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{{Short description|None}}{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.__TOC__{{Clear}}

Active units

Ground Combat Element battalions

{{See also|Ground combat element}}The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and combat engineer units, or (3) provide immediate command and control, and limited logistical support including consolidated Navy personnel administration and motor transport (medium truck) support to subordinate GCE battalions and regiments (infantry and artillery only) by Marine division (MARDIV) headquarters battalions. Additionally, this battalion provides communications networking and law enforcement support across the GCE. The headquarters battalion also includes the division band, whose tactical mission is to serve as a provisional rifle platoon in providing division headquarters security.Note: Some GCE battalions and regiments are provided air liaison officers/forward air controllers (i.e., Marine Corps naval aviators — aircraft pilots, and naval flight officers — airborne weapons and sensor systems officers) with specialized skills in coordinating air support of ground units) from the Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) of the aviation combat element (ACE). These officers facilitate employment of Marine aviation in support of GCE units to perform offensive air support (e.g., close air support), assault support (e.g., troop, cargo, and casualty transport, aerial command and control, liaison, communications, and illumination, and close-in fire support by light/attack helicopters), and aerial reconnaissance (e.g., tactical reconnaissance and artillery spotting).

Infantry battalions

Infantry battalions are the heart and soul of the ground combat element. The mission of locating, closing with, and destroying the enemy with fire and maneuver and repelling the enemy’s assault with fire and close combat lies with the “grunts”. Marine infantry battalions often have limited organic equipment outside of small arms, infantry crew-served weapons (e.g., heavy machine guns, medium mortars, and anti-tank missiles), and a few light tactical trucks. Marine infantry primarily maneuvers by foot as light infantry, and must be supplemented with additional trucks to become motorized infantry or Amphibious Assault Vehicles to become mechanized infantry.A Marine infantry battalion is usually organized into three rifle companies, a weapons company, and a headquarters and service company. The rifle company has a company headquarters, three rifle platoons, with three rifle squads each, and a weapons platoon with medium machineguns, mortars, and assault weapons sections. The weapons company includes a company headquarters, a heavy machinegun platoon, an 81mm mortar platoon, and an antiarmor platoon. Sometimes, the commander will mix these into Combined Anti-Armor Teams. The headquarters and service company includes all command, administration, intelligence, operations, logistics, and communication Marines and equipment, as well as the battalion’s Scout Sniper platoon and Battalion Aid Station (BAS) staffed by U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman. By 2030 three battalions will be disbanded, and some reflagged: 1/8th becoming 2/2nd, 2/8th becoming 4/6th, 8th Marine HQ and 3rd Btn disband.WEB,www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/03/23/the-corps-is-axing-all-of-its-tank-battalions-and-cutting-grunt-units/, The Corps is axing all of its tank battalions and cutting grunt units, Snow, Shawn, 2020-03-23, Marine Corps Times, en-US, 2020-04-24, (File:Marines endure culminating event during jungle warfare training 140614-M-FX659-124.jpg|thumb|rifleman){|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Battalion, 1st Marines
50px)|First of the FirstCamp Pendleton, California1ST BATTALION 1ST MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/MSC/1MARDIV/1BN1MAR/INDEX.HTM URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 1, 2008,
|2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
50px)|The ProfessionalsCamp Pendleton, California2ND BATTALION 1ST MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/1MAR/2BN/ URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-12-28,
|3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
50px)|Thundering ThirdCamp Pendleton, California3RD BATTALION 1ST MARINES URL =HTTP://WWW.USMC.MIL/13THMEU/THUNDERINGTHIRD.HTMARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20071015051846/HTTP://WWW.USMC.MIL/13THMEU/THUNDERINGTHIRD.HTM, 2007-10-15,
|1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
50px)|TyphoonCamp Lejeune, North Carolina1ST BATTALION 2ND MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1BN2MAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20071213085656/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1BN2MAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines
50px)|WarlordsCamp Lejeune, North Carolina2ND BATTALION 2ND MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2BN2MAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080123210400/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2BN2MAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines
50px)|Betio BastardsCamp Lejeune, North Carolina3RD BATTALION 2ND MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/3BN2MAR URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-10-24,
|1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
50px)|Lava DogsMCB Hawaii, Hawaii1ST BATTALION 3RD MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MCBH.USMC.MIL/3MAR/1DBN/1-3%20INDEX.HTM ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20070709120024/HTTP://WWW.MCBH.USMC.MIL/3MAR/1DBN/1-3%20INDEX.HTM URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|1st Battalion, 4th Marines
50px)|The China MarinesCamp Pendleton, California1ST BATTALION 4TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/1MAR/1BN4/DEFAULT.ASP ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080201145358/HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/1MAR/1BN4/DEFAULT.ASP URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
50px)|Magnificent BastardsCamp Pendleton, California2ND BATTALION 4TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/2BN4/ URL-STATUS = DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE = 2007-12-14,
|3rd Battalion, 4th Marines
50px)|DarksideMCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California2ND BATTALION 4TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/2BN4/ URL-STATUS = DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE = 2007-12-14,
|1st Battalion, 5th Marines
50px)|GeronimoCamp Pendleton, California1ST BATTALION 5TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/1BN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080123210259/HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/1BN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
50px)|Raiders or MaraudersCamp Pendleton, California2ND BATTALION 5TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/2BN/DEFAULT.ASP ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080201145408/HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/2BN/DEFAULT.ASP URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
50px)|DarkhorseCamp Pendleton, California3RD BATTALION 5TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IMEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/5MAR/3BN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE = 2008-03-25,
|1st Battalion, 6th Marines
50px)|1/6 HARDCamp Lejeune, North Carolina1ST BATTALION 6TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1BN6MAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080209214039/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF//SITES/1BN6MAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 6th Marines
50px)|The Ready BattalionCamp Lejeune, North Carolina2ND BATTALION 6TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2BN6MAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080209224544/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2BN6MAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|3rd Battalion, 6th Marines
60px)|TeufelhundenCamp Lejeune, North Carolina3RD BATTALION 6TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/3BN2MAR URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-10-24,
|1st Battalion, 7th Marines
60px)|First TeamMCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California1ST BATTALION 7TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.29PALMS.USMC.MIL/FMF/1-7/DEFAULT.ASP URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 11, 2007,
|2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
60px)|War DogsMCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California2ND BATTALION 7TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.29PALMS.USMC.MIL/FMF/2-7/DEFAULT.ASP URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 10, 2007,
|3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
60px)|The Cutting EdgeMCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California3RD BATTALION 7TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.29PALMS.USMC.MIL/FMF/3-7/DEFAULT.ASP URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 11, 2007,
|1st Battalion, 8th Marines||The Beirut Battalion
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina1ST BATTALION 8TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1STBAT_8THMAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20071215074351/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1STBAT_8THMAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
60px)|America’s BattalionCamp Lejeune, North Carolina2ND BATTALION 8TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2NDBAT_8THMAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20071221052353/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/2NDBAT_8THMAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|1st Battalion, 23rd Marines
50px)|Lone StarHouston, Texas1ST BATTALION 23RD MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/23DMAR/1STBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080121110703/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/23DMAR/1STBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines
50px)|Prepared and ProfessionalPasadena, California2ND BATTALION 23RD MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/23DMAR/2DBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20071214102213/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/23DMAR/2DBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines
50px)|Lone WolvesBelle Chase, Louisiana3RD BATTALION 23RD MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/23DMAR/3DBN/ URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-09-15,
|1st Battalion, 24th Marines
50px)|The Terror from the NorthDetroit, Michigan1ST BATTALION 24TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/24THMAR/1STBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080212184419/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/24THMAR/1STBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 24th Marines
50px)|The Mad GhostsChicago, Illinois2ND BATTALION 24TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/24THMAR/2DBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20081003182735/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/24THMAR/2DBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|1st Battalion, 25th Marines
50px)|New England’s Own|Ayer, Massachusetts
|2nd Battalion, 25th Marines
50px)|Empire BattalionGarden City, New York2ND BATTALION 25TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/25THMAR/2DBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20010914200820/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/25THMAR/2DBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|3rd Battalion, 25th Marines
50px)|Cold Steel WarriorsBrook Park, Ohio3RD BATTALION 25TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/25THMAR/3DBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080105122747/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/25THMAR/3DBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
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Artillery battalions

Field artillery units provide indirect, long-range cannon and rocket fire support for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force.Currently, artillery regiments contain two or three (11th Marines only) cannon battalions and are equipped with the M777 lightweight, towed, 155 mm, medium howitzer and the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) 120 mm, heavy mortar. Two regiments (11th Marines and 14th Marines) also have one rocket battalion equipped with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) equipped with the MGM-140 ATACMS surface-to-surface, guided missile.Marine artillery battalions contain a Headquarters Battery and three or four firing batteries.Firing batteries contain a headquarters platoon (including a liaison section with three forward observer teams) and one or two firing platoons (depending upon weapons systems). The firing platoon(s) contain a battery operations center, a fire direction center, and four or six artillery sections (depending upon weapon system). Counter-battery radar is usually a regimental asset, but can be detached to augment battalions or batteries. By 2030 all but five artillery batteries will be disbanded.WEB, Taylor, Daniel P., Correspondent, Special, 2020-05-26, Radical Realignment: The Marine Plan to Reshape Battalions and Squadrons Over the Coming Decade,seapowermagazine.org/radical-realignment-the-marine-plan-to-reshape-battalions-and-squadrons-over-the-coming-decade/, 2020-07-19, Seapower, en-US, (File:M777 howitzer rear.jpg|thumb|M777 howitzer firing){|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Battalion, 10th Marines
50px)|NightmareCamp Lejeune, North Carolina1ST BATTALION 10TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1BN10MAR ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080905072032/HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/SITES/1BN10MAR URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|2nd Battalion, 10th Marines
50px)|GunslingerCamp Lejeune, North Carolina2ND BATTALION 10TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.IIMEFPUBLIC.USMC.MIL/PUBLIC/IIMEFPUBLIC.NSF/UNITSITES/2BN10MAR URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2008-12-01,
|1st Battalion, 11th Marines
50px)|CobraCamp Pendleton, California1ST BATTALION 11TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/11MAR/1BN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE = 2006-12-11,
|2nd Battalion, 11th Marines
50px)|PatriotCamp Pendleton, California2ND BATTALION 11TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/11MAR/2BN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE = 2006-06-18,
|3rd Battalion, 11th Marines
50px)|ThunderMCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California3RD BATTALION 11TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.I-MEF.USMC.MIL/DIV/11MAR/3BN/ URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2008-11-01,
|3rd Battalion, 12th Marines
50px)|Warriors of the PacificCamp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.3DIV.USMC.MIL/DEV/INDEX1.ASP?NM=12MAR%203BN URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 5, 2009,
|2nd Battalion, 14th Marines
50px)|PeacemakerGrand Prairie, Texas2ND BATTALION 14TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/14THMAR/2DBN/ URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2008-12-01,
|3rd Battalion, 14th Marines
50px)|LibertyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3RD BATTALION 14TH MARINES URL = HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/14THMAR/3DBN/ ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080325143319/HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/14THMAR/3DBN/ URL-STATUS = DEAD,
|5th Battalion, 14th Marines
50px)|SharphunterSeal Beach, California5TH BATTALION 14TH MARINES URL=HTTP://WWW.MFR.USMC.MIL/4THMARDIV/14THMAR/5THBN/ URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=2007-08-13,
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Armor battalions

