3d Marine Division

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program, executes a braking technique during fast rope training on Exercise Fuji Viper, at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, May 20, 2019. Fast roping is a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique used as a rapid way of disembarking an aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser) Click here for more photos

Fuji Viper Weapons Company MOUT Training

U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program, line up outside a door during room clearing training as a part of Exercise Fuji Viper at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, May 14, 2019. During room clearing training, Marines practice and refine the techniques for eliminating threats when entering a room or building. Marines train in a variety of environments, to include urban, to build proficiency and lethality and ensure they are always ready for the next fight. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser) Click here for more photos

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division, with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program and Japanese local nationals attend the Fuji Friendship Festival at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, May 11, 2019. The Fuji Friendship Festival is an annual event designed to promote a strong relationship with the local community and showcase the Marines’ capabilities. (U.S. Marine Photo by Cpl. Esgar Rojas)

U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training

U.S. Marines with, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division stabilize a simulated casualty with a sucking chest wound during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2019. TCCC training teaches Marines a variety of lifesaving skills in a realistic scenario, so that they are fully prepared to perform casualty care in a real situation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Kolby Leger) click here for more photos

Sgt. Dustin Walters, with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program, coaches marines on team push-ups during a physical training competition at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, May 3, 2019. The PT competition was part of a company level training program during Operation Fuji Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser) click here for more photos

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2/3 Completes Bougainville I By Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson | March 30, 2019 U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted Exercise Bougainville I, a pre-deployment training exercise that enhances the unit’s proficiency, cohesion and combat readiness. Bougainville I was conducted at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows and Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, March 2019. MORE

Diving deeper into the Fleet Marine Force By Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall | March 27, 2019 Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan- Air tanks, rebreathers and scuba fins sit on metal shelves lining the dimly-lit hallway of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion compound. Chatter, echoing through the corridor, can be heard over the distinct noise of dive gear being tested and prepared. A doorway at the end of the hallway holds a sign that reads, ‘3rd Recon Navy divers’. MORE

実弾射撃移転訓練プログラム18－4 By Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers | March 7, 2019 第12海兵連隊第3大隊は、1月31日から2月26日にかけて宮城県の王城寺原演習場で実施された実弾射撃移転訓練プログラム18－4に参加しました。同プログラムは、実弾演習を通じて海兵隊の実戦能力を高め、日米同盟を支援するものです。定期的に実施される同訓練は、演習場の安全基準を順守し、日米両政府の合意に沿って行われるものです。 MORE

Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4 By Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers | March 5, 2019 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ARTP 18-4 provides the Marines with essential live-fire training to increase their warfighting capabilities and to better support the U.S.-Japan alliance. ARTP is a routine training exercise conducted in accordance with all range safety requirements and prior agreements between the two governments. MORE

Exercise Forest Light 19.2 Begins Early February By 2nd Lt. Brett Vannier | January 17, 2019 Approximately 400 Okinawa-based U.S. Marines will partner with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to conduct the semiannual bilateral exercise Forest Light 19.2 from Feb. 4 -15, 2019 in the Aibano Maneuver Area. MORE

Reserves in the Pacific By Lance Cpl. Marcus Allen | December 11, 2018 USNS Millinocket – 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment is active and deployed to Indo-Pacific Command to conduct multiple exercises across the region. As part of Marine Forces Reserve, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment is headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. and is comprised of Marines from all over the country. Reserve Marines have regularly operated alongside the active component since World War I. As a reserve unit, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment provides strategic depth to the active duty forces by acting as an essential shock absorber in today’s uncertain geopolitical environment. MORE

3d Marine Division Leaders

Major General William M. Jurney
Commanding General
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Colonel Mark H. Clingan
Assistant Division Commander
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Sergeant Major Dennis M. Bradley
Sergeant Major
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Command Master Chief Christopher T. Stone
Command Master Chief
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Mission

On order, 3d Marine Division conducts amphibious, forcible entry operations or sustained, combined arms land operations with strategic partners and allies, as an integral part of III MEF within the Pacific Theater Area of Operations (AO) in support of national security objectives.