced c2 systems a High performance joint staff arid forces Nec Essaiy to meet contingencies ranging from Noii combatant evacuation operations to High intensity conflict. The of acc has the strength Ami ilex ability to respond to International crises. The capability to Airlift soldiers and equip ment has la in significantly improved. The capability to demonstrate american or nato resolve during a period of in creased tension May preclude the Situa Tion from escalating. Consequently the readiness of these additional forces is critical. By training to the new corps Mission essential task last Meta units will attain the readiness posture needed to accomplish the Mission. Some of the Metal focus on procedures to make the transition to War and to exercise logistical and communications support through movement control operations. In addition units will train to conduct joint and combined arms operations. The conflict will be fought As one continuous Battle deep close and rear. Sustainment operations Over extended distances will be the Norm for future conflicts. Through habitual training relationships v corps will streamline the time it takes the of acc to traverse to War move to Battle get set for a fight and regenerate Lor a change to either a status of peacetime or a subsequent Battle. The past successes of Victory corps provide the fiber to make the transition to a fully capable contingency corps. A fully capable contingency. Corps will ensure continued peace for Central Europe and nato s flanks. 3d infantry division fhe 3d infantry Divi Sion was born at Camp , North Carolina in novem Ber 1 .m7. Six months after its inception the 3d infantry division its first taste of combat on ids of france1. We played a in smashing the Ectman naive at the Maine Rhor a Lite Ivd the course of world gave the division its nit k 11 surrounding Allied units in locate d. Regime ills of the third stood like a Rock at the  that be came was getting the bal Lelie major role summer Olie vie Toiv that. War 1 and name1. Win the division s motto. General Black Jack Pershing called the division s performance one of the most Brilliant pages of our military  world War ii added greater glory to the Marne legend. As the Only United states fighting Force that endured 531 continuous Days of combat the third fought in places like Casablanca Ari to Rome the Vosges mountains Colmar the Siegfried line Palermo Nurnberg Munich Bercht Emgarten and Salzburg. The 3d infantry division was the Only division to Light on. All major european fronts and participate in four amphibious landings. The Marne division won 36 medals of Honor More than any other division. The spirit of every Marne Soldier is reflected in the achievements of former division members. Forty nine have won the nation s highest award the medal of Honor. No other division can claim that Honor. Included in the list is Audie Murphy the most decorated american Soldier of world War ii. Almost three quarters of a Century has passed since the 3d infantry division was raised and became a part of the first american expeditionary Force in Europe. Throughout world War i world. War ii Korea and the persian Gulf the division has always been where the action has been thickest always prepared and always ready. No other division has a lineage honors and history that can match those found within the magnificent Marne division. In 1958, the 3d infantry division re turned to Europe where it Lias remained convard deployed As part of America s commitment to nato. In the years that followed the division s return to. Germany our mis Sion has been one of deterrence. As the most modernized convard deployed division in Europe the 3d infantry Divi Sion has been the modern Day guard ians of America s Freedom and her commitment to Freedom worldwide. The division was the first equipped with the Abrams main Battle tank. Its infantry battalions use the m2a2 Brad Ley fighting vehicle giving them the mobility and firepower needed to survive on today s Battlefield. The division s other units All have the latest technology in lighting capability. As part of the United states army v corps and a member of the nato de sense Force the 3d infantry division s Mission is to maintain be acc in Western Europe fhe 3d infantry division is Piv pare d to de ploy employ and sustain combat Force s a Yalu re within the 1 Niu a state s army Europe ail. Com mis is v of