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5 March 1952 – 1 May 1958 1 July 1964 – 27 June 2008 27 June 2008 – 12 September 2023 12 September 2023 - Present: Country: United States: Branch: USMC: Type: Logistics: Part of: 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment 3rd Marine Division: Garrison/HQ: Marine Corps Base Hawaii: Nickname(s) "Longboard" Motto(s) 'O Ka Hana, 'A'Ole Ka 'Òlelo (Actions ...
The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR) is a regiment of the United States Marine Corps that is optimized for littoral maneuver in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii , the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division and the III Marine Expeditionary Force .
The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan.It is one of three active duty infantry divisions in the Marine Corps and together with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1stMAW) and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG) forms the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF).
From 1965 through 1966, elements of 3d FSR were deployed to support the war in Vietnam. Throughout most of 1965, a Force Logistic Support Group in Da Nang, which was subordinate to 3d FSR provided logistical support for approximately 38,000 Marines of the 3d Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing. [1]
On June 1, 2006, 1/3 handed over their area of operations to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment and shortly thereafter returned to Hawaii. [ 5 ] In March 2007, 1st Battalion 3d Marines deployed to Haditha, Iraq . 1/3 lost no Marines during this deployment, which was a first for the Marine Corps since the start of OIF .
3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (3d LAAB) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control and air defense unit that is optimized for operations in the first island chain. The battalion is based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division.
The 3rd Marine Division is an infantry division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and Okinawa, Japan. It is one of three active duty divisions in the Marine Corps and together with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1stMAW) and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG) forms the III ...
They were again reassigned in April 1971 to the 1st Marine Division. The battalion was deactivated 1 June 1974. [2] 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines was reactivated on 1 October 1975 at MCB Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. Elements of the battalion deployed to the Western Pacific at various times during the 1970s and 1980s.