3rd Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary)
The 3rd Transportation Brigade was activated on June 27, 2015 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia becoming the first watercraft brigade in the Army Reserve.
The brigade carries on the lineage of the 22nd Railway Grand Division, as it was first known in 1941. It was re-designated the 3rd Transportation Command in 1969 and subsequently as the 3rd Transportation Brigade in 1972. It further went through another name change in 1994 to the 3rd Transportation Agency.
Their current mission is to use watercraft to manage seaports and waterways and to provide help to local authorities and Homeland Security during disasters.
Organization
The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command. As of January 2026 the group consists of the following units:3rd Transportation Brigade , at Fort Belvoir- * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Transportation Brigade, at Fort Belvoir
- * 359th Transportation Battalion , at Joint Base Langley–Eustis
- ** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 359th Transportation Battalion, at Joint Base Langley–Eustis
- ** 302nd Transportation Company, at Joint Base Langley–Eustis
- ** 466th Transportation Company, at Joint Base Langley–Eustis
Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia is a 2-inch brick red disc featuring a golden yellow railway track segment with two vertical rails supported by three horizontal crossties. The central crosstie is topped with a white star, all enclosed by a 1/8 inch golden yellow border.The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved for the 3d Transportation Command on 23 October 1969.
Distinctive Unit Insignia is a gold metal and enamel device measuring 1 3/16 inches in height features a scarlet rising sun with eight rays. At the base, on a green field, is a scarlet and blue Korean Taeguk. In the center, two gold locomotive wheels and a white scimitar blade. The brick red scrolls are inscribed "EVERY MOVE A SUCCESS" in gold.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 3d Transportation Brigade on 17 January 1973.