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The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (3rd Recon) conducts amphibious and ground reconnaissance in support of the 3rd Marine Division and Marine Forces Pacific (MarForPac), operating in the commander's areas of influence. The battalion is based out of Camp Schwab, a satellite base of Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler.
February 11, 2007 [3] Ramadi. Placed himself in the direct line of enemy fire in order to protect a disabled waterborne patrol in the Euphrates River. [3] Christopher Adlesperger. Lance Corporal. Navy Cross. 3rd Battalion 5th Marines. November 10, 2004 [4]
1 April 1965 – Activated as 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, FMF for further transfer to the Republic of Viet Nam. 5 March 1966 – Detachment (2 Platoons) of 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, FMF deployed to Viet Nam. 9 June 1966 – 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company (-) moved from Camp Lejeune, N. C. to Camp Pendleton, California.
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit normally fell under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. [ 1] When fully manned, the unit consisted of ...
3rd Marine Division, 2nd Raider's sign on Bougainville A young Marine waits on the beach at Da Nang in Vietnam during the Marine landing, March 8, 1965. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eric Kassow, a rifleman with 3d Marine Division, provides security during the 3d Marine Division Rifle Squad Competition at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine ...
The United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance detachments, or FORECON, operate in deep reconnaissance, direct action, and the control of supporting arms; to convey military intelligence beyond the means of a commander's area of influence on the battlefield. They are capable of operating independently in combined methods of amphibious and ...
"Marine Recon adapts to growing mission in Iraq". Marine Corps News. United States Marine Corps. Story ID#: 20065224041.. Article on changes to the Reconnaissance Battalions' mission brought on by fourth generation warfare. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
Marines of 3rd LAR pray during a memorial service for their fallen brothers. Street view of Rawah, Iraq (2006) 3rd LAR strikes key insurgent border hub during Operation Raw Hide II in Helmand Province, Afghanistan (2011) Marines from D Company patrol north of Fallujah in April, 2006