- 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
caption= 3/2 Insignia
dates= -January 18 ,1941 -March 27 ,1946
-December 28 ,1950 - present
country=United States
allegiance=
branch= USMC
type=Light infantry
role= Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
size=
command_structure=2nd Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division
current_commander=
garrison=Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=Lt. Col. Peter B. Baumgarten
nickname= "Betio Bastards"
patron=
motto= "We quell the storm, and ride the thunder!"
"Unus Supra(one above)"
colors=Red, Black, & Gold
march=
mascot=
battles=World War II
*Battle of Guadalcanal
*Battle of Tarawa
*Battle of Saipan
*Battle of Tinian
*Battle of Okinawa Operation Desert Storm Operation Restore Hope
Operation Iraqi Freedom
*2003 invasion of Iraq
anniversaries=3rd Battalion 2nd Marines (3/2) is an
infantry battalion in theUnited States Marine Corps based out ofMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ,North Carolina consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. Nicknamed the "Betio Bastards," they fall under the command of the2nd Marine Regiment and the2nd Marine Division .Subordinate Units
* H&S Company
* India Company
* Kilo Company
* Lima Company
* Weapons CompanyHistory
World War II
Activated
January 18 ,1941 atSan Diego, California . They were assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade during February 1941. Deployed toKoro Island with the2nd Marine Division in June 1942. The battalion participated in the followingWorld War II campaigns:* Guadalcanal
* Tarawa
* Saipan
* Tinian
* OkinawaFollowing the war the battalion stood occupation duty inKagoshima ,Japan until February 1946 when they redeployed toCamp Pendleton ,California . The battalion was deactivated on March 27, 1946.Post World War II history
3/2 was reactivated on December 28, 1950 at Camp Pendleton, and were again assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. They deployed to
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during theCuban Missile Crisis in 1962The battalion deployed to
Saudi Arabia in August 1990 and participated inOperation Desert Storm in early1991 . In 1994 they participated inOperation Restore Hope inSomalia andOperation Deny Flight andOperation Provide Promise .Global War on Terror
In
2003 , 3/2 deployed to Kuwait as part ofTask Force Tarawa and beginning in March supportedOperation Iraqi Freedom . The battalion participated in thebattle of Nasiriyah . During this deployment 3/2 had 1 Marinekilled in action .During
2004 , 3/2 was designated as the AT (anti-terrorism) battalion and was assigned to different areas around the globe. The battalion was spread betweenAfghanistan ,Djibouti , andCuba .The battalion again deployed to Iraq in February
2005 . The battalion launched major combat operationsOperation Matador ,Operation Spear , and Operation Quickstrike. They conducted security and stabilization operations inAl Anbar Province until September2005 . During this deployment 3/2 had 3 Marineskilled in action .The battalion again deployed to Iraq in the summer of
2006 . They conducted security and stabilization operations inAl Anbar Province until the beginning of2007 . During this deployment the battalion had 14 Marineskilled in action [cite web
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title = Honoring those who give us freedom: 3/2 remembers fallen
work = Marine Corps News
publisher = USMC
date =
url = http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/ABC308B18602459E852572B1006182C2?opendocument
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accessdate = 2007-04-02 ] .The battalion deployed to Iraq again in November 2007 and are operating in the Al Qaim region of
Al Anbar Province , Iraq. [cite web
last = Cpl Hall
first = Billy
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title = 3rd Bn., 2nd Marines hits ground running
work = Marine Corps News
publisher = USMC
date =
url = http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/ad983156332a819185256cb600677af3/48b9fd609c498fef8525738c004db13c?OpenDocument
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accessdate = 2007-11-22]ee also
*
Organization of the United States Marine Corps
*List of United States Marine Corps battalions Notes
References
:Marine Corps
;Web
* [http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/2dmardiv/32/index.htm 3/2's official website]
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