Editing 3rd Army (ComStar)

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| image          = [[Image:Army 03rd (ComStar) logo.png]]
| Designation    = Third Army [[Level V|V]]-lambda
| formed         = 
| Disbanded      = [[3078]]<ref name=JFR-106/>
| Previous Designation = 
| Nickname       = The Emerald Falconeers
| Affiliation    = [[ComStar]]
| Parent Command = [[Com Guards]]
| Sub-Command    = 
}}

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Assigned to the [[Caph]] Theater, from 3 to 4 on the [[Inner Sphere Clock]], the '''[[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[3rd Army (ComStar)|Third Army]]'''&#39;s performance against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] was only enhanced by its participation in [[Operation Bulldog|Operations Bulldog]] and [[Task Force Serpent|Serpent]], leading it to adopt the nickname ''The Emerald Falconeers''.
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==History==
With troops stationed in both the [[Chaos March]] and sections of the [[Federated Suns]] which saw the most action in the [[FedCom Civil War]], the Third Army was stretched to breaking point and beyond by the Civil War and associated events. Acting on [[Gavin Dow]]'s orders, many Divisions of the Third fell to pro-[[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor]] troops; not surprisingly, Victor Davion's reinstatement as Precentor Martial proved unpopular with many in the Army. Additionally the refusal of both Davion and Dow to assign more troops to the Third Army in light of [[Word of Blake]] aggression in the Chaos March resulted in general decline in the Army's loyalty.

After the beginning of the [[Jihad]] the Com Guard Armies were stretched too thin. To counteract this, the 7th-12th Armies were disbanded and used to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies. This gave each of the newly-reinforced Armies a full six Divisions. The 3rd Army was one of the formations affected, receiving new reinforcements.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210</ref>

Along with the [[2nd Army (ComStar)|Second Army]], the Third was attached to a top secret mission led by [[Devlin Stone]], disappearing from public view in mid [[3078]], <ref name=JHST-77>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 77 - "Stone is Coming!"</ref> reappearing only after the liberation of Terra was concluded in [[3079]]. <ref name=JHST-131-132>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 131-132 - "Where are the Shadows?"</ref> It was later learned the 2nd and 3rd Armies had undertaken a successful if very costly assault against the Blakist held [[Luyten 68-28]] system, the remains of both shattered armies being used to bolster the [[6th Army (ComStar)|6th Army]] in preparation for [[Operation SCOUR]] and were effectively disbanded.<ref name=JFR-106>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 106 "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - The Com Guards"</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Army (ComStar)'''
|-
| [[Precentor]]||[[Marty Jby]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20YUp70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
| Precentor||[[Alexander Durbin]]||[[3055]] - [[3067]]<ref name=CSp84>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3050===
*[[111th Division (ComStar)|111th Division]] (''The White Clan'' [[Level IV|IV]]-rho)<ref name=20YUp70/>
*[[201st Division (ComStar)|201st Division]] (''Snow on the Mountains'' IV-kappa)<ref name=20YUp70/>
*[[203rd Division (ComStar)|203rd Division]] (''Strong Messages'' IV-xi)<ref name=20YUp70/>
*[[2nd Division (ComStar)|2nd Division]] (''ComStar Angels'' IV-mu)<ref name=20YUp70/>
*[[11th Division (ComStar)|11th Division]] (''Pirates' Bane'' IV-epsilon)<ref name=20YUp70/>
*[[322nd Division (ComStar)|322nd Division]] (''The Trademan's Pal'' [[Level III|III]]-pi)<ref name=20YUp70/>

===3055 to 3067===
*[[11th Division (ComStar)|11th Division]] (''The Wing Clippers'' IV-beta)<ref name=CSp84/>
*[[2nd Division (ComStar)|2nd Division]] (''The Falconeers'' IV-xi)<ref name=CSp84/>
*[[323rd Division (ComStar)|323rd Division]] (''The Groundhogs of Tukayyid'' IV-nu)<ref name=CSp84/>
*[[299th Division (ComStar)|299th Division]] (''The Battle-Smokers'' IV-lambda)<ref name=CSp84/>

===3067===
*[[11th Division (ComStar)|11th Division]] (''The Wing Clippers'' IV-beta)
*[[2nd Division (ComStar)|2nd Division]] (''The Falconeers'' IV-xi)
*[[323rd Division (ComStar)|323rd Division]] (''The Groundhogs of Tukayyid'' IV-nu)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Com Guards 3rd Army original.png|Original unit insignia used during the Battle of Tukayyid
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==Notes==
*The insignia of the Third Army features a hooded green falcon perched upon a black gauntlet.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''

[[Category:ComStar Commands|Army, 03rd]]