3d Marine Division

USMC MajGen Kyle Ellison and SgtMaj Jefferey Vandentop, the commanding general and command senior enlisted leader of 3rd Marine Division, speak to Marines on Okinawa, Japan. The command visit emphasized the importance of their mission in supporting the U.S.-Japan alliance.

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd LCT evaluate the proficiency and readiness of the LCT’s NMESIS sections through technical exams, mobility exercises, radio programing, and naval vessel fire mission processing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd LCT engage simulated targets during a live-fire basic skills package at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The live-fire training focused on combat readiness and small-unit leadership.

(@USMC 📸 by 2nd Lt. John Kim)

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct fast rope and aircraft elevator operations from an M-22 Osprey on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

(@USMC by Lance Cpl. Kylee DiSanto)

U.S. Marines with 12th MLR conduct live-fire range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, to maintain operational readiness, tactical proficiency, and enhance lethality while operating within the first island chain.

(@USMC 📸 by Cpl. Skilah Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with 3rd LCT, conduct a live-fire basic skills package at MCB Hawaii, building combat readiness and small-unit leadership through rifle marksmanship, fragmentation grenade employment, and heavy explosive weapons.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield)

U.S. Marines with 12th LCT, fire the light anti-armor weapon at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, enhancing tactical overall combat readiness lethality in urban and open environments.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)

Marines with 4th Marine Regiment and 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, fly an unmanned aircraft system aboard a Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Craft-B off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a simulated High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid infiltration firing mission during Exercise Typhoon Crossbow at Iwo Jima Air Base, Japan.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a simulated High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration firing mission during Exercise Typhoon Crossbow at Iwo Jima Air Base, Japan.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)

A newly activated company with 3rd LCT integrates multi-domain reconnaissance, organic precision fires, and indirect fire support to enable sensing, targeting, and sea denial operations in contested maritime environments.

(@USMC 📸 by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)

U.S. Marines with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense elements, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct sensitive site exploitation training in Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.

(@USMC 📸 by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

#Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, fire a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile with the M41A7 Saber weapon system at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, operate an augmented parachute system on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan to maneuver over long distances through the air while maintaining a low signature.

(@USMC 📸 by Cpl. Briseida Villasenor)

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, execute squad attacks during the night at Combat Airs Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, enhancing tactical proficiency, combat readiness,and unit cohesion.

(@USMC 📸 by Lance Cpl. Camila Garibay)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment take part in a live-fire basic skills package at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, in order to develop the Marines’ ability to operate in dynamic combat environments.

(@USMC Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion and Airmen offload a Marine Air Defense Integrated System at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The MADIS is the U.S. Marine Corps’ advanced mobile air defense system.

(@USMC Marine Corps 📸 by Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marines with 3rd MLR participate in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, certifying them to train, supervise, and advance students in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

(@USMC 📸 by Sgt. Johnathan Beauchamp)

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment conduct Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, to ensure safe location, treatment, and extraction of personnel.

(@USMC Marine Corps 📸 by Cpl. Rodney Frye)

U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, conduct fire team attack drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, increasing their proficiency in fire team tactics through dry-fire and live-fire ranges.

(@USMC Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. David Posada)