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3d LAR conducts light armored reconnaissance, security and offensive operations IOT provide mission capable task organized forces in support of enduring and emerging operational commitments across the range of military operations.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducted a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, September 6-12, 2019. The MCCRE was used to formally evaluate units in execution of core LAR Mission Essential Tasks prior to an operational deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Mason Roy)
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, camouflage a Light Armored Vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Kunz, a team leader with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, scans the surrounding area during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 7, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marcos Luna, an exercise evaluator with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, looks at a map during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Kunz, a team leader with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, attaches camouflage netting to a Light Armored Vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kashan Hobson, a vehicle commander with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, swings an axe at the surrounding foliage during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 6, 2019. The MCCRE is used to formally evaluate Marines on their combat readiness prior to their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz)
Lieutenant Colonel Stewart is a native of San Diego, California. He served as an enlisted Marine from 1998 to 2006 and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He commissioned via the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program in May 2006.Command assignments include Weapons Platoon Commander, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment; Weapons Company
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Sergeant Major Gerard Casimir Jr, a native of Boynton Beach, Fl, enlisted in the MarineCorps and reported to MCRD, Parris Island, SC on 6 June 2001, for recruit training withKilo Company, 3d Recruit Training Battalion. Upon his graduation, he reported to MarineCombat Training at Camp Geiger and then attended his MOS school of