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3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (3d LAR)
3d LAR insignia
ActiveMay 1983–present
Country3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion United States of America
Branch3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion United States Marine Corps
TypeArmored reconnaissance battalion
RoleArmored reconnaissance, security, and limited offensive operations
Part of1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Nickname(s)"Wolfpack"
Motto(s)"The strength of the pack is the wolf, the strength of the wolf is the pack."
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Restore Hope
War on Terror
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
    • 2003 invasion of Iraq
    • Operation Phantom Fury
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Scott A. Stewart

3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (3D LAR BN) is a fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they are part of the 1st Marine Division and I Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.

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