3rd Transportation Support Battalion (United States)


3rd Transportation Support Battalion is a General Support logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The unit falls under the Combat Logistics Regiment 3 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group.

Mission

Provide transportation and throughput support for the III Marine Expeditionary Force to facilitate the distribution of personnel, equipment, and supplies by air, ground, and sea.

Subordinate units

Lineage

The battalion was originally established in Camp Pendleton, California, June 25, 1953, by Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd. It was relocated to Okinawa in Nov. 1958.

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