5th Battalion 10th Marines

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5th Battalion 10th Marines
5/10 Insignia
Active	January 1941
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Artillery
Role	Provide fires in support of 2nd Marine Division
Part of	10th Marine Regiment 2nd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Motto	"Pain by Steel Rain"
Battles/wars	Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Tarawa Battle of Saipan Battle of Guam Battle of Iwo Jima Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom

United States Marine Corps Portal

5^th Battalion 10^th Marines (5/10) is an artillery battalion comprised of 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 M198 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30km. The battalion is currently transitioning to the M777 lightweight howitzer.

1 Mission
2 Current units
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Mission

Provide direct support of the 2nd Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of Civilian Military Operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace.