| 词条 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines |
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|unit_name= 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines |image=USMC - 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines.png |caption= 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines insignia |dates= May 1, 1942 – December 31, 1945 July 20, 1951 – present |country=United States |allegiance= |branch=USMC |type= Light infantry |role= Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |size= |command_structure= 3rd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division |current_commander= Lieutenant Colonel Christopher P. McGuire |garrison=Marine Corps Base Hawaii |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= "Island Warriors" |patron= |motto= "Fortuna Fortes Juvat" "Fortune Favors the Brave" and "fight tonight" |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= World War II
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|notable_commanders= |anniversaries= }} 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and sailors. The battalion falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division. Subordinate units
HistoryWorld War II (1942–1945)The 3rd Training Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division was activated on May 1, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. On June 17 of that same year, they were redesignated the "2d Training Battalion, 3rd Marines" and in September were deployed to Tutuila, American Samoa and reassigned to the 2d Marine Brigade. They remained there until they moved to Auckland, New Zealand in May 1943. In June of that year, they were reassigned to the 3d Marine Division and were again moved to Guadalcanal in July. 2/3 participated in the following World War II campaigns:
Finally the unit was again relocated in December 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California and by the end of the month (December 31) they were deactivated. 1951–1960During this near decade long period the unit was reactivated and went through various reassignments and non-combat deployments:
Vietnam War (1961–1969)In January 1961 2/3 was redeployed to Camp Schwab, Okinawa and reassigned to 3d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. From there the unit deployed at various times between 1961–1967 as the Battalion Landing Team of the Seventh Fleet.[1] In April 1965 2/3 deployed to Da Nang in the Republic of Vietnam. They fought in Vietnam from April 1965 until October 1969, operating from:
During the night of 12 August 1965, the battalion made a night helicopter assault into the Elephant Valley south of Da Nang, shortly after Marine ground troops arrived in the country. In April 1967, 2/3 was flown to Khe Sanh and walked north up into the DMZ and participated in one of the bloodiest fights, later to be known as The Hill Fights. In October 1969, the battalion left South Vietnam and relocated to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and was reassigned to 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force. 1970s–1980sFor this period 2/3 saw more reassignments, redesignations and relocations.
The Gulf War and the 1990sIn January 1991, under the command of Lt. Col. Robert B. Blose, 2d Battalion, 3rd Marines deployed to Saudi Arabia and participated in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and the Liberation of Kuwait. The battalion was deployed to Southwest Asia from January to April 1991, when 2/3 returned to Kaneohe Bay until their October 1994 reassignments to 3rd Marine Division. {{Clear}}Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi FreedomThe battalion deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Kunar and Laghman provinces in northeastern Afghanistan in 2005–2006. During this deployment, the battalion planned and participated in Operation Red Wings and planned and carried out Operation Whalers. While Red Wings garnered a large amount of press due to the loss of 19 special operations personnel, Whalers, which was successful in defeating the target cell that inflicted the losses of Red Wings, was little reported at the time.[2] 2/3 lost four members of the battalion during this deployment. 2/3 deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Haditha "triad" region of Al Anbar Province in western Iraq in 2006–2007. 2/3 faced some of the worst fighting in the entire war. They were one of the last Marine units to face combat in Al Anbar. 2/3 suffered 23 KIAs from September 2006 to April 2007 and was given the nickname of "The Angels of Anbar."[3] In February 2008, the battalion again deployed to Iraq, operating in the vicinity of Fallujah. On June 26, 2008, the commanding officer of 2/3, LtCol Max Galeai and two other Marines (Captain Philip J. Dykeman and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme) from the battalion were killed when a suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonated an explosive vest at a meeting of tribal sheiks in the town of Karmah.