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The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment is the inaugural MLR of the United States Marine Corps

3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was activated on March 3, 2022, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. 3rd MLR was redesignated from 3rd Marine Regiment and inherits the lineage of that storied regiment. The Marine Littoral Regiment, as a 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 maritime campaign.

11/02/2026

💪Joint Ready 🇺🇸

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey VanAntwerp, commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii, alongside 25th ID Soldiers and Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, receive an equipment capabilities brief for a Marine Air Defense Integrated System on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 26, 2026.

VanAntwerp and the 25th ID staff visited to engage with Marines, discuss 3rd MLR’s purpose-built capabilities, and pursue joint integration opportunities in support of combined operations across complex maritime terrain.

United States Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp

10/30/2026

Loud and Clear 📡

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a communications exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oct. 21, 2026.

The training prepared Marines to rapidly displace and re-establish communication architectures, support combined and joint maritime fires networks, and refine fieldcraft skills to enhance command and control assurance while in contested littoral environments.

United States Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Ernesto Lagunes

10/28/2026

Attention on Deck! 🫡

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kyle Ellison, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division, gives remarks during a meet and greet on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2026.

Ellison visited to engage with Marines, discuss 3rd MLR’s combat readiness, and how the regiment prepares to conduct maritime operations in contested littoral environments.

United States Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp

10/20/2026

Breacher Up💥

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in an urban breaching range at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2026.

The range enhanced Marines’ proficiency in demolition charge and sh***un breaching techniques used to gain access to structures during combined and joint combat operations.

United States Marine Corps 🎥 by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp

10/01/2026

Show and Tell 🇰🇷 🤝 🇺🇸

Republic of Korea Naval Academy midshipmen receive a capabilities tour with U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2026.

The tour provided midshipmen an opportunity to engage with Marines, gain insight into Marine Corps equipment belonging to 3rd MLR and MAG-24, and strengthen existing partnerships between the ROK and U.S. military.

United States Marine Corps 📸 by Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield

09/29/2026

Where Lethality Begins💥

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, engage simulated targets during a live-fire basic skills package at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2026.

The live-fire training focused on combat readiness and small-unit leadership through long and short-bay drills, fragmentation gr***de employment, and a heavy explosive weapons package, developing 3rd LCT’s team leaders’ ability to employ Marines and make sound decisions in a dynamic combat environment.

United States Marine Corps 📸 by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna and Lance Cpl. Matthew Benfield

09/18/2026

3d_mlr Conditioned for Combat 🔥

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, spar during Martial Arts Instructor Course 104-26 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2026.

The three-week MAI course combines rigorous physical conditioning and academic instruction to certify Marines to train, supervise, and advance students in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, building CALTRAP Ready warfighters and physically tough Marines ready for the battlefield.

United States Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp

07/02/2026

Key terrain? Secured. 🔒

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Philippine marines assigned to 4th Marine Brigade, secure key terrain in support of simulated Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System firing mission during KAMANDAG 10 at Calayan, Philippines, June 25, 2026.

KAMANDAG 10 is a multi-domain, joint, and combined exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States military focused on enhancing maritime security, interoperability, contested logistics, and combined readiness throughout the Philippine archipelago. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. John Kim)

United States Marine Corps 📸 by 2nd Lt. John Kim

Address

3D MARINE LITTORAL REGIMENT
Kaneohe Bay, HI
96734

Telephone

+18082198127

Website

https://www.3rdmardiv.marines.mil/Units/3d-Marine-Regiment/

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