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The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It consists of approximately 1,100 marines and sailors. They fall under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment, the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).
Each MEU is an expeditionary rapid reaction force ready to answer any crisis, whether it be disaster aid or a combat mission. [1] Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) was the name used until the late 1980s. A MEU normally is composed of a reinforced USMC infantry battalion (designated as a Battalion Landing Team) as the ground combat element
2nd Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 marines and sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.
November 2000 – The 26th MEU's Battalion Landing Team, BLT 2/2, launched the first-ever FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile fired by a deployed MEU. November 2001 – During Operation Enduring Freedom, the 26th MEU (SOC) became one of the first units to engage enemy forces in Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
In November 2012, 1/5 deployed as a Battalion Landing Team (BLT) as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. 1/5 completed a six-month rotation including a deployment to Thailand in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. The battalion was relieved by fellow 5th Marines Battalion 2/4 and returned to Camp Pendleton in late May 2013, completing a ...
1st Battalion, 6th Marines, the battalion landing team for the 24th MEU along with elements from 2nd Reconnaissance Bn started their combat operations with an attack on the Taliban-held town of Garmsir on 28 April. The operation was carried out in conjunction with British troops of the 16 Air Assault Brigade. [3]
Regimental Landing Team 5 was relieved by newly organized 26th Marine Regiment and the 9th MAB participated in Operation Osage between 27 April and 3 May 1966. The 9th MAB was assigned to the mission of destroying a VC battalion and elements of a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) regiment reported to be operating in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province ...
[1]: 306 Until 4 October the battalion formed the battalion landing team (BLT) of the Special Landing Force (SLF). [1]: 350 The battalion conducted Operation Deckhouse IV from 15 to 18 September. On 27 September the battalion was landed at Da Nang. [1]: 346 On 4 May 1967 the battalion was flown from Phu Bai to Khe Sanh Combat Base to support ...