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Foundation of The Old Guard
US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment
Never Forget
Lead Element of U.S. Army troops of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard of the Military District of Washington DC are ready to depart Ft. Myer nearby the Pentagon under attack on 9/11.
A troop of the 3rd Infantry Regiment controls Sheridan Drive on Ft. Myer at Col. Joseph B. Conmy Jr. Hall.
Army troops of Echo Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard arrive at the Pentagon on 9/11 to reinforce its established security perimeter. We see an LT getting information from a DC Firefighter already on the scene.
Three Old Guard companies Charlie, Foxtrot and Golf donned hazmat protection to do search and rescue inside the Pentagon. This later became search and recovery. TOG remained on the scene until Sept. 30th.
3 IR is in the 5th Army which is incorporated into US Northern Command whose strategic mission is the defense of North America. Rotating elements of the 5th Army have been at the Southern Border since 2018. US Northern Command includes the 1st Air Force.
US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment
Never Forget
22 years ago, the Pentagon was struck by American Airlines Flight 77 at approximately 9:37am on 11 September 2001. The plane hit the E Ring at the first deck level between Corridors 4 and 5. The plane's path of destruction ended in the alley between the C Ring and B Ring.
In just a very few hours, The Old Guard (TOG) transitioned from ceremonial duties and deployed to the site in keeping with it's mission of security in the National Capital Region. The duties TOG assumed on that day and in subsequent days included coordination of various multiple agency responses as well as search and recovery operations. The photos here are from that day.


Lead Element of U.S. Army troops of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard of the Military District of Washington DC are ready to depart Ft. Myer nearby the Pentagon under attack on 9/11.
A troop of the 3rd Infantry Regiment controls Sheridan Drive on Ft. Myer at Col. Joseph B. Conmy Jr. Hall.

Army troops of Echo Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard arrive at the Pentagon on 9/11 to reinforce its established security perimeter. We see an LT getting information from a DC Firefighter already on the scene.
Three Old Guard companies Charlie, Foxtrot and Golf donned hazmat protection to do search and rescue inside the Pentagon. This later became search and recovery. TOG remained on the scene until Sept. 30th.
3 IR is in the 5th Army which is incorporated into US Northern Command whose strategic mission is the defense of North America. Rotating elements of the 5th Army have been at the Southern Border since 2018. US Northern Command includes the 1st Air Force.
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