[4] The battalion returned from this deployment in late August/early September 2008.[5] 2/3 Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 (14 KIA) as part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.[6] They were part of the 17,000 troop increase announced by President Obama in mid-February.[7] 2/3 returned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii late 2009, and redeployed to Afghanistan in November 2010 to Helmand province to the Nawa-I-Barakzayi District. During this deployment, due to increased security in Nawa, Fox Company was attached to 3rd Battalion 9th Marines in Marjah, during less than 6 months the Company found over 270+ weapons caches & IED's, more than any other Marine Company deployed to Afghanistan.[8] Because it was so kinetic a PMT from 2/3 (police mentoring team) was attached to 3/5 (Sangin, Afghanistan) during the 2010 deployment. 2/3 returned from Afghanistan in June 2011. In April 2012 Fox Company was the first US military unit to begin regular training rotations through northern Australia. It is expected that eventually 2500 US Marines will be posted near Darwin, Northern Territory with the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, as part of increased security ties between the two nations (See Australia–United States relations). Awards2/3 Medal of Honor recipientsDuring World War II, PFC Leonard F. Mason, serving with the 2/3, despite being mortally wounded, single-handedly destroyed an enemy machine gun position during the Battle of Guam. Mason was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. During the Vietnam War, PFC Bruce W. Carter threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of fellow Marines. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. During the Vietnam War, Staff Sergeant Peter S. Connor was awarded the MOH (posthumously) for actions on 25 February 1966. During the Vietnam War, Private First Class James Anderson, Jr. was awarded the MOH (posthumously) for actions on 28 February 1967. Unit awards
Notable Marines
See also{{commons category}}{{portal|United States Marine Corps}}
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Lineage: 2nd Battalion 3d Marines 3d Marine Regiment|url=http://www.3rdmardiv.marines.mil/Units/3d-Marine-Regiment/2nd-Battalion/Lineage/|publisher=US Marine Corps}} {{PD-notice}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Darack|first=Ed|title=Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers - The Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan|publisher=Penguin Group|year=2009|isbn=978-0-425-23259-0}} 3. ^{{cite web|accessdate=August 15, 2008|quote= 2/3 faced some of the worst fighting in the entire war. They were one of the last Marine units to face combat in Al Anbar. 2/3 suffered 23 KIAs from September 2006 to April 2007 and was given the nickname of "The Angels of Anbar".|url=http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/069DED4D1870A99F8525727800361719?opendocument|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201716/http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/069DED4D1870A99F8525727800361719?opendocument|archivedate=2007-09-30|title=MarineLInk|publisher=United States Marine Corps}} 4. ^{{cite news | last = Vorsino | first = Mary | title =Suicide bomber kills 3 Hawaii Marines – Battalion commander among suicide bomber's victims | work = The Honolulu Advertiser | date =2008-06-28 | url =http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080628/NEWS08/806280336/1001/LOCALNEWSFRONT | accessdate = 2008-06-28}} 5. ^{{cite news | title =2/3 begins return to Hawaii from Iraq | work = Marine Corps Times | date =2008-08-14 | url =http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/08/marine_hawaiireturn_081408/ | accessdate = 2008-08-15 }} 6. ^{{cite news |last=Hlad |first=Jennifer |coauthors= |title=2/8, other Lejeune units to deploy with 2nd MEB |work= |pages= |language= |publisher=www.enctoday.com |date=2008-03-09 |url=http://www.enctoday.com/news/2nd_62892_jdn__article.html/meb_expeditionary.html |accessdate=2009-03-09 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314220903/http://www.enctoday.com/news/2nd_62892_jdn__article.html/meb_expeditionary.html |archivedate=14 March 2009 |deadurl=yes}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-02-17-afghanistan-forces_N.htm?csp=34|title=Obama OKs adding Afghanistan forces|publisher=USA Today|date=2009-02-16 | first1=Susan | last1=Page | accessdate=April 23, 2010}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Healing the Bleeding Ulcer: A Hopeful Prognosis in Southern Helmand |first=Jesse |last=Stence |date=August 30, 2011 |publisher=International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan |url=http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/news/healing-the-bleeding-ulcer-a-hopeful-prognosis-in-southern-helmand-province.html}}
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