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| unit_name = Third Littoral Combat Team |
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|start_date={{start date and age|1942|05|01}} |
| start_date = {{start date and age|1942|05|01}} |
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|country={{flagu|United States|name=United States of America}} |
| country = {{flagu|United States|name=United States of America}} |
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|branch= {{Flag|United States Marine Corps}} |
| branch = {{Flag|United States Marine Corps}} |
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|type= [[Light infantry]] |
| type = [[Light infantry]] |
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|role= Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
| role = Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
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|command_structure= [[3d Marine Regiment]]<br/>[[3d Marine Division]] |
| command_structure = [[3d Marine Regiment]]<br/>[[3d Marine Division]] |
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|current_commander= [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|20px]] Lieutenant Colonel |
| current_commander = [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|20px]] Lieutenant Colonel Mark A. Lenzi |
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|garrison=[[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]] |
| garrison = [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]] |
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|ceremonial_chief= |
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= |
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|nickname= "Lava Dogs & Chicha Jima Marines” |
| nickname = "Lava Dogs & Chicha Jima Marines” |
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|motto= "Fortuna Fortes Juvat"<br/>"Fortune Favors the Brave" |
| motto = "Fortuna Fortes Juvat"<br/>"Fortune Favors the Brave" |
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|battles= '''[[World War II]]''' |
| battles = '''[[World War II]]''' |
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* [[Battle of Bougainville]] |
* [[Battle of Bougainville]] |
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* [[Battle of Guam (1944)|Battle of Guam]] |
* [[Battle of Guam (1944)|Battle of Guam]] |
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*[[Operation Enduring Freedom]] |
*[[Operation Enduring Freedom]] |
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*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] |
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] |
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|notable_commanders=[[George O. Van Orden]]<br/>[[Ronald R. Van Stockum]] |
| notable_commanders = [[George O. Van Orden]]<br/>[[Ronald R. Van Stockum]] |
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|website =[http://www.3rdmardiv.marines.mil/Units/3dMarineRegiment/1stBattalion.aspx 1st Battalion 3d Marines] |
| website = [http://www.3rdmardiv.marines.mil/Units/3dMarineRegiment/1stBattalion.aspx 1st Battalion 3d Marines] |
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[[File:1-3 Mortar.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines fire a 60mm mortar system during platoon attacks as part of Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 6, 2021. LSE21 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)]] |
[[File:1-3 Mortar.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines fire a 60mm mortar system during platoon attacks as part of Large Scale Exercise 2021, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 6, 2021. LSE21 is a live, virtual, and constructive exercise employing integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and sensors across the joint force to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of naval operations in a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)]] |
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[[File:1-3 JWTC.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, carry a simulated casualty at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, August 6, 2020. The Marines were participating in an air assault to increase their proficiency at air insertions and maneuvering through simulated enemy terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)]] |
[[File:1-3 JWTC.jpg|thumb|U.S. Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, carry a simulated casualty at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, August 6, 2020. The Marines were participating in an air assault to increase their proficiency at air insertions and maneuvering through simulated enemy terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)]] |
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'''The Third Littoral Combat Team (formerly 1/3)''' is an [[infantry]] [[battalion]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]] based out of [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]]. Nicknamed the "Lava Dogs", the battalion consists of approximately 800 Marines and sailors and falls under the command of the [[3rd Marine Regiment (United States)|3rd Marine Regiment]] of the [[3rd Marine Division (United States)|3rd Marine Division]]. |
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==Subordinate units== |
==Subordinate units== |
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* [[Headquarters and Service Company]] |
* [[Headquarters and Service Company]] (Headhunter) |
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* Alpha Company |
* Alpha Company (Ares) |
