12th Marine Littoral Anti-Air Battalion is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control and air defense unit that is optimized for operations in the first island chain. The battalion is b
Equipment of the 1st LAAM Battalion on board a ship in Da Nang Harbor
Marine HAWK missile position overlooking Danang Air Base, 1968
The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a Littoral regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan. Nicknamed "The Ryukyu Regiment," the regiment falls under the c
12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion
…that is optimized for operations in the first island chain. The battalion is based at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan and falls under the command of the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division. The battalion is the lineal descendant of the 1st Defense Battalion which gained fame during World War II for its defense…
A 75 mm pack howitzer of the 12th Marines, in a semi-fortified firing position on Bougainville late in 1943.
3d Bn, 12th Marines patrol in Kajaki District