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3d Marine Littoral Regiment

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Ferinde, a radio operator with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, checks communications during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 28, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Ferinde, a radio operator with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, checks communications during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 28, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sam Kopotic, a network administrator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division establishes a Network-On-The-Move at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 27, 2023. Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. Cpl. Kopotic is a native from Madison, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sam Kopotic, a network administrator with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division establishes a Network-On-The-Move at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 27, 2023. Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment. Cpl. Kopotic is a native from Madison, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick King)

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, execute Exercise Spartan Trident at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Spartan Trident is a three-part exercise designed to facilitate the development and refinement of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to serve as the inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, execute Exercise Spartan Trident at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Spartan Trident is a three-part exercise designed to facilitate the development and refinement of tactics, techniques, and procedures required to serve as the inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment.

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Aug. 12, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Aug. 12, 2022) U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment Headquarters, 3d Marine Division, hike in formation during a sustainment 10-kilometer hike at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. Sustaining physical and mental fitness ensures the 3d MLR continues to stay dedicated to future warfighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio)

Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Flowers (left), an intelligence specialist, and Sgt. Andrew Licea (right), a mortar section leader, both with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fire an M224 60 mm mortar system while conducting squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines’ proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Flowers (left), an intelligence specialist, and Sgt. Andrew Licea (right), a mortar section leader, both with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fire an M224 60 mm mortar system while conducting squad attacks during a live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 28, 2022. This training improved the Marines’ proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce)

Photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey after conducting close air support (CAS) drills on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2022. 3/3’s Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers conducted CAS training to hone their proficiency in coordinating precision fires from aircraft. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey after conducting close air support (CAS) drills on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2022. 3/3’s Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers conducted CAS training to hone their proficiency in coordinating precision fires from aircraft. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr, commanding officer, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during the redesignation ceremony of 1st Battalion, 3d Marines at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. 1/3 redesignated to the 3rd Littoral Combat Team where it will be organized, trained, and equipped to support sea control and sea denial operations within actively contested maritime spaces as part of a modernized force, integrated with the Navy and other joint force elements. The redesignation demonstrates significant progress towards the FD2030 initiative.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr, commanding officer, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during the redesignation ceremony of 1st Battalion, 3d Marines at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 23, 2022. 1/3 redesignated to the 3rd Littoral Combat Team where it will be organized, trained, and equipped to support sea control and sea denial operations within actively contested maritime spaces as part of a modernized force, integrated with the Navy and other joint force elements. The redesignation demonstrates significant progress towards the FD2030 initiative.

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 moves to extract Marines from 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division executing an amphibious raid on Ukibaru Island, Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2022. This specialized insertion and extraction training provided Marines with enhanced skills and confidence necessary for clandestine operations, ensuring they are prepared to execute a diverse set of waterborne reconnaissance and surveillance missions in order to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 moves to extract Marines from 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division executing an amphibious raid on Ukibaru Island, Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2022. This specialized insertion and extraction training provided Marines with enhanced skills and confidence necessary for clandestine operations, ensuring they are prepared to execute a diverse set of waterborne reconnaissance and surveillance missions in order to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. (United States Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

Photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, 3d Marine Division commanding general, renders a salute during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d Marine Littoral Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, 3d Marine Division commanding general, renders a salute during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d Marine Littoral Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr and Sgt. Maj. Rodney E. Nevinger, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer and sergeant major, unveil the 3d MLR unit colors during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d MLR aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr and Sgt. Maj. Rodney E. Nevinger, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer and sergeant major, unveil the 3d MLR unit colors during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d MLR aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr and Sgt. Maj. Rodney E. Nevinger, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer and sergeant major, unveil the 3d MLR unit colors during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d MLR aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Timothy S. Brady Jr and Sgt. Maj. Rodney E. Nevinger, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer and sergeant major, unveil the 3d MLR unit colors during the redesignation ceremony of 3d Marines to 3d MLR aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 3, 2022. The 3d MLR will serve as a key enabler for joint, allied, and partnered forces, will integrate with naval forces, and will enable multi-domain maneuver and fires within contested spaces. The transition of 3d Marines to 3d MLR is in accordance with Force Design 2030 and one of the first major steps to facilitating a shift as the Marine Corps divests in legacy capabilities and builds a force that is optimized for operations envisioned within the Commandant’s Planning Guidance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Noble, company commander, Communications Company, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during an activation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 24, 2022. The Communications Company will serve as a critical enabler to the future 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, capable of integrating with the Joint Force, and will provide command and control capabilities to Marines distributed across wide areas of the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Noble, company commander, Communications Company, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during an activation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 24, 2022. The Communications Company will serve as a critical enabler to the future 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, capable of integrating with the Joint Force, and will provide command and control capabilities to Marines distributed across wide areas of the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, present the battalion colors during activation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022. 3d LAAB is designed to train and employ air defense, air surveillance, early warning, air control, and forward rearming and refueling capabilities. The battalion activated in accordance with Force Design 2030 as 3d Marines prepares to become the U.S. Marine Corps’ inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, present the battalion colors during activation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2022. 3d LAAB is designed to train and employ air defense, air surveillance, early warning, air control, and forward rearming and refueling capabilities. The battalion activated in accordance with Force Design 2030 as 3d Marines prepares to become the U.S. Marine Corps’ inaugural Marine Littoral Regiment

Photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, employ a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during a live-fire range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. This training provides effective and intense repetitions in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, employ a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during a live-fire range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 24, 2021. This training provides effective and intense repetitions in an expeditionary environment to ensure 3d Marines remains lethal and ready to fight now. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. George R. Gordy IV, Commanding Officer of 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, awards Lance Cpl. Tercell Byrd, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 30, 2021. Byrd received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions on 28 April 2018. Byrd is a native of Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. George R. Gordy IV, Commanding Officer of 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, awards Lance Cpl. Tercell Byrd, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 30, 2021. Byrd received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroic actions on 28 April 2018. Byrd is a native of Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano)

Photo by Cpl. Juan Carpanzano

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Cooper and Cpl. Jacob Siemsen, anti-tank missile gunners with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fire a Javelin missile while conducting a live-fire combat rehearsal during Fuji Viper 21.3 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2021. During this exercise, Marines honed tactics, techniques, and procedures to support expeditionary advanced base operations at the platoon and company level. 3/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Cooper is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey and Siemsen is a native of Tillamook, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Cooper and Cpl. Jacob Siemsen, anti-tank missile gunners with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, fire a Javelin missile while conducting a live-fire combat rehearsal during Fuji Viper 21.3 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2021. During this exercise, Marines honed tactics, techniques, and procedures to support expeditionary advanced base operations at the platoon and company level. 3/3 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Cooper is a native of Old Bridge, New Jersey and Siemsen is a native of Tillamook, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter their area of operations after conducting a military freefall infiltration during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter their area of operations after conducting a military freefall infiltration during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Marquez

U.S. Marines patrol to a rally point during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 16.

U.S. Marines patrol to a rally point during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 16.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

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