- 2nd Intelligence Battalion
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 2nd Intelligence Battalion
caption= 2nd Intel Insignia
dates=February 1 ,1989 - present
country=United States
allegiance=United States
branch= USMC
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role= Military intelligence
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command_structure=II Marine Expeditionary Force
current_commander= LtCol A. J. Gillan
garrison=Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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motto= “Vigilantia, Circumspectia et prudentia Cum trecenti hos salhabimus"
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battles=Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
anniversaries=The 2nd Intelligence Battalion (2nd Intel) is a
United States Marine Corps military intelligence and counter intelligence unit based atMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune . They provide theII Marine Expeditionary Force with intelligence products and analysis.Mission
Plan and direct, collect, process, produce and disseminate intelligence, and provide counterintelligence support to the MEF
Command Element , MEF major subordinate commands, subordinateMarine Air Ground Task Force s (MAGTF), and other commands as directed.ubordinate units
* Headquarters Company (HQ Co)
* Counter Intelligence/Human Intelligence Company (CI/HUMINT Co)
* Production and Analysis Company (P&A Co)History
On
April 2 ,2007 , the 2nd Intelligence Battalion returned from a seven month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where they provided intelligence support to Multi-National Force West in theAl Anbar Province ofIraq . [cite web
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title = A night of homecomings: Two units return from 7 months in Iraq
work = Marine Corps News
publisher = USMC
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url = http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/210393C8A6A48D5C852572B1007913A4?opendocument
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accessdate = 2007-04-02 ]Unit awards
A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. 2nd Intel Battalion has been presented with the following awards:
ee also
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List of United States Marine Corps battalions References
;Notes:Marine Corps;Web
* [http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/2dintelbn 2nd Intel's official website]
* [http://www.marineparents.com/units/Print.asp?ID=86 Marine Parents Portal for 2d Intel Bn]
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