3rd Battalion, 8th Marines was an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was consisted of approximately 1,100 Marines and sai
Marine from 3/8 breaching a door in 2005.
A Marine from Company I, 3/8, holds onto a parachute attached to a supply of water and food dropped by CLB-3 Marines from a C-130 cargo transport aircraft during Operation Backstop in Helmand province, Afghanistan, December 11, 2008.
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment conduct a local security patrol in the abandoned village, Afghanistan, on April 12, 2009
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with Afghan National Police, patrol through Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012
David Hilberry Berger is an American retired general who served as the 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023.
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
…Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Marjah, Afghanistan, April 2012 to December 2012. Commandant Gen. David H. Berger, former Commanding Officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, released a press statement stating,"Developing a force that incorporates emerging technologies…
General Berger (left) visits Marine forces in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2012
Berger at the State Department during the 247th Marine Corps birthday celebrations in 2022
Berger with General Koji Yamazaki, the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self Defense Forces, in 2022