Camp Courtney
| Camp Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Okinawa, Japan | |
Barracks buildings on Camp Courtney (as seen from behind the movie theater). | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base |
| Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
| Site history | |
| In use | January 1956–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | III MEF, 3d MarDiv, and 3d MEB. |
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 and covers 1.339 sq mi (3.47 km2) in the Konbu, Tengan, and Uken districts of Uruma.