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* Bravo Company |
* Bravo Company (Banjo) |
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* Charlie Company |
* Charlie Company (Chaos) |
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*Medium Range Missile Battery (Blacksheep) |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===1980s=== |
===1980s=== |
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[[File:1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines on USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) preparing to land on Philippines in December 1989 P03.jpg|thumb|260 px|Alpha Company aboard USS Tuscaloosa in December 1989]] |
[[File:1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines on USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) preparing to land on Philippines in December 1989 P03.jpg|thumb|260 px|Alpha Company aboard USS ''Tuscaloosa'' in December 1989]] |
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Throughout the 1980s, 1/3 regularly deployed to [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] to serve as a forward staged unit in the Western Pacific area as part of the Marine Corps [[Unit Deployment Program]]. During the Unit Deployment Program, the battalion would regularly participate in exercises throughout the region, such as in Korea and Thailand. In December 1989, while at Okinawa, 1/3 responded to the [[1989 Philippine coup attempt]] as part of an amphibious task force and sent Marines ashore to reinforce the American Embassy. The battalion formed the [[ground combat element]] of CTF-79 (Commander, Landing Force, [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]]). |
Throughout the 1980s, 1/3 regularly deployed to [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] to serve as a forward staged unit in the Western Pacific area as part of the Marine Corps [[Unit Deployment Program]]. During the Unit Deployment Program, the battalion would regularly participate in exercises throughout the region, such as in Korea and Thailand. In December 1989, while at Okinawa, 1/3 responded to the [[1989 Philippine coup attempt]] as part of an amphibious task force and sent Marines ashore to reinforce the American Embassy. The battalion formed the [[ground combat element]] of CTF-79 (Commander, Landing Force, [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]]). |
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===The Gulf War and the 1990s=== |
===The Gulf War and the 1990s=== |
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[[File:Mortar Section, Weapons Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines in the Gulf War, February 1991.jpg|260 px|thumb|Weapons Platoon, Bravo Company in the Gulf War]] |
[[File:Mortar Section, Weapons Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines in the Gulf War, February 1991.jpg|260 px|thumb|Weapons Platoon, Bravo Company in the Gulf War]] |
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In August 1990, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines deployed to [[Saudi Arabia]] for [[Gulf |
In August 1990, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines deployed to [[Saudi Arabia]] for [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]] and took up defensive positions along the coastal highway leading to Kuwait. In February 1991, 1/3 assaulted into Kuwait as part of the ground war of [[Operation Desert Storm]] to liberate the country from Iraqi occupation. |
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===The Global War on Terrorism=== |
===The Global War on Terrorism=== |
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The battalion deployed to Karma, Iraq from August 2008 - March 2009. One Marine was killed and five were injured on December 21, 2008. [https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/marine-lance-cpl-thomas-reilly-jr/3877014] |
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The battalion again deployed to Afghanistan in November 2009 through June 2010, taking up positions in and around [[Forward Operating Base Geronimo|FOB Geronimo]], within the district of [[Nawa-I-Barakzayi]], [[Helmand Province]]. In February 2010, the battalion participated in [[Operation Moshtarak]], the seizure of the [[Taliban]] [[stronghold]] of [[Marjah]].<ref>{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.marines.mil/unit/iimef/2ndmeb/Pages/Marinesfightinsurgents,securekeyintersectiononroadtoMarjeh.aspx |
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|archivedate=June 29, 2011 |
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The activities of Bravo and Charlie Companies were covered extensively in a series of articles by C. J. Chivers in ''[[The New York Times]]'', and in the "At War Blog" posted on ''The New York Times'' website. A total of five Marines were KIA, along with one British reporter this deployment. [https://onethreemarines.com/afghanistan-memorial/] |
The activities of Bravo and Charlie Companies were covered extensively in a series of articles by C. J. Chivers in ''[[The New York Times]]'', and in the "At War Blog" posted on ''The New York Times'' website. A total of five Marines were KIA, along with one British reporter this deployment. [https://onethreemarines.com/afghanistan-memorial/] |
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The battalion deployed once more to Afghanistan in April 2011, taking up positions south of [[Forward Operating Base Delhi|FOB Delhi]], in Garmsir District, Helmand Province. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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