Meanwhile, the 3rd Battalion will be deactivated once ... into a Marine compound in Beirut occupied by the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The blast killed 241 American service members ...

Lt. Col. John Giannella was removed from his job as commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, based at Camp Lejeune. Giannella was fired over a "loss of trust and confidence in his ability ...

As part of the task organization of the SP-MAGTF, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines is internationally engaged, with troops in Spain, Italy, Romania, as well as various locations on the African continent.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Corporal Joshua M. McKee, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, received the Bronze Star medal with ...

Editor's note: Associated Press Correspondent Todd Pitman was embedded for three weeks with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in Ramadi, Iraq. RAMADI, Iraq — Marine Capt. Andrew Del Gaudio ...

private first class, Marine Corps. Baldwyn was killed Monday in an explosion during combat operations in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment ...

Geary was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a ...

Berger commanded the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, from 2002 to 2004, deploying to Haiti in support of Operation Secure Tomorrow. As a colonel, Berger commanded Regimental Combat Team 8 in Fallujah ...

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Until Friday night, not a single bullet had been fired at Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. The troops' three-month tour in southern Helmand ...

The battalion commander and command sergeant major for 3rd Battalion ... as a company commander with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment from 2010 to 2011. Prior to assuming command of the ...

SWANSBORO, N.C. (WNCT) – One Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines returned home Wednesday morning and surprised his son at Swansboro Middle School. To help surprise him, WNCT had to ...