3d Transportation Battalion (3d TB), formerly known as 3d Transportation Support Battalion (3d TSB), is a general support (GS) logistics unit of the
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through ...
and is headquartered at
Camp Foster,
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Japan. The unit falls under the command of
Combat Logistics Regiment 3
Combat Logistics Regiment 3 (CLR-3) is a direct support (DS) logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The unit falls under the 3rd Marine Logistics Group and the III Marine Expeditio ...
and the
3rd Marine Logistics Group.
Mission
Provide transportation and throughput support for the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) to facilitate the distribution of personnel, equipment, and supplies by air, ground, and sea.
Subordinate units
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Headquarters and Service Company
A headquarters and service company is a company-sized military unit, found at the battalion and regimental level in the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army equivalent unit is the headquarters and headquarters company.
In identifying a specific ...
* Alpha Company (Motor Transport Section)
* Support Company (Motor Transport Maintenance, Heavy Equipment, and Landing Support Platoons)
History
Lineage
9th Motor Transport Battalion was activated at
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and is one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is on the Southern California coast in San Diego County and is bordered by Oc ...
,
California
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on June 25, 1953.. It was relocated to Okinawa in November 1958.
On March 23 2021, 3d TSB was redesignated as 3d Transportation Battalion.
Photo gallery
File:3rdTSB_Logo.png, 3rd TSB unit logo
See also
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List of United States Marine Corps battalions
This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.
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Active units
Ground Combat Element battalions
The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose ...
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Organization of the United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recr ...
Citations
References
External links
3d TSB's official website
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Logistics battalions of the United States Marine Corps