Videos

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment (3rd Marines), 3rd Marine Division, conduct a 2-mile run, a cake cutting and battle colors ceremony to commemorate Bougainville Day, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Bougainville Day is the 75th anniversary of the regiment’s creation and 74th anniversary of the Battle of Bougainville. The battle happened on Nov. 1, 1943, where 3rd Marines landed at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, to establish a beachhead, fending off thousands of Imperial Japanese soldiers. Remembering the Regiment’s lineage shows the history that past warriors have created and sets a standard for other Marines to embody, while also helping to enforce mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, retrograde to Marine Corps Base Hawaii during Exercise Bougainville II, Sept. 15, 2017. The purpose of this training was to train Marines how to operate as a Ground Combat Element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso)

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participate in Exercise Bougainville from June 12th to June 28th 2017 aboard the Marine Corps training areas on Oahu, Hawaii. Bougainville is an exercise conducted to enhance the battalion's lethality and effectiveness as a fighting force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Trevor Rowett/Released)