3rd Battalion, 12th Marines

3rd Battalion, 12th Marines (3/12) is an artillery battalion comprising four firing batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The firing batteries are not permanently assigned to the battalion- they are all on 6-month rotations in Okinawa from the 10th Marine Regiment and the 11th Marine Regiment. The battalion is stationed at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, and its primary weapon systems are the M777 lightweight howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 km, along with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The battalion utilizes the Unit Deployment Program to fill its four firing batteries with detachments from artillery units across the Marine Corps.

Mission

3d Battalion, 12th Marines (Rein) Provide fires in support of 3d Marine Division using organic indirect fire assets and counter battery radar while coordinating both lethal and non-lethal fires from other III Marine Expeditionary Force fire support agencies ISO MAGTF, Joint, and Bilateral/Combined Operations in order to Delay, Disrupt, Limit, and Divert the enemy in the Maritime, Land, and Information domains. BPT assess, support, liaise, and advise operations with partner and allied nations. ==Current units==

Current units

• Headquarters Battery • Four firing batteries rotating on unit deployment program (UDP) assignments from the 10th Marines and the 11th Marines. ==History==

History

World War II 3rd Battalion 12th Marines was activated on September 16, 1942, at Camp Elliott, California, as part of the 3rd Marine Division. Deployed during January - February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand Participated in the following World War II Campaigns Bougainville Northern Solomons Guam Iwo Jima Deactivated 28 December 1945 Reactivation and the Vietnam War Reactivated 7 January 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, as the 3rd Marine Division Redeployed during August 1953 to Camp Gifu, Japan Redeployed during February 1956 to Camp Courtney, Okinawa Redeployed during April - May 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam Participated in the war in Vietnam, April 1965 - November 1969, operating from Quang Tri Province Quang Nam Province Thua Thien Province Redeployed during November 1969 to Camp Courtney, Okinawa Elements participated in evacuation operations in Vietnam and Cambodia, March - May 1975 India Btry 3/12 deployed and placed in reserve during the Mayaguez Incident May '75 1970s - 1990s Elements participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, 1990–1991 Elements participated in Operations Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May - June 1991 Elements Participated in Operation Fiery Vigil, Republic of the Philippines, June - July 1991 War on Terror Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan and Philippines, 2001 into 2009 Elements participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 2003 into 2007 Elements participated in Operation Unified Assistance, Southeast Asia, December 2004 - February 2005 Elements participated in humanitarian relief efforts, Philippines, February - March 2006 Elements participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2010 ==See also==

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