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Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. The camp is situated in the town of Kin , near the northern shore of Kin Bay, and is the second-northernmost major installation on Okinawa, with Camp Schwab to the north.
With construction finished, the complex served as State Farm's corporate headquarters until 1974. [2] State Farm moved the last of its employees from the building in January 2018, and in April 2018 announced its intention to permanently leave the 200,000 square foot building. Having failed to find a buyer, in July 2019 State Farm announced that ...
The battalion was activated on 1 October 1990 at Marine Corps Camp Courtney, Okinawa, as the 3d Intelligence Company, 3d Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group under the command of the III MEF. In December 1990, it was relocated to Camp Hansen. During June 1995, it was reassigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion at the III MEF.
3rd Battalion maintains its headquarters at Camp Hansen and sources the Unit Deployment Program as the headquarters element for deployed artillery batteries drawn from across the Corps. 3/12's permanent firing batteries have been reassigned to other units: Battery K to 2nd Battalion 11th Marines, Battery L to 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, and ...
Kin is located at the middle of Okinawa Island, and is roughly triangular in shape.The town is roughly 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long from east to west. From north to south the town ranges between 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at its widest point, measured from Būtodake in Camp Hansen to the tip of Cape Kin.
Chimu Airfield (1945-1946), then Camp Hansen United States Marine Corps camp (1965–present) Chimu Seaplane Base (July 1945 – 1946) Awase Airfield (1945-1950) For United States Marine Corps fighters, US Air Force (1950-1977), site is now housing; Bolo Airfield, 78 and 87 Seabee camp, opened too late for war, used as a storage depot (1945-1972)
Activated 1 May 1958 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, as Maintenance Company, 3D Force Service Regiment, 3D Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Redesignated 10 September 1959 as Material Supply and Maintenance Battalion, 3D Force Service Regiment, Fleet Marine Force. Relocated during March 1961 to Camp Sukiran, Okinawa. 1962–1972
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, ... Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton: Stampede: Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, ... IL) 30 June 1947 3 April 1967 [54] MACS-23 ...