U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force swim during water survival training on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2025. Marines are trained in water survival to combat in austere environments, keeping with their amphibious nature (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Edison Lobos)
Maj. Gen. Christian Wortman assumed command of 3d Marine Division on June 30, 2023, and has led the division through a period of significant transformation, marked by operational innovation and individual excellence.
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa - On June 26, 1898, a Marine Corps legend was born. Born just before the turn of the 19th century as Lewis Burwell Puller, the man would come to be known by warfighters the world over as Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller.
