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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Cobra Gold 23: Mortar Employment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines sight in a M252 81mm mortar as part of employment drills during Exercise Cobra Gold at Chanthaburi...

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JWX 23: HST

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3d Marine Logistics Group direct a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465,...

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Samurai 23-1

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryce Hart with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division provides security during Exercise Samurai 23-1 in the...

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3d MLR Marines Conduct MLRTE: Phase II

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division prepare to embark a CH-53E Super Stallion during Marine Littoral Regiment Training...

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3d MLR Marines Operate the TRUAS

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, employ a Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) during Marine Littoral...

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ARTP 22.4 – Live-Fire Training

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer while conducting live-fire training during Artillery Relocation...

Caltrap News

Marine Littoral Regiment concludes historic exercise, set to join Stand-in Forces: ‘From this point forward, we are integrating them into our operations’

MLR-TE marked the first field training exercise featuring a MLR with all of its subordinate battalions integrated into a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operating as a Stand-in-Force (SiF).

Developing the force of the future: ‘Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise’ set to begin

This large-scale, service-level exercise is designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force that is geographically distributed across a maritime environment contested by a peer-level adversary.

U.S. Marine runs toward gunfire, applies lifesaving aid in Waikiki shooting

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Amed Issa, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, was at the back of the bar when loud popping sounds sent the room into chaos, Jan. 6, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps deactivates 3d Battalion, 3d Marines

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII—3d Battalion, 3d Marines cased its colors during the unit’s deactivation ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2023.

U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force exercise defensive capabilities across multiple islands during Keen Sword 23

The exercise kicked off with the establishment of three Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Centers (BGTCCs) at three different locations in the Nansei Islands where Marines from the 3d Marine Division, 12th Marine Regiment, and 3d Battalion, 12th Marines worked with their JGSDF counterparts to plan and coordinate operations together.