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2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.Also known as "The Ready Battalion" or "2/6 Spartans", it consists of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
Twenty former residents of Camp Lejeune—all men who lived there during the 1960s and the 1980s—have been diagnosed with breast cancer. [13] In April 2009, the United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry withdrew a 1997 public health assessment at Camp Lejeune that denied any connection between the toxicants and illness. [44]
The 2nd Maintenance Battalion is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps that provides field-level intermediate maintenance for the II Marine Expeditionary Force's tactical ordnance, engineer, motor transport, communications electronics and general support ground equipment.
The unit currently known as CLB-22 traces its history back to Combat Service Support Detachment 23 (CSSD-23), the unit that for years provided combat service support to the 32nd and then 22nd MAUs.
The following September, the unit was reassigned to the 2nd Marine Division, and moved to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, its current home. On 13 October 1950 it was re-designated as Headquarters and Service Battalion. On 1 April 1951, the unit was reassigned to Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, as a part of Force Service Regiment.
Last August, Congress passed into law the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which allowed an estimated more than 1 million people exposed to the water to file a claim with the Navy. If the Navy didn’t ...
They were based out of Camp Leatherneck and had a presence throughout the Helmand Province similar to its prior deployment. CLB-6 completed its deployment and returned in February 2012. Lieutenant Colonel Brian W. Mullery took charge in June 2012 and Sergeant Major Roger Griffith joined the battalion in April 2012, leading the battalion into ...
Relocated in June 1968 to Camp Bulkeley at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as Ground Defense Force. Relocated in August 1973 to Camp Lejeune, NC. (Contingent of Hotel Co. remained as Special Mission Force until 1976.) Participated as part of Multi-Nation Peace Keeping Force in Lebanon August – September 1982, and November 1983 - February 1984.