MISSION

3d Marine Division operates as a Stand-In Force in the first island chain to secure, seize, or defend key maritime terrain in order to deny and disrupt adversary actions in support of the Fleet, the Joint Force, and partnered and allied forces.

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Guam 78th Liberation: Liberation Day Parade

U.S. service members march with the colors to prepare for the National Anthem during the 78th Liberation Day Parade in Hagåtña, Guam, July 21, 2022....

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V33 Fire Team Attacks

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar Arreguinolmos, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, prepares to launch an M69 practice grenade while conducting...

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V33 Close Air Support

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Mitchell Pitney (left) and Marine Corps 1st Lt. Cole Patton, an infantry officer with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, prepare...

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3d Battalion, 2d Marines, conducts Tactical Small Unit Leader Course on Camp Schwab

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. John Cinnante, a machine gunner with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, fires an M240B medium machine gun from a Utility Task Vehicle...

Caltrap News

U.S. Marines redesignate Littoral Combat Team, realign Combat Logistics Battalion under Marine Littoral Regiment

The U.S. Marine Corps redesignated 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines as the 3rd Littoral Combat Team and realigned Combat Logistics Battalion 3 under the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment during two ceremonies held here June 23 and 24, 2022.

Marines rehearse defending key maritime terrain from assault

OKINAWA, JAPAN – Holding camouflaged defensive positions in the jungles of northern Okinawa, U.S. Marines readied to repel an attack from an opposing force aiming to seize the island during a combat rehearsal, dubbed the “Counter Assault Exercise,” from May 9 to May 12, 2022.

3d MLR conducts Joint Exercise Garnet Rattler

BOISE, IDAHO — U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division participated in joint exercise Garnet Rattler at U.S. National Guard Base Gowen Field, Idaho, from April 25 to May 11, 2022.

2021 3d Marine Division Marine of the Year

OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aselia Isakova, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division was recognized as the Division’s Marine of the Year for 2021, April 8, 2022 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.