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| | '''Combat Logistics Battalion 3''' (CLB-3) is a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps. They are headquartered at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and fall under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG). |
| |unit_name= Combat Logistics Battalion 3
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| |image=[[Image:Cssg-3logo.jpg|225px]]
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| |caption= CLB 3 insignia
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| |dates= [[16 September]], [[1942]] - [[24 December]], [[1945]]<br>[[5 March]], [[1952]] - [[1 May]], [[1958]]<br>[[1 July]], [[1964]] - present
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| |country= [[United States]]
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| |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]
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| |branch= [[United States Marine Corps]]
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| |type= Logistics
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| |role= "Provide both general and direct transportation and landing support to Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) in order to support Arrival and Assembly operations."
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| |command_structure= [[3rd Marine Logistics Support Group]]
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| |current_commander= [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Michael Jernigan
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| |garrison= [[Marine Corps Base Hawaii]], USA
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| |battles= [[World War II]] - [[Guam]]<br>[[Iwo Jima]]<br>[[Vietnam War]] - [[Da Nang]]<br>[[Chu Lai]]<br>[[Phu Bai]]<br>[[Dong Ha]]<br>[[Quang Tri]]<br>[[Operation Desert Storm]]<br>[[Operation Desert Shield]]
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| '''Combat Logistics Battalion 3''' (CLB-3) is a [[logistics]] battalion in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. They are part of the [[3rd Marine Logistics Support Group]] and [[Combat Logistics Regiment 3]].
| | ==Mission== |
| | | Provide both general and direct transportation and landing support to Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) in order to support Arrival and Assembly operations. |
| ==Founding and World War II== | |
| Activated in 1942 at [[Camp Elliot]], [[California]], the first deployment of the 3rd was to [[New Zealand]] in [[1943]], stationed at [[Auckland]]. The 3rd were deployed to [[Guadalcanal]] in August of the same year. They returned to the US in December [[1945]] and were deactivated on Christmas Eve.
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| ===Re-activation and Japan===
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| The 3rd was reactivated in 1952, again at [[Camp Pendleton]], and was deployed to Japan the following year, where they served until October 1957. Upon returning to the United States the Battalion was deactivated.
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| ==[[Vietnam War]]==
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| The 3rd was reactivated for the final time on 1 July 1964, in [[Okinawa]]. Sent to Vietnam in April [[1964]], the Battalion served there until April [[1969]], when they were redeployed to [[Okinawa]].
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| ===1970s to present===
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| From November 1969 until July 1989, the battalion was stationed at [[Camp Hansen]], Okinawa. They participated in [[Operation Desert Storm]], [[Operation Desert Shield]], [[Operation Provide Comfort]], [[Operation Sea Angel]] and [[Operation Fiery Vigil]] between 1989 and 1991. Since then the 3rd has seen no combat, and is stationed alternately in [[Naha City]], [[Japan]] and [[Hawaii]].
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| ==Previous names==
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| * ''2nd Battalion (Pioneers), 19th Marines'' (1942-45)
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| * ''3rd Shore Party Battalion, 3rd Marine Division'' (1952-1976)
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| * ''3rd Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division'' (1976-1978)
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| * ''3rd Provisional Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Division'' (1978-1979)
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| * ''3rd Landing Support Battalion, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific'' (1979-1993)
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| * ''3rd Support Battalion'' (1993-1999)
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| * ''3rd Transportation Support Battalion (1999-2006)
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| * '''Combat Logistics Battalion 3''' (2006-)
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| ==See also==
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| {{portal|United States Marine Corps|USMC_logo.svg}}
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| *[[List of United States Marine Corps battalions]]
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| * [http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/CLB3/ CLB3's Official Website] | | * [http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/CLB3/ CLB3's official website] |
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| | __NOTOC__ |
Combat Logistics Battalion 3 (CLB-3) is a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps. They are headquartered at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and fall under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG).
Mission
Provide both general and direct transportation and landing support to Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) in order to support Arrival and Assembly operations.
External links
