United States Army Central

United States Army Central
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Active	1918–19 1932–74 1982–present
Country	United States
Branch	Army
Type	Army Service Component Command/Theater Army
Role	Headquarters
Part of	U.S. Department of the Army U.S. Central Command
Garrison/HQ	Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
Nickname(s)	"Patton's Own"
Motto(s)	Tertia Semper Prima (Latin for "Third Always First")
Colors	White and red
Wars	World War I Occupation of Germany World War II Occupation of Germany Southwest Asia Global War on Terrorism Afghanistan Iraq
Website	Official website
Commanders
Current commander	LTG Patrick D. Frank
Deputy Commanding General	MG Henry S. Dixon
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Eric R. McCray
Notable commanders	Walter Krueger Courtney Hodges George S. Patton Lucian Truscott Thomas J. H. Trapnell Tommy Franks David D. McKiernan Vincent K. Brooks Michael X. Garrett
Insignia
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NATO Map Symbol (1997)
NATO Map Symbol (2004)

The United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to as the Third Army and as ARCENT, is a military formation of the United States Army that saw service in World War I and World War II, in the 1991 Gulf War, and in the coalition occupation of Iraq. It is best known for its campaigns in World War II under the command of General George S. Patton.

The Third Army is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina with a forward element at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It serves as the echelon above corps for the Army component of CENTCOM, US Central Command, whose area of responsibility (AOR) includes Southwest Asia, some 20 countries of the world, in Africa, Asia, and the Persian Gulf.