3rd Marine Division

3rd Marine Division
3rd Marine Division insignia
Active	1942–1945, 1952–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Ground combat element
Size	Marine Division
Part of	III Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Camp Courtney[1]
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Third" "Caltrap"
Motto(s)	Fidelity, Valor, Honor
Engagements	World War II Battle of Bougainville Battle of Guam Battle of Iwo Jima Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Vietnam War Operation Starlite First Battle of Khe Sanh Operation Hastings Operation Buffalo Operation Kingfisher Operation Kentucky Operation Virginia Ridge Operation Idaho Canyon Tet Offensive Battle of Khe Sanh Con Thien Operation Desert Storm Battle of Khafji War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Commanding General	Maj. Gen. Christian F. Wortman
Sergeant Major	SgtMaj Robert W. Schieler
Notable commanders	Charles D. Barrett Graves B. Erskine William E. Riley William R. Collins Wood B. Kyle Rathvon M. Tompkins Bruno Hochmuth Raymond G. Davis

The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan. It is one of three active duty infantry divisions in the Marine Corps and together with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1stMAW) and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3rd MLG) forms the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The division was first formed during World War II and saw four years of continuous combat in the Vietnam War. Today, elements of the 3rd Marine Division are continuously forward deployed and forward postured to carry out the US Government's mission of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific in conjunction with its sister services.