FORT BENNING, Ga., (June 3, 2015) -- The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomed a new organization into the brigade on Engineer Field, May 28 at Fort Benning.
The 11th Engineer Battalion, formerly a part of the 20th Engineer Brigade, donned the 3rd Infantry Division Marne Patch, as the unit transitioned to 3rd ABCT with a patching ceremony to mark the change.
"This is the first of several ceremonies and events that will mark the conversion of the Sledgehammer Brigade from an Armored Brigade Combat Team, to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team," said Col. Charles Costanza, the brigade commander for the 3rd ABCT.
The command team for the 11th Eng. Bn. is Lt. Col. Jayson Putnam, and Command Sgt. Maj. Roderick White.
"It's kind of like coming home," said Putnam. "A few years ago, the 11th Engineers were under 1st Brigade down at Fort Stewart. So it'll be good."
The biggest difference the Soldiers will see is their mission going from a construction focus, to more of a Sapper focus, said Putnam.
The ceremony concluded with the Soldiers of the 11th Eng., 3rd ABCT singing the Dog-Faced Soldier song for the first time, and then the Army Song.
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