3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
| 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion | |
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3rd Reconnaissance Battalion insignia
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| Active | 16 September 1942 – present |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Type |
 Marine Division Recon
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| Part of |
III Marine Expeditionary Force 3rd Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Schwab (satellite of Camp S.D. Butler), Okinawa |
| Engagements |
Vietnam War |
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (3rd Recon) conducts amphibious and ground reconnaissance in support of the 3rd Marine Division and Marine Forces Pacific (MarForPac), operating in the commander's areas of influence. The Battalion is based out of Camp Schwab, a satellite base of Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. It is geographically located on the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.
The 3rd Recon Battalion consists of approximately 450 Marines and Sailors that falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Company B was formed from the 5th Force Reconnaissance Company due to the formation of the Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOT) in 2006.
3rd Recon Battalion supports the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit by augmenting a Reconnaissance and Surveillance (R&S) Platoon.
In January–February 1943, they deployed to Auckland, New Zealand.
During the recapture of Guam, the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade each had its own reconnaissance company. Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd split the 3rd Division's scout and sniper company into its three platoons to attach each to the brigade's regiments, the 4th and 22nd. The 22nd Marine Regiment's commander, Colonel Merlin F. Schneider, kept his regiment's assigned recon platoon close to the command post (CP). They were used to for rapid deployment on recon missions for the regimental commander, or when not being used on a specific mission, they guarded the CP. Colonel Schneider retired with the rank of brigadier general after receiving the Navy Cross and Bronze Star.
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