3d Landing Support Battalion

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3d Landing Support Battalion
3d LSB insignia
Active	1942 - 1976 November 2, 2020 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Size	600
Part of	Combat Logistics Regiment 3 3rd Marine Logistics Group
Garrison/HQ	Camp Foster
Nickname(s)	Landers
Engagements	World War II Battle of Bougainville Battle of Guam Battle of Iwo Jima Vietnam War
Commanders
Current commander	LtCol Tabatha R. Spriggs

3d Landing Support Battalion (3d LSB) is a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps that supports distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations. The unit is based out of Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan and falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3d MLG) and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF).

Mission

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Supports III MEF for ship-to-shore movement during amphibious operations and terminal operations and during subsequent operations ashore in order to facilitate throughput of supplies, equipment, and personnel for sustainment via air, ground, and sea.^[1]

Table of organization

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Headquarters and Service Company.
Landing Support Company Alpha
Landing Support Company Bravo^[1]

History

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The 3d Service Battalion was commissioned on September 16, 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California.^[2]^[3] During World War II the battalion took part in combat operations at Bougainville,^[4] Guam,^[5] and Iwo Jima.^[6] Following the war the battalion was decommissioned on December 28, 1945 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.^[2]

Unit awards

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A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces have different categories: i.e. Service, Campaign, Unit, and Valor. 3d LSB has been presented with the following awards:^[1]

Award	Year(s)	Additional Info
Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with two Bronze Star
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with four Bronze Stars		Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima
World War II Victory Streamer	1941–1945	Pacific War
National Defense Service Streamer with three Bronze Stars	1951–1954, 1961–1974, 2001–present	Korean War, Vietnam War, War on Terrorism
Korean Service Streamer	1950-1953
Vietnam Service Streamer with two Silver Stars and one Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer	2001–present
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Streamer	1965–1971

Citations

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^ ^a ^b ^c "3d Landing Support Battalion activates aboard Camp Foster". www.dvidshub.net. United States Department of Defense. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Rottman 2002, pp. 242.
^ Brokaw, Sommer (November 3, 2020). "U.S. Marine Corps reactivates 3rd Landing Support Battalion". www.upi.com. United Press International. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ Rottman 2002, pp. 298.
^ Rottman 2002, pp. 337.
^ Rottman 2002, pp. 355.

References

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Bibliography

Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle – Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313319065.

External links

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Official website

United States Marine Corps

Leadership

Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps four-star generals
Marine Corps three-star generals

US Congress	House Armed Services Committee Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee Senate Armed Services Committee Seapower subcommittee

Major
commands

Auxiliary

Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary

Structure

Personnel
and training

Personnel	Rank insignia MOS Notable Marines Historical Marines Marine Astronauts Criminal Investigation Division Judge Advocate Division Chaplain of the Marine Corps Associated organizations
Training	Recruit Training School of Infantry Officer Candidates School The Basic School Martial Arts Program