United States Marines Corps - 9th Marine Regiment - 3rd Marine Division - Operation Dewey Canyon with Vietnam Service Ribbons - Mug Ass Honor the Personnel Specialist Rate

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is one of the most important military installations in the United States

From CW2 through CW5

mine countermeasures (MCM) systems

and the constant threat of mechanical failure far from friendly territory

United States Marines Corps - 9th Marine Regiment - 3rd Marine Division - Operation Dewey Canyon with Vietnam Service Ribbons - Mug Ass Honor the Personnel Specialist RateThe 9th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War II, it served until 1994, when it was deactivated during the post Cold War drawdown. Battalions of the Ninth Marine Regiment, but not the regiment itself, were reactivated from 2007 to 2014 as part of the Marine Corps' growth during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The battalions have subsequently been deactivated again.