3rd Battalion 12th Marines

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3rd Battalion 12th Marines
3/12 Insignia
Active	February 1, 1944 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Artillery
Role	Provide fires in support of 3rd Marine Division
Part of	12th Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Guam * Battle of Iwo Jima Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm

3rd Battalion 12th Marines (3/12) is an artillery battalion comprised of three firing batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The firing battaries are all on 6 month rotations in Okinawa from the 10th Marine Regiment and the 11th Marine Regiment. The battalion is stationed at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan and its primary weapon system is the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. The battalion is currently transitioning to the M777 lightweight howitzer.

1 Mission
2 Current units
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Mission

Provide direct support of the 3rd Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of Civilian Military Operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace.