3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

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United States Marine Corps unit infantry battalion

The 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and role within the 2nd Marine Division.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines canonical	1
India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines	1
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ
affiliation	United States Marine Corps Ground Combat Element ⓘ surface form: United States Marine Corps infantry community
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commandStructure	2nd Marine Division ⓘ
componentOf	Ground Combat Element ⓘ surface form: Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element
country	United States of America ⓘ
doctrine	Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1 ⓘ surface form: Marine Corps Warfighting Doctrine
engagement	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
equipmentType	crew-served weapons ⓘ light armored vehicles ⓘ small arms ⓘ
function	amphibious assault operations ⓘ close combat operations ⓘ security operations ⓘ
garrisonLabel	Headquarters ⓘ
hasSubunit	Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ
higherFormation	II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
mission	to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ to repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
nickname	3/8 ⓘ
notableFor	combat deployments ⓘ
operatedBy	Department of the Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of the Navy
operationalRole	contingency response force ⓘ forward-deployed combat unit ⓘ theater security cooperation ⓘ
partOf	2nd Marine Division ⓘ 8th Marines ⓘ surface form: 8th Marine Regiment
role	ground combat element ⓘ
service	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
serviceBranchRole	expeditionary warfare ⓘ
serviceStatus	active duty ⓘ
size	battalion ⓘ
specialization	amphibious warfare ⓘ expeditionary infantry ⓘ
tradition	Marine Corps rifle battalion organization ⓘ
typeOfUnit	infantry ⓘ
usesDoctrine	Marine Corps Operating Concepts ⓘ Marine Corps Small Wars Manual ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

8th Marines → subunit → 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ

3rd Battalion, 8th Marines → hasSubunit → 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

3rd Battalion, 8th Marines → hasSubunit → 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines