2nd Battalion 10th Marines

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2nd Battalion 10th Marines
2/10 Insignia
Active	11 April 1941 - present
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
Nickname	Pathfinder Battalion
Motto	"Second to None"
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Guadalcanal * Battle of Tarawa * Battle of Saipan * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Okinawa Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom* *Battle of Abu Ghraib

2nd Battalion 10th Marines (2/10) is an artillery battalion comprised of three 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. They fall under the 10th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division

1 Subordinate units
2 History
- 2.1 World War II
- 2.2 Post World War II
3 Awards
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Subordinate units

Headquarters Battery
E Battery
F Battery
G Battery
L Battery

[edit] History

The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines was activated on April 11, 1941 as the 4th Battalion 10th Marines. They were deployed with the 6th Marines to Iceland from Spring 1941 to Spring 1942. In December 1942, they deployed to the Pacific theater. On July 20, 1945 they were re-designated as the 2nd Battalion 10th Marines.

[edit] World War II

The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines participated in the following World War II battles:

[edit] Post World War II

In July 1946, 2/10 relocated to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From 1951 to present, they participated in LF6F deployments; the Cuban Missile Crisis (October - November 1962); the intervention in the Dominican Republic (April - May 1965); , Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (December 1990 - April 1991) and Battle of Abu Ghraib (April 2005).