3rd Marine Littoral Regiment

3rd Marine Littoral Regiment
3rd Marine Littoral Regiment insignia
Active	1914; 1916 - 1922; 1942 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Littoral
Size	Regiment
Part of	3rd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Motto(s)	Fortes Fortuna Juvat
Engagements	World War II Battle of Bougainville Battle of Guam Agana race riot Vietnam War Operation Starlite Battle of Hill 881 Operation Virginia Ridge Operation Idaho Canyon Tet Offensive Operation Desert Storm Battle of Khafji War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom Second Battle of Fallujah
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel John G. Lehane [1]
Notable commanders	Oscar R. Cauldwell George O. Van Orden Edward H. Hurst Edwin B. Wheeler Wilbur F. Simlik Sid McMath

The 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (3d MLR) is a regiment of the United States Marine Corps that is optimized for littoral maneuver in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the regiment falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Division and the III Marine Expeditionary Force. It was known as the 3rd Marine Regiment from 1914 to 2022, when it was renamed as part of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 initiative.^[2] The 3d MLR has participated in the 2022 and 2023 Balikatan exercises in Northern Luzon, Philippines.^[3]