3rd Battalion, 12th Marines
3rd Battalion, 12th Marines | |
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Operation Desert Storm | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LtCol Stephen Boada |
3rd Battalion, 12th Marines (3/12) is an
Mission
Provide direct support of the
Current units
- Headquarters Battery
- Four firing 11th Marines.
History
World War II
3rd Battalion 12th Marines was activated on September 16, 1942, at
Deployed during January - February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand
Participated in the following World War II Campaigns Bougainville Northern Solomons Guam Iwo Jima
Deactivated 28 December 1945
Reactivation and the Vietnam War
Reactivated 7 January 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, as the 3rd Marine Division
Redeployed during August 1953 to Camp Gifu, Japan
Redeployed during February 1956 to Camp Courtney, Okinawa
Redeployed during April - May 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam
Participated in the war in Vietnam, April 1965 - November 1969, operating from Quang Tri Province Quang Nam Province Thua Thien Province
Redeployed during November 1969 to Camp Courtney, Okinawa
Elements participated in evacuation operations in Vietnam and Cambodia, March - May 1975
India Btry 3/12 deployed and placed in reserve during the Mayaguez Incident May '75
1970s - 1990s
Elements participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, 1990–1991
Elements participated in Operations Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May - June 1991
Elements Participated in Operation Fiery Vigil, Republic of the Philippines, June - July 1991
War on Terror
Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan and Philippines, 2001 into 2009
Elements participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 2003 into 2007
Elements participated in Operation Unified Assistance, Southeast Asia, December 2004 - February 2005
Elements participated in humanitarian relief efforts, Philippines, February - March 2006
Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2010 [1]
See also
Notes
- ^ "India Battery 3/12 Association - History". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- Web
- Official Website Archived 2011-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines on GlobalSecurity.org