The mission of an armor unit is to conduct and support amphibious operations and other operations as required by landing and transporting to inland objectives the surface assault elements and their equipment, and by conducting light armored reconnaissance and limited offensive and defensive operations. When task-organized with infantry, tanks, and other forces, the battalion conducts combined arms operations as a separate maneuver element in support of the Marine Division.Currently, Assault Amphibian (AA) battalions utilize the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAVP-7A1) and consist of a headquarters and service company and two to six AA companies. Each AA company is equipped with 42 AAVs (including personnel, command, and recovery variants) organized into three platoons of 12 AAVs each and an additional six AAVs in the company headquarters. Each AA platoon is capable of transporting an entire Marine rifle company plus any dismounted attachments (e.g., mortar forward observer teams, anti-tank missile crews, scout/sniper or reconnaissance squads) thus transforming into amphibious/mechanized infantry. (One AA company is capable of transporting the assault echelon of a Marine infantry battalion.) Although plans were in place to replace it with the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, the cancellation of the program is going to prolong use of the AAV.Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) battalions use the LAV 25 series of vehicles and consist of a headquarters and service company and four LAR companies. Each LAR company is equipped with 25 LAVs (including 14 LAV-25, two mortar, four anti-tank, one command & control, three logistics, and one recovery variant).(File:LAV-25 armored vehicle.jpg|thumb|LAV 25){|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion
50px)|The First Wave|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
60px)|3rd Tracks|Camp Pendleton, California
|4th Assault Amphibian Battalion
60px)|4th Tracks|Tampa Bay, Florida
|1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Highlanders|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Destroyers|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Wolfpack|MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
|4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Iron Horse Marines|Camp Pendleton, California

Combat Engineer battalions

The mission of combat engineers is to provide mobility, counter mobility, survivability, and limited general engineering support.Mobility includes the assessment and fortification of roadways and bridges, the clearing of enemy obstacles and landmines, and assault breaching. Counter mobility includes creating obstacles and barriers for the enemy, which could include the destruction of structures and/or bridges. Survivability includes the fortification of positions and the construction of new outposts. Other jobs can include Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), construction, and utilities (such as generators and refrigeration).Currently, combat engineers use a variety of tools for their trade. Some vehicles include the M9 Armored Combat Earthmover, D7 Bulldozer, M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge, and various cranes and forklifts. Each combat engineer battalion consists of a headquarters and service company, three combat engineer companies, one mobility assault company, and an engineer support company.(File:D7marines01.jpg|thumb|D7 Bulldozer){|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Combat Engineer Battalion
60px)|The Super Breed|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
60px)|That Other Battalion|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|4th Combat Engineer Battalion
50px)|One Team, One Fight|Baltimore, Maryland

