3rd Civil Affairs Group
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3rd Civil Affairs Group | |
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3rd CAG |
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Active | |
Country | United States |
Branch | USMC |
Type | Civil Affairs |
Role | The CAG provides civil-military operations support to the MEF or other MAGTF in order to reduce friction between the civilian population and the MEF or other MAGTF. |
Part of | Marine Forces Reserve I Marine Expeditionary Force MAGTF |
Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California |
Motto | "Winning hearts and minds" |
Battles/wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Col B.A. Nazeroff |
3rd Civil Affairs Group (3rd CAG) is an civil affairs unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are based out of Camp Pendleton, California. Recently, Marines attached to this unit have returned to the United States from Iraq.