3d Marine Division

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Through the Perilous Fight, The Star Spangled Banner.

In celebration of Independence Day, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessica Wright sings the Star Spangled Banner at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The video shows footage of Marines with 3rd Marine Division conducting training in Indo-Pacific areas. The training conducted by 3rd Marine Division ensures Marines are constantly ready to respond to any aggression or crisis anywhere in the Indo-Pacific region. Wright, from Buffalo, NY, is a member of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kallahan Morris) Click here for the whole video

Northern Apache, Expeditionary Advance Base Operations exercise

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, participate in an Expeditionary Advance Base Operations exercise at the Northern Training Area in Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2020. 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment is currently with 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program and led the exercise with participation from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. Training events like this strengthen 3rd Marine Division’s ability to control key terrain in a contested battlespace. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jackson Dukes) Click here for the whole video

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Ochs, a platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, sets up defensive positions during an Expeditionary Advance Base Operation exercise at the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 17, 2020. This 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment-led exercise also features participation from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. Training events like this strengthen 3rd Marine Division’s ability to control key terrain in a contested battlespace. Ochs is a native of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Donovan Massieperez) Click here for more photos

U.S. Marines with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, fire M240B machine guns during a mounted machine gun range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 22, 2020. The range was designed to increase the Marines’ proficiency and subsequent lethality with truck mounted heavy and medium guns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Donovan Massieperez) Click here for more photos

3rd Reconnaissance Battlion DPD Training

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, complete an open circuit dive during a Diver Propulsion Device certification course at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2020. The course certified the Marines in the use of the DPD, which increases their proficiency in covertly meeting mission objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Dukes) Click here for more photos

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.

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Marines Recognized for Victory in Squad Competition By 1st Lt. Gerard Callan | June 16, 2020 OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, won the 3rd Marine Division Squad Competition after a week of events at Camps Hansen and Gonsalves, in Okinawa, Japan, March 15 - 20, 2020. MORE

Transferring a Legacy: 4th Marine Regiment By Cpl. Esgar Rojas | May 29, 2020 OKINAWA, Japan - Col. Jason Perry, commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, will be relinquishing command of the regiment to Col. Mathew Tracy on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 29, 2020. MORE

New England, New York based Marine infantry battalion completes deployment with 3rd Marine Division By Courtesy Story | May 14, 2020 OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, return home after being away for almost a year. The unit has been authorized to return to the U.S. after completing a six-month deployment with the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan, from Oct. 2019 to May 2020. MORE

U.S. Marines conduct the Advanced Infantry Marine Course in Okinawa By Cpl. Josue Marquez | April 17, 2020 OKINAWA, Japan - U.S. Marines with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division participate in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course (AIMC) on Okinawa, Japan, March 9 – April 14. MORE

Mrs. Barbara Mathews becomes an Honorary Marine By Capt. Eric Abrams | March 12, 2020 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – A Hawaiian-based videographer was just the 11th woman in Marine Corps history to be awarded the title of Honorary Marine during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 6, 2020. MORE

3/12 One Two Punch By Cpl. Brandon Salas | February 27, 2020 HOKKAIDO, Japan — U.S. Marines with Tango Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12), and Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) Platoon from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live fire exercise during Exercise Northern Viper at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 5, 2020. MORE

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