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  • 3rd Battalion 4th Marines
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  • 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed "Thundering Third" it is known within the battalion as "Darkside" and the radio call signs of the command and staff reflect this moniker. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines. The unit currently falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, but — along with its two sister battalions — is hosted by the 3rd Marine Division, at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, when training in jungle warfare. The 3rd falls under the 4th Marine Regiment at such times.
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
  • 1
  • 7
Nickname
  • Thundering Third The Bull DARKSIDE
Country
  • United States
Type
  • U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Battalion
Caption
  • 3
Dates
  • --05-01
Unit Name
  • 3
notable commanders
Allegiance
  • United States
Battles
  • World War II
  • Vietnam War
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • * Battle of Okinawa
  • * Battle of Guam
  • * Battle of Bougainville
  • * Battle of Corregidor
  • * Operation Hastings
  • * Operation Hickory
  • * Operation Kentucky
  • * Operation Kingfisher
  • * Operation Prairie
  • * Operation Vigilant Resolve
Mascot
  • The water buffalo of Southeast Asia
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  • 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed "Thundering Third" it is known within the battalion as "Darkside" and the radio call signs of the command and staff reflect this moniker. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines. The unit currently falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, but — along with its two sister battalions — is hosted by the 3rd Marine Division, at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, when training in jungle warfare. The 3rd falls under the 4th Marine Regiment at such times.