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12th Marine Littoral Regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	12th Marine Littoral Regiment
image	12thMLRlogo.jpg
image_size	150
caption	12th Marine Littoral Regiment Insignia
dates	4 October 1927 – 1945
17 March 1952 - present
country	United States of America
branch	United States Marine Corps
type	Littoral Regiment
role	The Marine Littoral Regiment, as part of the Stand-in Force, disrupts the adversary in a contested littoral environment through reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, and sea denial operations in order to support the joint campaign.
command_structure	[3rd Marine Division](3rd-marine-division)
current_commander	Colonel Richard P. Neikirk
garrison	Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan
nickname	The Ryukyu Regiment
motto	Honor, Fidelity, Valor
battles	World War II
notable_commanders	Donald M. Weller
Clifford B. Drake

17 March 1952 - present

Battle of Bougainville
Battle of Guam
Battle of Iwo Jima Vietnam War

Operation Desert Storm

War on terror

Operation Enduring Freedom Clifford B. Drake

The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a Littoral regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan. Nicknamed "The Ryukyu Regiment," the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division.

Mission

The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a naval formation, including capabilities to enable maneuver and operations in the maritime domain. It is a stand-in force: mobile, low-signature, persistent in the contact to blunt layers, and relatively easy to maintain and sustain as part of a naval expeditionary force.

Organization

Headquarters Company, 12th MLR, at Camp Smedley Butler
Communications Company, 12th MLR, at Camp Smedley Butler
12th Littoral Combat Team (12th LCT), at Camp Hansen
12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (12th LAAB), at Camp Hansen
12th Littoral Logistics Battalion (12th LLB), at Camp Hansen

History

The Regiment was activated on October 4, 1927, at Tientsin, China and assigned to the 3rd Marine Brigade.

World War II

The regiment was reactivated September 1, 1942, at San Diego, California, as the 12th Marines and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. It relocated during October 1942 to Camp Dunlap, California. From there it deployed during March 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand. In July 1943 it moved to Guadalcanal.

The regiment participated in the following World War II campaigns:

Bougainville campaign (1944–45)
Northern Solomons
Battle of Guam
Battle of Iwo Jima

Following the war, the 12th Marines relocated in December 1945 to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

Post World War II history

The Regiment was reactivated on 17 March 1952, at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. Deployed during August 1953 to Camp McNair, Japan. Redeployed during February 1956 to Okinawa. Redeployed from March–July 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

The Regiment participated in the War in Vietnam, May 1965 – November 1969, operating from:

Da Nang
Phu Bai
Chu Lai
Huế
Đông Hà

Redeployed from August–November 1969 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

Relocated during August 1971 to Camp Hauge, Okinawa. Elements participated in the Southeast Asia Evacuations, April–June 1975. Elements participated in the recovery of the SS Mayaguez in May 1975. Relocated during August 1976 to Camp Zukeran, Okinawa. Camp Zukeran renamed Camp Foster during March 1980.

Elements participated in the Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, September 1990-April 1991. Relocated during July 1998 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

Global war on terror

3d Bn, 12th Marines patrol in Kajaki District

Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale global war on terrorism. Marines from the battalion took part in the Helmand Province Campaign, particularly the Battle of Sangin.

Littoral Regiment

The regiment was redesignated as the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment on 15 November 2023, during a ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.

Notes

References

. ["12th Marine Littoral Regiment"](https://www.12thmlr.marines.mil/). *United States Marine Corps*.
. (2023-11-14). ["12th Marine Regiment Redesignates to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment"](https://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/3588984/12th-marine-regiment-redesignates-to-12th-marine-littoral-regiment/). *United States Marine Corps*.

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