3:10th Marines

The 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines (3/10) is an artillery battalion of the United States Marine Corps, originally activated during World War II in 1941. The battalion participated in significant Pacific campaigns, including the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa, providing crucial fire support to Marine infantry units. After World War II, 3/10 was deactivated but reactivated during the Cold War, serving in various capacities, including deployments to Lebanon in 1958 and the Caribbean during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In more recent history, 3/10 contributed forces to operations in the Middle East, including Operation Iraqi Freedom, before its deactivation in 2013 as part of Marine Corps force restructuring.