Question: Approximately how many US Marines corps and Sailors does the battalion consist of with the nickname Thundering Third ?

text: List of United States Marine Corps battalions
Active units -- Ground Combat Element battalions
Infantry battalions are the heart and soul of the ground combat element . The mission of locating , closing with , and destroying the enemy with fire and maneuver and repelling the enemy 's assault with fire and close combat lies with the `` grunts '' . Marine infantry battalions often have limited organic equipment outside of small arms , infantry crew-served weapons ( e.g. , heavy machine guns , medium mortars , and anti-tank missiles ) , and a few light tactical trucks . Marine infantry primarily maneuvers by foot as light infantry , and must be supplemented with additional trucks to become motorized infantry or Amphibious Assault Vehicles to become mechanized infantry . A Marine infantry battalion is usually organized into three rifle companies , a weapons company , and a headquarters and service company . The rifle company has a company headquarters , three rifle platoons , with three rifle squads each , and a weapons platoon with medium machineguns , mortars , and assault weapons sections . The weapons company includes a company headquarters , a heavy machinegun platoon , an 81mm mortar platoon , and an antiarmor platoon . Sometimes , the commander will mix these into Combined Anti-Armor Teams . The headquarters and service company includes all command , administration , intelligence , operations , logistics , and communication Marines and equipment , as well as the battalion 's Scout Sniper platoon and Battalion Aid Station ( BAS ) staffed by U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman . Riflemen Marines on patrol Marine scout sniper Mechanized Marines Machine gunner with M2 .50cal TOW anti-tank missile .
This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.
Battalion Name Nickname Location
1st Battalion , 1st Marines First of the First Camp Pendleton , California
2nd Battalion , 1st Marines The Professionals Camp Pendleton , California
3rd Battalion , 1st Marines Thundering Third Camp Pendleton , California
1st Battalion , 2nd Marines Timberwolf Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
2nd Battalion , 2nd Marines Warlords Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
3rd Battalion , 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
1st Battalion , 3rd Marines Lava Dogs MCB Hawaii , Hawaii
2nd Battalion , 3rd Marines Island Warriors MCB Hawaii , Hawaii
3rd Battalion , 3rd Marines America 's Battalion MCB Hawaii , Hawaii
1st Battalion , 4th Marines The China Marines Camp Pendleton , California
2nd Battalion , 4th Marines Magnificent Bastards Camp Pendleton , California
3rd Battalion , 4th Marines Darkside MCAGCC Twentynine Palms , California
1st Battalion , 5th Marines Geronimo Camp Pendleton , California
2nd Battalion , 5th Marines Raiders or Marauders Camp Pendleton , California
3rd Battalion , 5th Marines Darkhorse Camp Pendleton , California
1st Battalion , 6th Marines ' 1/6 HARD ' Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
2nd Battalion , 6th Marines The Ready Battalion Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
3rd Battalion , 6th Marines Teufelhunden Camp Lejeune , North Carolina
1st Battalion , 7th Marines First Team MCAGCC Twentynine Palms , California
2nd Battalion , 7th Marines War Dogs MCAGCC Twentynine Palms , California