Reconnaissance battalions

The mission of the reconnaissance battalions is to obtain information by visual observation about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or about the meteorologic, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area. They specialize in amphibious recon, including hydrography; as well as airborne recon, infiltration via surface, subsurface and airborne operations, and conducting limited scale raids and ambushes. The battalions consist of a headquarters and service company and one to four reconnaissance companies (divisional assets, individual companies usually attached to an RCT). All battalions (except 4th Recon) also have a force reconnaissance company dedicated to provide deep reconnaissance and direct action capability to a MEF HQ. (Two additional separate force reconnaissance companies exist in the Marine Forces Reserve.)(File:Defense.gov News Photo 100318-M-3599F-187.jpg|thumb|Recon Marines){|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Swift, Silent, Deadly|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Chimera|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Mortalis|Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan
|4th Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|Swift, Silent, Deadly|San Antonio, Texas

Headquarters battalions

Headquarters battalions provide the command and control, administration and logistics for a Marine division. Each MARDIV HQBN is uniquely organized to support its division. However, typically the battalion is commanded by a colonel, and consists of headquarters company (including the division band), communications company, truck company (2 in HQBN FIRSTMARDIV), and may include a military police company.{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division
50px)|Standard Bearers|Camp Pendleton, California
|Headquarters Battalion 2nd Marine Division
50px)|The Silent Second|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Headquarters Battalion 3rd Marine Division
50px)|Samurai|Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
|Headquarters Battalion 4th Marine Division
50px)|Fighting Fourth|New Orleans, Louisiana

Logistics Combat Element battalions

{{See also|Logistics Combat Element}}The logistics combat element (LCE) consists of those combat service support units whose primary mission is to, (1) provide direct combat logistics (i.e., motor transport and landing support, and limited engineer support, equipment maintenance, and ground supply services) to specified GCE units or certain aviation combat element (ACE) units as provided by combat logistics battalions and separate combat logistics companies, (2) provide general combat service support across the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) by specialized service support battalions, including: dental, engineer support, maintenance, medical, supply and transportation support battalions, or (3) provide immediate command and control, and consolidated Navy personnel administration to subordinate LCE battalions and regiments by the Marine Logistics Group (MLG) headquarters and service battalion. Additionally, this battalion provides communications networking and law enforcement support across the LCE. The headquarters and service battalion also provides specialized services, including: military postal service, Marine Corps Exchange (MCX), and other personal services, to units of all four MAGTF elements (i.e., GCE, ACE, LCE, and CE).

Combat Logistics battalions

Combat logistics battalions (CLB) provide combat service support for the GCE and ACE beyond their organic capabilities. The battalions primarily provide motor transport and logistics control and materiel handling (i.e., landing support) services, and limited engineer, maintenance, and supply services, to dedicated Regimental Combat Teams (RCT) or Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU). CLBs that support RCTs typically consist of a headquarters and service company, and three support companies (engineer, maintenance, and transportation); those CLBs that support MEUs typically consist of several functional units (individual units may be styled as either a section, platoon, detachment, or company depending upon the size of unit, function, and the unit’s parent battalion/regiment/group). In addition to a headquarters and service unit, these CLBs contain units dedicated to providing: air delivery, communications, engineer, explosive ordnance disposal, health services (medical and dental), landing support, law enforcement (military police), maintenance, motor transport, and supply support to the MEU. {|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|Combat Logistics Battalion 1
50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 2
55px)|Keep Them Moving|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 3
50px)|Longboard|MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
|Combat Logistics Battalion 4
50px)|The Supporting Edge|Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|Combat Logistics Battalion 5| |Traveller|Camp Pendleton, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 6
50px)|Red Cloud Battalion|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 7
50px)||MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 8
50px)| Anytime, Anyplace|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 11
50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 13
50px)|Lucky|Camp Pendleton, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 15
50px)|Blackout|Camp Pendleton, California
|Combat Logistics Battalion 22
50px)|Ironman|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 23
50px)|Trucking ReservistsJoint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (state)>Washington
|Combat Logistics Battalion 24
50px)|“”Blackbeard“|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
6th Motor Transport Battalion>Combat Logistics Battalion 2550px)||Red Bank, New Jersey
|Combat Logistics Battalion 26
50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 31
50px)|Atlas Battalion|Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|Combat Logistics Battalion 451|||Charlotte Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, North Carolina
|Combat Logistics Battalion 453|||Buckley Space Force Base Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Colorado

Maintenance battalions

Maintenance battalions provide intermediate level (3d and 4th echelon) maintenance support for Marine Corps furnished (vice Navy, other service, or contractor provided) tactical ordnance (i.e., weapons and weapons systems), engineer, motor transport, communication-electronics, and general support (e.g., generators, refrigeration systems, water purification) equipment of the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). Maintenance battalions are usually organized with a headquarters and service company and five maintenance companies (electronic, engineer, general support, ordnance, and motor transport).{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Maintenance Battalion
50px)|Midas|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Maintenance Battalion
50px)|Sustinare Bellatore|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Maintenance Battalion
50px)||Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|4th Maintenance Battalion
50px)||Charlotte, North Carolina

