3rd 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 based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division.
3rd Defense Battalion with a 90 mm antiaircraft gun at Guadalcanal
An MIM-23 Hawk missile is fired by the 3rd Light Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Henderson Field is a former military airfield on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Originally built by the Japanese Empire, the conflict over its possession was one of the great battles of the Pacific War. Today it is Honiara International Airport.
Henderson Field in late August 1942, shortly after the Allies began operations there
Henderson Field as built up by April 1943, looking southeast to northwest