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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Unit
rdfs:label	3rd Battalion 9th Marines
rdfs:comment	The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment. The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines was initially a subordinate unit of the 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, but was later operationally transferred to the 1st Marine Division as a subordinate unit of the 7th Marine Regiment where it remained until its redesignation as 3/4.
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Number	1 2
Garrison	Camp Lejeune
Branch	United States Marine Corps
command structure	Active
Role	Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver, and repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat
Nickname	Shadow Warriors
Country	United States
Current Commander	Lt Col Carl E Cooper Jr
Type	service-star Infantry Battalion
Caption	3
Dates	--08-12
Width	60
Ribbon	National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
Unit Name	3
Battles	World War II Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm *Battle of Guam *Battle of Iwo Jima *Battle of Bougainville Operation Restore Hope
Motto	9.0
abstract	The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment. The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines was initially a subordinate unit of the 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, but was later operationally transferred to the 1st Marine Division as a subordinate unit of the 7th Marine Regiment where it remained until its redesignation as 3/4. 3/9 was reactivated under the 2nd Marine Division in May 2008 as the Marines expands as a result of the continuing War on Terror.