Round shaped, gold colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • III Marine Expedtitionary Force
  • 12th Marine Regiment
  • 3rd Marine Division
  • 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines
  • I Battery
Location
Coin Location: 19G7
Homebase: Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
Deployment: Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 29 November 2010
Donated by: Michael Schoeper
Copies: 1 of 2
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Round shaped, gold colored coin, 2 inches in diameter.

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Journal - Page 61 - Line 20

3rd Battalion 12th Marines (3/12) is an artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The firing batteries are all on 6 month rotations in Okinawa from the 10th Marine Regiment and the 11th Marine Regiment (known as the Unit Deployment Program (UDP)). The battalion is stationed at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan and its primary weapon system is the M777 lightweight howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 km. The battalion utilizes the Unit Deployment Program to fill its three firing batteries with detachments from artillery units across the Marine Corps.