3rd Medical Battalion
Encyclopedia
The 3d Medical Battalion (3D MED BN) is a medical support unit of the United States Marine Corps
and is headquartered at Camp Hansen
, Okinawa, Japan
. The unit falls under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group
.
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
and is headquartered at Camp Hansen
Camp Hansen
Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. The camp is situated in the town of Kin, near the northern shore of Kin Bay, and is the second-northernmost major installation on Okinawa, with Camp Schwab to the north...
, Okinawa, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The unit falls under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group
3rd Marine Logistics Group
The 3rd Marine Logistics Group is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan. 3d MLG was formerly the 3rd Force Service Support Group , with official redesignation on 28 October 2005...
.
Current units
- Headquarters and Service Company
- Invisible (Hawaii) Alpha Company
- Bravo Company
- Charlie Company
Mission
Provide medical support to III MEF during combat operations. Prepared to deploy on short notice in order to meet the war-fighters needs in any environment.The Gulf War and the 1990s
See also
- History of the United States Marine CorpsHistory of the United States Marine CorpsThe history of the United States Marine Corps began with the founding of the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces. Its mission evolved with changing military doctrine and...
- List of United States Marine Corps battalions