Engineer Support battalions

Engineer support battalions provide engineer support past the level available from organic engineers, such as combat bridging. ESBs also provide the storage and distribution of water and bulk fuels. Engineer support battalions usually consist of a headquarters and service company, three engineer companies, an engineer support company, a bridge company, a bulk fuel company, and an explosive ordnance disposal company.{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|6th Engineer Support Battalion
50px)||Portland, Oregon
|7th Engineer Support Battalion
50px)|Pioneer|Camp Pendleton, California
|8th Engineer Support Battalion
60px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|9th Engineer Support Battalion
50px)|Team 9|Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

Landing Support battalions

Landing support battalions support distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations.WEB,news.usni.org/2020/10/23/red-patch-is-back-as-reactivated-landing-support-battalions-rejoin-fleet-marine-forces, ‘Red Patch’ is Back As Reactivated Landing Support Battalions Rejoin Fleet Marine Forces, Fuentes, Gidget, October 23, 2020, news.usni.org/, United States Naval Institute, October 24, 2020, {|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Landing Support Battalion|| The Cutting Edge|Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
|2d Landing Support Battalion|||Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3d Landing Support Battalion
60px)|Landers|Camp Foster, Okinawa

Supply battalions

Supply battalions provide (wikt:supply|supply) support past that of organic unit supply. They provide all assets that a Marine unit might need, excepting fuels, water, and aviation repair parts provided from the Navy. Rations, repair parts, ammunition, personal equipment, and even entire end items are all provided by or through the supply battalions. Supply battalions usually consist of a headquarters and service company, an ammunition company, a medical logistics company, and a supply company.(File:2D Supply Battalion Marines provide logistical support to 10th Marine Regiment during Operation Rolling Thunder 141019-M-EA576-007.jpg|thumb|Marines provide logistical support){|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Supply Battalion
50px)|Dragon Warriors|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Supply Battalion
50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Supply Battalion
50px)||Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|4th Supply Battalion
50px)||Newport News, Virginia

Transportation Support battalions

Transportation Support battalions provide the MEF with motor vehicle (truck) transportation and throughput support for the distribution of supplies, personnel, and equipment. The battalions consist of a headquarters and service company and three truck companies.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Transportation Support Battalion
60px)||Camp Pendleton, California
|2d Transportation Support Battalion
60px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Transportation Support Battalion
60px)|The Roughriders|Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

Medical battalions

Medical battalions provide medical care beyond the immediate care of unit corpsmen. Often, these units act as field hospitals when on deployment. In garrison, they supplement naval hospitals at various Marine Corps installations. Medical battalions are manned by primarily by Navy Medical Corps personnel and typically consist of a headquarters and service company and three surgical companies.{|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Medical Battalion
50px)|Cheaters of Death|Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Medical Battalion
50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Medical Battalion
50px)||Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
4th Medical Battalion (United States Navy)>4th Medical Battalion50px)||San Diego, California

Dental battalions

Dental battalions are responsible for the oral health of Marines and Sailors within the MAGTF. On deployment, they can also be used to support field hospitals per Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Instruction, when not performing dental roles. In garrison, they run dental health clinics at various Marine installations. Dental battalions are manned primarily by Navy Dental Corps personnel and usually consist of a headquarters and service company and three dental companies. {|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Dental Battalion
50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Dental Battalion
50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Dental Battalion
50px)||Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|4th Dental Battalion
50px)|Navy Operational Support Center Atlanta, Dobbins ARB, Georgia (U.S. state)>Georgia

Headquarters and Support battalion

(The former H&S battalions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd MLGs—previously designated as Combat Logistics Regiments 17, 27, and 37, respectively—are now designated as “Headquarters Regiments”)Headquarters and Service battalion provides command and control, administration, communications, security, food service and data processing support to the Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and supporting services to the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) or two Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) and MEF residual forces in expeditionary/amphibious operations and subsequent operations ashore. Support includes data processing, financial disbursing, postal, legal, Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) and consolidated Navy personnel administration to the MLG. The battalion typically consists of headquarters company, communications company, military police company, and service company. {|class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” bgcolor=#CCCCCC“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
Headquarters & Service Battalion(Redesignated as Combat Logistics Regiment 17>Headquarters Regiment)1st Marine Logistics Group50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
Headquarters & Service Battalion(Redesignated as Combat Logistics Regiment 27>Headquarters Regiment2nd Marine Logistics Group50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Headquarters & Service Battalion(Redesignated as Combat Logistics Regiment 37>Headquarters Regiment)3rd Marine Logistics Group50px)||Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
|Headquarters & Service Battalion4th Marine Logistics Group
50px)||Marietta, Georgia

Command Element units

{{See also|Command element (United States Marine Corps)}}The command element (CE) consists of those command and control, communications, intelligence, law enforcement, electronic warfare/signals intelligence/electronic intelligence, civil affairs, air/naval gunfire liaison, and force reconnaissance units that enable the MAGTF commander to effectively fight the GCE and ACE, with support from the LCE, to defeat the enemy and/or accomplish other assigned missions.
Note: U.S. Marine Corps organizational doctrine places communications, intelligence, and law enforcement battalions and their organic companies/detachments in the MAGTF headquarters group or CE. However, intelligence (i.e., ground intelligence) may also be considered as a GCE function (primarily located in the infantry battalion scout/sniper platoon) and communications and law enforcement may also be considered as logistics functions. Most GCE battalions and regiments, and ACE squadrons/battalions (LAAD), Marine aircraft groups (MAGs), and Marine air control groups (MACGs), contain some organic communications assets such as battalion and regimental communications platoons, MARDIV and MLG communications companies, and Marine wing communications squadrons. In addition, MARDIVs, Marine Aircraft Wings (MAWs), and MLGs also possess a limited organic law enforcement capability.

Communications battalions

Communications battalions provide communication support for the MAGTF as part of the MEF headquarters groups. They also perform networking and data services when deployed. The battalions typically consist of a headquarters and service company, three communications companies, and a support (maintenance) company.(File:USMC-13810.jpg|thumb|Ground mobile forces operator){|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|6th Communications Battalion
50px)||Brooklyn, New York
|7th Communications Battalion
50px)||Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
|8th Communications Battalion
60px)|8th Crime|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|9th Communications Battalion
50px)|9th Crime|Camp Pendleton, California

Intelligence battalions

Intelligence battalions, attached to MEF headquarters groups, are to plan and direct, collect, process, produce and disseminate intelligence, and provide counterintelligence support. In addition to a headquarters and service company, the battalions consist of two to four military intelligence companies that perform battlefield surveillance, production and analysis, and counterintelligence/human intelligence. {|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
1st Intelligence Battalion (United States)>1st Intelligence Battalion50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Intelligence Battalion
50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
|3rd Intelligence Battalion
50px)||Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
|Intelligence Support Battalion
50px)|New Orleans, Louisiana>New Orleans, Louisiana

Law Enforcement battalions

{{See also|United States Marine Corps Military Police}}The LE battalions will be a force multiplier to the operating forces forward deployed by assisting in an array of missions from law enforcement, route regulation, humanitarian assistance, nonlethal weapons training, and military working dog employment. Each included “500 military police officers [sic] and dozens of dogs.“WEB,www.military.com/daily-news/2012/07/23/marine-corps-creates-law-enforcement-battalions.html, Marine Corps Creates Law Enforcement Battalions, Military Daily News,web.archive.org/web/20120727014039/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/07/23/marine-corps-creates-law-enforcement-battalions.html, 2012-07-27, (Note: As military units, each battalion contains only about 30 to 40 “officers,” as the majority of the military police Marines are enlisted members and not officers. “Officers” as in any military organization, command the battalion and its organic companies and platoons and serve as staff officers in the battalion headquarters.) By 2030 all of the battalions will be disbanded following the re-organisation announcement.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Location
|4th Law Enforcement Battalion
50px)Saint Paul, Minnesota>St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion
  • 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion
  • 1st Law Enforcement Battalion

Radio battalions

Radio battalions provide the MEF with tactical electronic warfare, as well as signals intelligence and electronic intelligence. The battalions consist of a headquarters and service company and three operations companies.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
Radio Battalion#1st Radio Battalion>1st Radio Battalion50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
Radio Battalion#2nd Radio Battalion>2nd Radio Battalion50px)|America’s Radio Battalion|Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Radio Battalion#3rd Radio Battalion>3rd Radio Battalion50px)||Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii

Network Battalions

Marine Corps network battalions are responsible for providing all aspects of security, operations, and protection for Department of Defense Information Networks from the enterprise at the service level, down to each individual warfighter.WEB,www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/2228726/marine-corps-activates-new-battalion-to-fight-in-cyberspace/, Marine Corps Activates New Battalion to Fight in Cyberspace, McKelvey, GySgt Charles, June 23, 2020, www.marines.mil, United States Marine Corps, August 2, 2020, {|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location!!Note
|1st Network Battalion|||Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA
1stNetwork}}
2nd Network Battalion>2d Network Battalion|||Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NCLAST=MCIEAST-MCB CAMP LEJEUNE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE WEBSITE=WWW.MARINES.MIL ACCESS-DATE=APRIL 14, 2022,
|3d Network Battalion|||Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler
LAST=MARINE CORPS FORCES CYBERSPACE COMMAND WEBSITE=WWW.MARINES.MIL ACCESS-DATE=APRIL 14, 2022,

Civil Affairs groups

Civil Affairs groups provide the capability to plan and execute civil military operations while serving as the liaison between military forces and civil authorities, the local population and non-governmental organizations. The groups conduct activities which enhance the relationship between the military and host nation personnel and organizations facilitated through application of civil affairs specialty skills in areas normally the responsibility of civil governments.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Group Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
|1st Civil Affairs Group
70px)||Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
|2nd Civil Affairs Group|||Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
|3rd Civil Affairs Group
70px)||Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois
|4th Civil Affairs Group
70px)||Hialeah, Florida

Other units

While these units are designated as companies, they are commanded by a Lt. Col. who is assisted by an executive officer and an executive staff (S-1, S-2, etc.). The company’s organic platoons often operate independently and are normally commanded by a major (ANGLICO) or captain (FORECON).Air Naval Gunfire Liaison companies (ANGLICO) provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commanders a liaison capability, with foreign area expertise, to plan, coordinate, and conduct terminal control of fires in support of joint, allied, and coalition forces. ANGLICO units are separate companies (i.e., not organic to a battalion or regiment) reporting directly to one of the three MEF HQ Groups (1st, 2nd, & 5th ANGLICO) or the Forces HQ Group, Marine Forces Reserve (3rd, 4th, and 6th ANGLICO).Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) companies provide Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commanders with deep reconnaissance and direct action capability. The FORECON companies of the three MEFs are organic to their respective divisional reconnaissance battalions and are under operational control of their parent MEF HQ Group. The 3rd and 4th FORECON companies are separate companies reporting directly to the Forces HQ Group, Marine Forces Reserve and are dedicated to supporting II MEF and I MEF, respectively, whenever a MEF’s active duty FORECON company is not available.
{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Unit Type !! Insignia !! Nickname
Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company>Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies (6)75px)|ANGLICO
Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance>Fleet Marine Force Reconnaissance Companies (5)75px)|Force Recon

Other battalions

With the exception of the Low Altitude Air Defense battalions, which are organic to the Marine Air Control Group (MACG) of a Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and are a component of the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the battalions in this section perform missions either within the Operating Forces of the Marine Corps but outside the MAGTF structure, or within the Supporting Establishment.

Marine Raider battalions

The Marine Raider battalions of the Marine Raider regiment provide the principal special operations combat capability of the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command in performing direct action, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations, foreign internal defense, and unconventional warfare missions. The battalions consist of a headquarters and service company and four special operations companies.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
1st Marine Raider Battalion (MARSOC)>1st Marine Raider Battalion50px)||Camp Pendleton, California
Marine Raider Regiment>2nd Marine Raider Battalion50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Marine Raider Regiment>3rd Marine Raider Battalion50px)||Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
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Special Mission battalions and battalion equivalent organizations

These battalions and organizations perform a wide range of specialized missions including: (1) CBRNE Consequence Management, (2) interior security of United States diplomatic posts to provide protection for classified information and equipment vital to U.S. national security, (3) Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance, and National-Tactical Integration activities, (4) physical security of naval nuclear vessels and weapons, (5) special operations intelligence support, and (6) special operations administrative, logistics, communications, EOD, Military Working Dog, and other operations support.{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !!Location
| (1) Chemical Biological Incident Response Force
50px)|The ‘BirfIndian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center>Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland
Marine Corps Security Guard>Marine Corps Embassy Security Group50px)|Marine Security GuardsMarine Corps Base Quantico>Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
| (3) Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion
50px)|MCSBFort George G. Meade>Fort Meade, Maryland
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment>Marine Security Forces Battalion, Kings Bay50px)|GunslingersNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay>Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia
| (4) Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion Bangor
50px)|Bangor MarinesNaval Base Kitsap>Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command>Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion50px)|MSOIBCamp Lejeune>Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command>Marine Raider Support Battalions (3)50px)|MRSGCamp Lejeune>Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Specialized Training battalions

These battalions provide advanced training (i.e., beyond the scope of initial training provided by the Recruit Training battalions, Officer Candidates School, or other pre-commissioning programs (e.g., US Naval Academy). The scope of training provided includes: (1) Training and educating newly commissioned or appointed officers ... with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander, (2) Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) training, and (3) individual and crew-served weapons and fieldcraft training for new Marines. {|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !! Location
| (1) The Basic School’s Instructor Battalion|| CRF
Marine Corps Base Quantico>Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
| (2) Assault Amphibian School Battalion
50px)||Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
| (2) Communication Training Battalion||
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms>Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California
| (2) Marine Corps Engineer School
50px)|Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune>Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
| (3) Weapons & Field Training Battalion||
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton>Camp Pendleton, California
| (3) Weapons Training Battalion||
Marine Corps Base Quantico>Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
| (3) Weapons & Field Training Battalion
50px)|Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island>Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina
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Recruit Training battalions

Provide reception, processing, and recruit training for enlisted personnel following initial entry into the Marine Corps. Provide training for Drill Instructors and officers entrusted with recruit training responsibilities. Recruit training battalions consist of a headquarters and service company and four recruit training companies.Only the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island logos are listed below but only Recruit Training battalions Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego wikis show. The logos for Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego differ slightly; additionally, San Diego does not have a Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, as it is the only female recruit training battalion in the Marine Corps.(File:MCRD San Diego Graduation Ceremony.jpg|thumb|Marines graduation ceremony){|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname !!Locations
|1st Recruit Training Battalion
50px)| Big Red OneMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island>Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
|2nd Recruit Training Battalion
75px)| Second to NoneMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island>Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
|3rd Recruit Training Battalion
50px)| Thundering ThirdMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island>Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
|4th Recruit Training Battalion
50px)| Go ForthMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island>Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina
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Disbanded units

