Camp Courtney
Camp Courtney (Japanese: キャンプ・コートニー, Hepburn: Kyampu Kōtonī) is a U.S. Marine Base located in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the larger Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and home to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, 3rd Marine Division, and 3d MEB Headquarters. It is named after Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr., who was killed in action in the Battle of Okinawa. Camp Courtney covers 1.339 square kilometres (0.517 sq mi) in the Konbu, Tengan, and Uken districts of Uruma.
| Camp Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Okinawa, Japan | |
Barracks buildings on Camp Courtney. (As seen from behind the movie theater.) | |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
| Site history | |
| In use | January 1956–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | III MEF, 3d MarDiv, 3d MEB |
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