Global Information Lookup Global Information

3rd Marine Division information


3rd Marine Division
3rd Marine Division insignia
Active1942–1945, 1952–present
Country3rd Marine Division United States of America
Branch3rd Marine Division United States Marine Corps
TypeGround combat element
SizeMarine Division
Part ofIII Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQCamp Courtney[1]
Nickname(s)"Fighting Third" "Caltrap"
Motto(s)Fidelity, Valor, Honor
Engagements
  • World War II
    • Battle of Bougainville
    • Battle of Guam
    • Battle of Iwo Jima

Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

  • Vietnam War
    • Operation Starlite
    • First Battle of Khe Sanh
    • Operation Hastings
    • Operation Buffalo
    • Operation Kingfisher
    • Operation Kentucky
    • Operation Virginia Ridge
    • Operation Idaho Canyon
    • Tet Offensive
    • Battle of Khe Sanh
    • Con Thien

Operation Desert Storm

  • Battle of Khafji

War on Terror

  • Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Commanding GeneralMaj. Gen. Christian F. Wortman
Sergeant MajorSgtMaj Robert W. Schieler
Notable
commanders
Charles D. Barrett
Graves B. Erskine
William E. Riley
William R. Collins
Wood B. Kyle
Rathvon M. Tompkins
Bruno Hochmuth
Raymond G. Davis

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). The division was first formed during World War II and saw four years of continuous combat in the Vietnam War. Today, elements of the 3rd Marine Division are continuously forward deployed and forward postured to carry out the US Government's mission of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific in conjunction with its sister services.

  1. ^ Cordero, Jeffrey (26 September 2008). "3rd Marine Division celebrates 66th birthday". U.S. Marines in Japan. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 2008-12-09.[dead link]

and 16 Related for: 3rd Marine Division information

Request time (Page generated in 1.093 seconds.)

3rd Marine Division

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 2427

1st Marine Division

Last Update:

The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California...

Word Count : 5628

3rd Marine Littoral Regiment

Last Update:

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....

Word Count : 1883

List of United States Marine Corps divisions

Last Update:

States Marine Corps logistics groups List of 1st Marine Division Commanders List of 2nd Marine Division Commanders List of 3rd Marine Division Commanders...

Word Count : 51

3rd Division

Last Update:

(Australia) 3rd Armored Division (France) 3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) 3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) 3rd SS Panzer...

Word Count : 394

4th Marine Regiment

Last Update:

composed of Marine infantry battalions and a LAR company from across the Corps that forward deploy to Okinawa and the 3rd Marine Division for six-month...

Word Count : 3576

List of 3rd Marine Division commanders

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 1034

3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Last Update:

The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is a United States Marine Corps unit that is the "middleweight" crises response force of choice in the Pacific Area...

Word Count : 2038

12th Marine Littoral Regiment

Last Update:

and Steel," the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division. The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a naval formation, including capabilities...

Word Count : 539

United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions

Last Update:

United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions (or commonly called Marine Division Recon) are the special operations assets of Marine Air-Ground Task...

Word Count : 2179

List of United States Marine Corps regiments

Last Update:

25th Marine Regiment 10th Marine Regiment 11th Marine Regiment 14th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment 12th Marine Littoral Regiment Combat Logistics...

Word Count : 311

2nd Marine Division

Last Update:

The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary...

Word Count : 1902

List of United States Marine Corps battalions

Last Update:

subordinate GCE battalions and regiments (infantry and artillery only) by Marine division (MARDIV) headquarters battalions. Additionally, this battalion provides...

Word Count : 4321

List of active duty United States Marine Corps major generals

Last Update:

Benjamin T. Watson". 1st Marine Division. Retrieved 9 July 2022. "Commanding General, Third Marine Aircraft Wing". 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Retrieved...

Word Count : 978

Ground combat element

Last Update:

Marine infantry battalions) 2nd Marine Division (3 Marine infantry regiments containing 9 Marine infantry battalions) 3rd Marine Division (2 Marine infantry...

Word Count : 801

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

Last Update:

permanent personnel. By mid-December, 1952, a fresh 3rd Marine Division, with assistance from the 12th Marine Regiment, conducted the first large-scale, live-fire...

Word Count : 1796

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net