3d Landing Support Battalion

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3d Landing Support Battalion
3rd LSB insignia.png
3d LSB insignia
Active1942 - 1976
November 2, 2020 - present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
BranchFlag of the United States Marine Corps.svg  United States Marine Corps
Size600
Part of Combat Logistics Regiment 3
3rd Marine Logistics Group
Garrison/HQ Camp Foster
Nickname(s)Landers
Engagements World War II Vietnam War
Commanders
Current
commander		LtCol Jeremy Nelson

3d Landing Support Battalion(3d LSB) is a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps that supports distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations. The unit is based out of Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan and falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3d MLG) and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF).

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Mission

Supports III MEF for ship-to-shore movement during amphibious operations and terminal operations and during subsequent operations ashore in order to facilitate throughput of supplies, equipment, and personnel for sustainment via air, ground, and sea. [1]

Table of organization

History

The 3d Service Battalion was commissioned on September 16, 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California. [2] [3] During World War II the battalion took part in combat operations at Bougainville, [4] Guam, [5] and Iwo Jima. [6] Following the war the battalion was decommissioned on December 28, 1945 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. [2]

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces have different categories: i.e. Service, Campaign, Unit, and Valor. 3d LSB has been presented with the following awards: [1]

StreamerAwardYear(s)Additional Info
NUC 1S.PNG Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with two Bronze Star

Streamer APC.PNG Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with four Bronze Stars
Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima
Streamer WWII V.PNG World War II Victory Streamer 1941–1945 Pacific War
NDS 3B.PNG National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars1951–1954, 1961–1974, 2001–present Korean War, Vietnam War, War on Terrorism
Korean Service Medal - Streamer.png Korean Service Streamer 1950-1953
VSS 2S.PNG Vietnam Service Streamer with two Silver Stars and one Bronze Star

Streamer gwotS.PNG Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer 2001–present
VMUA PALM.PNG Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Streamer 1965–1971

See also

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 "3d Landing Support Battalion activates aboard Camp Foster". www.dvidshub.net. United States Department of Defense. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Rottman 2002, pp. 242.
  3. ↑ Brokaw, Sommer (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Marine Corps reactivates 3rd Landing Support Battalion". www.upi.com. United Press International. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 298.
  5. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 337.
  6. ↑ Rottman 2002, pp. 355.

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