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Friday, May 17, 2013  Shaw Third Army leaders officially opened the Third Army Nursing Center; also known as TANC.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Soldiers, civilian employees and families of the Third Army are celebrating their 94th birthday with a ceremony of the unit's battle streamers, cake-cutting and chili cook-off.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Female soldiers who need advice now have another resource.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The Third Army is celebrating the Army's 237th birthday with a three-mile run and a cake-cutting ceremony.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Members of the Third Army are gathering to honor 22 soldiers and some family members for their volunteer spirit.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Leaders of the Third Army and the U.S. Army Central Command are hosting school officials from Sumter, who will get a tour of Shaw Air Force Base.

Friday, September 16, 2011  The Third Army located at Shaw Air Force Base is welcoming its new command sergeant major at a ceremony that also bids farewell to its current senior enlisted adviser.

Friday, June 10, 2011  The three-star general in charge of the Third Army is unfurling his unit's flag at its new home on Shaw Air Force Base in central South Carolina.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  Third Army commander Lt. Gen. Vincent Brooks is performing one of the military's tradition-laden ceremonies to show he is operating from new headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Friday, May 20, 2011  South Carolina political and military leaders are gathering to celebrate the opening of the Third Army's new $100 million headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  The men and women who supply and support U.S. Army forces throughout the Middle East are celebrating the opening of their new home at South Carolina's Shaw Air Force Base.  Military and local spokesmen say Friday's opening of the Third Army's $100 million headquarters will have a long-term impact on the central portion of the state.