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3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Horno on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.Nicknamed the "Thundering Third", the battalion consists of approximately 1,200 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.
In September 2005 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines surrounded the Haditha Triad (Haditha, Barwanah, Haqlaniyah) and assaulted Haditha. The city was proclaimed to be another Fallujah-esque battle, i.e., heavy house to house fighting. 3/1 would hold the entire Triad area of Haditha, Barwanah, and Haqlaniyah until March 2006 when 3/3 relieved them ...
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. [6] The battalion deployed to Karma, Iraq from August 2008 - March 2009. One Marine was killed and five were injured on December 21, 2008.
Shortly after returning to base, the ARVN informed the Marines that their 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment was heavily engaged with the Viet Cong 810th Battalion on the Phu Thu Peninsula east of the base. The Unit commander LCOL Hanifin ordered a night helicopter assault into positions north of the peninsula and by 02:00 on 28 February HMM-163 had ...
In late March 1970 the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines took over the defense of the Hải Vân Pass from the 26th Marine Regiment, stationing a reinforced platoon at Hill 724. [ 6 ] : 36–7 On 1 August the Marines passed responsibility for the defense of the Pass to the South Vietnamese Regional Force .
For extraordinary heroism as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM on 25 March 2003. While leading his platoon north on Highway I toward Ad Diwaniyah, First Lieutenant Chontosh's platoon moved into a coordinated ...
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation: Quảng Nam Province: Nov 6 – 7: Operation Yass [4] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search of Phuoc Hoa village and the clearance of Long Sơn Island: Phước Tuy Province: Nov 8 – 12: Operation Hayman [4 ...
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines operation: coast of Gio Linh District, 7 km (4 mi) south of the DMZ: 10: 10 Dec 26: Operation Lam Son 166 [14] ARVN 1st Division operations against the 816th Vietcong Battalion: Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces: Dec 26 – Jan 2 1968: Operation Badger Tooth [1] [9]: 176–9 3rd Battalion 1st Marines search ...