3rd Marine Littoral Regiment

3rd Marine Littoral Regiment
3rd Marine Littoral Regiment insignia
Active1914; 1916 - 1922; 1942 - present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeLittoral
SizeRegiment
Part of3rd Marine Division
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Hawaii
Motto(s)Fortes Fortuna Juvat
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel John G. Lehane [1]
Notable
commanders
Oscar R. Cauldwell
George O. Van Orden
Edward H. Hurst
Edwin B. Wheeler
Wilbur F. Simlik
Sid McMath

The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR) is a regiment of the United States Marine Corps that is optimized for littoral maneuver in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division and the III Marine Expeditionary Force. It was known as the 3rd Marine Regiment from 1914 to 2022, when it was renamed as part of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 initiative.[2] The 3d MLR has participated in the 2022 and 2023 Balikatan exercises in Northern Luzon, Philippines.[3]

  1. ^ <Kevin Knodell> (2023-06-16). "Hawaii Marines Need To Be Ready For War". staradvertiser.com. Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ "Marine Corps launches new littoral unit that US adversaries reportedly hate". marinecorpstimes.com. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ Megan Eckstein (1 Jun 2023) New US Marine unit prepares for major role in the Philippines