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2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 900 marines and sailors. Nicknamed "America's Battalion", they fall under the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
15 June 1982 2nd Battalion 8th Marines evacuated the U.S. Ambassador, Staff, and 580 civilian personnel seventy kilometers North of Beirut. 25 August 1982 2nd Battalion 8th Marines along with the French, Italian and Israelis Forces evacuated the Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO) from Beirut. 2nd Battalion 8th Marines left Beirut briefly ...
Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines boarding CH-53 helicopters at the start of the operation. Since 2001, Helmand province was considered to be a Taliban stronghold and had been one of the most dangerous provinces for coalition forces in Afghanistan, with British troops being locked in a stalemate since 2006.
United States Marine Corps. 6th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Task Force Semper Fi (MARFOR) I Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; K Company, 3d Battalion, 6th Marines; Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion (-) G and H Detachment, Brigade Service Support Group 6; 1st Platoon, Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines: War Dogs: MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California [17] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines: The Cutting Edge: MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California [18] 1st Battalion, 8th Marines: The Beirut Battalion: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [19] 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines: America's Battalion: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [20] 1st Battalion ...
As part of the 2d Marine Division, 2/2 deployed and was one of three battalions spearheading the attack on Tarawa (along with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines and the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines). The Japanese resistance was fierce, and the initial losses to the battalion were heavy.
The second deployment consisted of the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and U.S. Army Soldiers. They were followed by the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines in October 1982. The Battalion Landing Team's headquarters was at Beirut International Airport .
1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion."