5th Battalion 10th Marines

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 5th Battalion 10th Marines


caption= 5/10 Insignia
dates= *February 10, 1942 - November 18, 1947
*unknown - present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= USMC
type= Artillery
role= Provide fires in support of 2nd Marine Division
size=
command_structure= 10th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
current_commander= LtCol C.L. Naler
garrison=Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Five and Dime
patron=
motto= "Pain by Steel Rain"
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= World War II
* Battle of Guadalcanal
* Battle of Tarawa
* Battle of Saipan
* Battle of Guam
* Battle of Iwo Jima
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=

5^th Battalion 10^th Marines (5/10) is an artillery battalion comprising four firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and its primary weapon system is the M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. The battalion is currently transitioning to the M777 lightweight howitzer. They fall under the 10th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division. 5/10 is currently deployed in Iraq doing Civilian Military Operations (CMO) missions or what has been traditionally called civil affairs.

Mission

Provide direct support of the 2nd Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of Civilian Military Operations or (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace. CMO has also been traditionally called civil affairs and units were called "civil affairs groups" or CAGS. In the peacetime (pre-Iraq War days), these units were often only to be found in the reserve forces.

Current units

* Headquarters Battery
* Battery I/3/12
* R Battery
* S Battery
* T Battery - currently part of 2nd Battalion 10th Marines

History

ee also

* List of United States Marine Corps battalions
* Organization of the United States Marine Corps

Notes

References

:Marine Corps

;Web
* [http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/unitsites/5bn10mar 5/10's official website]