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    3D MARINE DIVISION

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    THE FIGHTING THIRD
    Okinawa, Japan

    Who we are

    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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    Jungle Survival Skills

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    Jungle Survival Skills

    A U.S. Marine starts a fire during a jungle survival class at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, March 18, 2025. ...

    Caltrap News

    3d LAAB's Inaugural MADIS Live-Fire

    A key component of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative, the mobile MADIS, increases 3d Marine Littoral Regiment’s tactical flexibility by extending the range of the airspace which 3d MLR is able to sense and defend without support from the Joint Force.

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    U.S. Marines with 12th LAAB Execute a Tactical Air Surveillance Raid on Wake Island

    U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen participate in a memorial ceremony at Wake Island, Dec. 17, 2024. The ceremony was held to honor the Marines, Sailors, and civilians that lost their lives during the Battle of Wake Island from Dec. 8 to Dec. 23, 1941.

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    4th Marines ACVs Complete First Open Water Amphibious Movement

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, JAPAN – Amphibious Combat Vehicles with 4th Marine

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    DoDEA Success Story

    Fourth and eighth-grade students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools led the nation in scoring on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading and Mathematics Assessments. DoDEA students’ average scale scores ranged from 14 to 25 points higher than corresponding national average scores and held steady while national average scores mostly decreased.

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    12th LCT Established, Enhances 12th MLR’s Warfighting Readiness

    The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment welcomed its third and final subordinate element, 12th Littoral Combat Team on March 3, 2025.

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    3d LAAB's Inaugural MADIS Live-Fire

    A key component of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative, the mobile MADIS, increases 3d Marine Littoral Regiment’s tactical flexibility by extending the range of the airspace which 3d MLR is able to sense and defend without support from the Joint Force.

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    SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE

    Dialing from Overseas (including Japan): 098-970-8255 or +1 800-273-8255 
    Dialing from the U.S. (including Hawaii): 988 or +1 800-273-8255

     

    3D MARDIV OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL AND READINESS (OSCAR)

    OSCAR in Okinawa +81 80-2700-5407 
    OSCAR in Hawaii: +1 808-257-3365 (select option 9) Ext. 7650 or 7651 

     

    U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL OKINAWA

    Dialing from Overseas and the U.S.: +81 98-971-9355 (select option 5)
    DSN: 315-646-9355

     

    TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY ROOM (HAWAII)

    Dialing from Overseas and the U.S.: +1 808-433-3707 or 3706

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