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12th Marine Littoral Regiment
12th Marine Littoral Regiment Insignia
Active4 October 1927 – 1945
17 March 1952 - present
Country12th Marine Littoral Regiment United States of America
Branch12th Marine Littoral Regiment United States Marine Corps
TypeLittoral Regiment
RoleProvide fires in support of 3rd Marine Division
Part of3rd Marine Division
Garrison/HQCamp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan
Nickname(s)Thunder and Steel
Motto(s)Honor, Fidelity, Valor
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Battle of Bougainville
  • Battle of Guam
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

  • Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Peter B. Eltringham
Notable
commanders
Donald M. Weller
Clifford B. Drake

The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a Littoral regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan. Nicknamed "Thunder and Steel," the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division.

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