Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm War on Terror The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a Littoral regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Smedley Butler, Okinawa, Japan.

The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment is a naval formation, including capabilities to enable maneuver and operations in the maritime domain.

[1] The Regiment was activated on October 4, 1927, at Tientsin, China and assigned to the 3rd Marine Brigade.

The Regiment was reactivated on 17 March 1952, at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division.

The Regiment participated in the War in Vietnam, May 1965 – November 1969, operating from: Redeployed from August–November 1969 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa.