 Higher headquarters directed the reactivation of third-lateral anti-air battalion, third-marine lateral regiment, third-marine division. This activation will be effective no later than 11 February 2022. United States Marine Corps, lineage of third-lateral anti-air battalion, activated 19 December 1938 at Quantico, Virginia as the first battalion 15 Marines. We located, during October 1938 to Paris Island, South Carolina and assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade. We designated 10 October 1939 as a third-defense battalion. We assigned, during December 1939 to Fleet Marine Force. We located, during May 1940, to Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, participated in the following World War II campaigns, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Water Canal, Northern Salamence and Voganville. We designated 15 June 1944 as the third anti-aircraft artillery battalion and assigned to the third amphibious corps. We activated 15 December 1944 at Water Canal. We activated 11 October 1951 at China Lake, California as the provisional marine guided missile battalion. We designated 7 February 1955 as the first carrier surface to air missile battalion. We designated 1 June 1956 as the first media anti-aircraft missile battalion. We located, during June 1956 to 29 Palms, California, assigned during April 1959 to Fleet Marine Force Pacific. We designated 1 December 1961 as the third light anti-aircraft missile battalion and we designated to force troops, force Marine Force Pacific. We assigned, during May 1962 to Air Fleet Marine Force Pacific. We located, during January 1963 to Cherry Point, North Carolina and we assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Group II, 2nd Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic. Elements participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis in Cuba from October to December 1962. We assigned, during May 1966 to Marine Air Control II. We assigned, during July 1968 to Marine Air Control Group 28. Elements participated in support of Carnar Narcotics Operations United States Atlantic Command Area Responsibility in 1990. Participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Southwest Asia. From January to March 1991, we activated 30 September 1994. We activated 11 February 2022 at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii as third littoral anti-air battalion and assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment. We assigned 11 February 2022, David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps.