2nd Combat Engineer Battalion

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2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2nd CEB Insignia
Active	November 1, 1940 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Combat Engineering
Part of	2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Motto	"Engineers lead the way"
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Guadalcanal * Battle of Tarawa * Battle of Saipan * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Okinawa Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom * 2003 invasion of Iraq

2nd Combat Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

1 Mission
2 Current units
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Mission

Enhance the mobility, counter mobility, and survivability of the Marine Division through combat and limited general engineering support. The Combat Engineer Battalion performs the following tasks:

Plan, organize and conduct mounted/dismounted deliberate breaching operations at the Company level.
Plan, organize and conduct mounted/dismounted deliberate breaching operations at the company, battalion and regimental level.
Plan, organize and employ expedient and deliberate demolitions.
Plan, organize and conduct route/area sweeping operations.
Plan, organize and construct explosive and non explosive obstacle systems.
Plan, organize and construct hasty and deliberate protective and tactical minefields.
Plan, organize and construct a point minefield.
Plan, organize and construct fighting and protective positions.
Plan, organize and employ force protection measures.
Plan, organize and provide missions essential water and electrical support.
Construct and maintain limited combat roads and trails in support of Division operations.