Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An kafa shi a matsayin rukunin sojoji a ranar 28 ga Disamba, 1976, a lokacin tawayen kwaminisanci (1968<unk>1989)
, 3 DIV an ba shi aikin kare tsibirin Malay tare da 2nd Infantry Division (2 DIV). A wancan lokacin, hedkwatar DIV guda 2 sun kasance a Sungai Besi Army Base kuma suna kula da yankin arewacin tsibirin Malay. Daga baya aka tura Rukunin Sojoji na 2 zuwa Penang, kuma an kafa Rukunin Sojoji na 4 don tsakiyar tsibirin Malay. Tun daga wannan lokacin, 3 DIV ya kasance yana da alhakin jihohi huɗu: Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, da Pahang.