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Shield shaped, antique brass colored coin 1-7/162 inches iwide x 2 inches high.

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The 3d Stryker Brigade Combat Team was the first brigade to undergo a massive transformation initiated by the Chief of Staff of the US Army. That initiative, the "Stryker Brigade Combat Team", was the first ever medium weight brigade unit in the history of the US Army.

On 11 April 1995, the 3rd Brigade 2nd Infantry Division was reactivated at Fort Lewis Washington as part of I Corps. On 18 May of 2000, the 3rd Brigade was again reorganized as the US Army's first Initial Brigade Combat Team and began it's transformation by fielding new digital equipment and the U.S. Army's first Stryker Combat Vehicles. This transformation culminated on 23 September 2003 with the brigade's certification.

On 2 November 2003, the 3rd Brigade deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, relieving 101st Airborne. For the next 12 months the U.S. Army's first Stryker Brigade proved its worth in combat and logistics operations. In October 2004 the 3rd Brigade handed the reins to 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and began the redeployment home to Fort Lewis, WA.