| 词条 | 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines | |||||||||||||
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|unit_name= 2nd Battalion 10th Marines |image=2nd Battalion 10th Marines Logo.png |caption= 2/10 Insignia |dates= 11 April 1941 – present |country= United States |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |type= Artillery |role= Provide fires in support of 2nd Marine Division |size= |command_structure= 10th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division |current_commander= LtCol Joel A. Deluca |garrison=Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= Pathfinder Battalion |patron= |motto= "Second to None" |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= World War II
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|notable_commanders= William H. Harrison George R. E. Shell Richard G. Weede |anniversaries= }} 2nd Battalion 10th Marines (2/10) is an artillery battalion of the United States Marine Corps 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 M777A2 howitzer[1] with a maximum effective range of 30 km. They fall under the command of the 10th Marine Regiment and 2nd Marine Division. Subordinate units
HistoryWorld War IIThe 2nd Battalion 10th Marines was activated on April 11, 1941, as the 4th Battalion 10th Marines. They were deployed with the 6th Marine Regiment to Iceland from Spring 1941 to Spring 1942. In December 1942, they deployed to the Pacific theater. On July 20, 1945, they were re-designated as the 2nd Battalion 10th Marines. The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines participated in the following World War II battles:
Post World War IIIn July 1946, 2/10 relocated to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From 1951 to present, they participated in LF6F deployments: the Cuban Missile Crisis (October - November 1962), the intervention in the Dominican Republic (April - May 1965), Operation Desert Storm (December 1990 - April 1991), Operation Phantom Fury, and the Battle of Abu Ghraib (April 2005) as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion again deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from January to September 2007. During this time they were based out of Camp Fallujah.[2] In January 2009 the battalion again deployed to Iraq as a civil affairs group in support of OIF. During this deployment they were based out of Al Asad Airbase. In 2012, Echo Battery of 2/10 deployed to Delaram, Afghanistan, at Forward Operating Base Delaram II as base security.[3] Unit awardsA 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. 2/10 has been presented with the following awards:
Notable former members
See also{{portal|United States Marine Corps}}
Notes1. ^{{cite web | last = Cpl Murray | first =Joshua | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines fire new howitzers | work = | publisher = United States Marine Corps | date = 2007-11-20 | url = http://www.2ndmardiv.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/515401/2nd-battalion-10th-marines-fire-new-howitzers/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-11-21 }} 2. ^2/10 Marines return homae after deployment {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201032511/http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/Public/InfolineMarines.nsf/%28ArticlesRead%29/50F9458B4ADF625E85257354004E8ED1 |date=December 1, 2008 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/89401/marines-provide-delaram-ii-security#.U-qGJCjmMoY|title=Marines provide Delaram II security|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite news |accessdate=22 January 2010 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/01/18/daily53.html |title=Oracle prez's affair exposed by billboards |publisher=The Sacramento Business Journal|first=Patrick|last=Hoge|date=22 January 2010}} References{{Marine Corps}}
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