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  2. 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 1st Battalion, 8th Marines - Wikipedia

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    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." The battalion falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine ...

  4. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines - Wikipedia

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    During this deployment the battalion suffered 154 marines wounded and six killed in action while participating in more than 600 separate engagements of various sizes. 2/2 was deployed to Iraq in July 2005 when it was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.

  5. USS Trenton (LPD-14) - Wikipedia

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    In January 1981, Trenton departed Norfolk for a six-month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean as part of the Marine Amphibious Ready Group (MARG 1-81) and Battalion Landing Team 2/8. The ship with her embarked Marines conducted amphibious landings and exercises with Spain, Italy and Greece.

  6. Unit Deployment Program - Wikipedia

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    The Unit Deployment Program (UDP) is a system for assigning deployments of the United States Marine Corps.To reduce the number of unaccompanied tours and improve unit continuity, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, (CMC) established it to provide for the deployment of units to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) for periods of approximately six months.

  7. Military helicopter makes emergency landing on California ...

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    Flames could be seen where a military helicopter made an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton on Friday, causing police to warn drivers of potential traffic delays along Interstate 5. All four crew ...

  8. United States military deployments - Wikipedia

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    According to Hermann and Kegley, military interventions have boosted democracy in other nations. [4] The majority of academics, however, concur with professor of international politics Abraham Lowenthal that American efforts to spread democracy have been "negligible, often counterproductive, and only occasionally positive."

  9. 8th Marine Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 8th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. When last active, it was based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force. The regiment was decommissioned on January 28, 2021, as a result of ongoing force ...