Bravo Company
3d US Infantry Regiment
On Order, Bravo Company, 1st
Battalion, 3d US Infantry Regiment, deploys by land or air to: Assist
with NBC operations, conduct area security operations, and control civil
disturbances in support of the Military District of Washington’s
defense to the National Capital Region. Bravo Company also conducts
Joint and Army ceremonies and funerals in support of the Military
District of Washington.
Bravo Company is task organized as a
Light Infantry Rifle Company comprised of a headquarters element and
three Rifle Platoons. Its primary mission is to support the 3d U.S.
Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in its defense of the National Capital
Region. These skills can also be called on to support the Army in its
world-wide mission. Bravo Company also maintains proficiency in those
tasks that support the Old Guard as it performs ceremonies and memorial
affairs for the Military District of Washington. While fulfilling its
ceremonial functions, Bravo Company provides marching elements for a
host of Department of Defense and Department of the Army ceremonies year
round. As a memorial affairs element, B Company is one of the primary
elements in the Old Guard that provides marching, casket team and the
firing party elements for military funerals in Arlington National
Cemetery.