Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/1] [3D BN 1ST MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201021069
Pages
0044
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 021,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 1 December 1967 - 2 January 1968
General Note
BLT 3/1 - 3D BN 1ST MARINES (Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade) (3rd Battalion 1st Marines)

SLF Task Group 79.5
BLT loaded aboard Amphibious Ready Group 76.5 (1-2 December 1968)
BLT Command Post aboard USS Valley Forge LPH-8
Established headquarters at Special Landing Force Camp, Subic Bay, Philippine Islands (4 December 1968)
BLT Exercise (14-17 December 1968)
Enroute to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) (17-18 December 1967)
Afloat with ARG off coast of Republic of Vietnam (19 December 1967)
After Action Report (AAR) - Operation Fortress Ridge (21-24 December 1967)
Battalion Bulletin 1510 - BLT Platoon Training Schedule

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201021069

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/1] [3D BN 1ST MARINES], 1201021069. 1 December 1967 - 2 January 1968, Box __, Folder 021, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201021069, Accessed 24 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201021069, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]