| 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, 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.[1] 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.[1] Camp Courtney covers 1.339 square kilometres (0.517 sq mi) in the Konbu, Tengan, and Uken districts of Uruma.[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
courtney-cwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Office of the Governor of Okinawa. "Present Condition of Bases within Okinawa Prefecture, Chapter 8: Outline of Bases, Section 1: Condition of American Military Facilities, Paragraph 1: Marine Corps, Subsection 8: FAC6029 Camp Courtney (page 204)" March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.