Infantry Battalions

{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
50px)LAST=SCHOGOL DATE=2022-01-19 PUBLISHER= QUOTE=,
|3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines
50px)|America’s Battalion
|3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
50px)|The Commandant’s Battalion
|1st Battalion, 9th Marines
50px)|The Walking Dead
|2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
50px)|Hell in a Helmet
|3rd Battalion, 9th Marines
50px)|Shadow Warriors
|1st Battalion, 13th Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 13th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 13th Marines||
|4th Battalion, 13th Marines||
|1st Battalion, 15th Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 15th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 15th Marines||
|4th Battalion, 15th Marines||
|1st Battalion, 22nd Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 22nd Marines||
|3d Battalion, 24th Marines
50px)|
|1st Battalion, 26th Marines||The Professionals
|2nd Battalion, 26th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 26th Marines||Path-Finders
|1st Battalion, 27th Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 27th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 27th Marines||
|1st Battalion, 28th Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 28th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 28th Marines||
|1st Battalion, 29th Marines||
|2nd Battalion, 29th Marines||
|3rd Battalion, 29th Marines||
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Marine defense battalions

{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion>1st Defense Battalion50px)|Wake Island Defenders
2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>2d Defense Battalion||
3d Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion>3d Defense Battalion||
4th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>4th Defense Battalion||
5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>5th Defense Battalion||
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station Midway>6th Defense Battalion||
7th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>7th Defense Battalion||
8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>8th Defense Battalion||
2nd 90mm Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion>9th Defense Battalion||Fighting Ninth
10th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>10th Defense Battalion||
11th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>11th Defense Battalion||
12th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>12th Defense Battalion||
13th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>13th Defense Battalion50px)|
14th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>14th Defense Battalion||Five: Fourteenth
15th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>15th Defense Battalion||First: Fifteenth
16th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>16th Defense Battalion||
17th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion>17th Defense Battalion||Two: Seventeen
2d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Composite)>18th Defense Battalion50px)|
|51st Defense Battalion
50px)|
|52nd Defense Battalion
50px)|

1st Marine Parachute Regiment

{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
Paramarines>1st Parachute Battalion||
Paramarines>2nd Parachute Battalion||
Paramarines>3rd Parachute Battalion||

1st Marine Raider Regiment

{|class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;” style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|1st Marine Raider Battalion||Edson’s Raiders
|2nd Marine Raider Battalion||Carlson’s Raiders
|3rd Marine Raider Battalion||
|4th Marine Raider Battalion||
“>

Tank battalions {|class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”

style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|1st Tank Battalion
50px)|1st Tanks
|2nd Tank Battalion
50px)|2nd Tanks
|3rd Tank Battalion
50px)|3rd Tanks
|4th Tank Battalion
50px)|4th Tanks
|5th Tank Battalion
50px)|Iron Nickels
|6th Tank Battalion||
|8th Tank Battalion
50px)|Whispering Death
“>

Amphibian Tractor battalions {|class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”

style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
|6th Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
|8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
|9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
|11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
“>

Armored Amphibian Tractor battalions {|class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”

style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|1st Armored Amphibian Battalion||
|2nd Armored Amphibian Battalion||
|3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion||
“>

Other battalions {|class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;”

style="background:#ccc;“! Battalion Name !! Insignia !! Nickname
|Headquarters Battalion 5th Marine Division||
|5th Engineer Battalion||
|5th Pioneer Battalion||
|5th Service Battalion||
|5th Motor Transportation Battalion||
|5th Medical Battalion||
|5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion||
|2nd Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion||
|3rd Armored Tractor Battalion||
|5th Battalion, 11th Marines
40px)|Steel Rain
|5th Reconnaissance Battalion
50px)|
|Headquarters Battalion 6th Marine Division||
|6th Engineer Battalion||
|6th Pioneer Battalion||
|6th Service Battalion||
|6th Medical Battalion||
|6th Motor Transport Battalion||
|Anti-Terrorism Battalion||
|Combat Logistics Battalion 46||
|1st Anti-Tank Battalion
50px)|Ontos
|3rd Anti-Tank Battalion||Sturm und Drang
|3rd Combat Engineer Battalion
50px)|Demolition is the Mission
|Combat Assault Battalion
50px)|The Iron Fist
|4th Battalion, 10th Marines
50px)|Fighting 4th
|2nd Battalion, 12th Marines
50px)|The Thundering Guns of Death
|4th Battalion, 12th Marines
50px)|Hell’s Hammers
6th Machine Gun Battalion (United States Marine Corps)>6th Machine Gun Battalion||
|6th Motor Transport Battalion||
|6th Reconnaissance Battalion||
|11th Engineer Battalion
50px)|Construction Destruction
|11th Motor Transport Battalion||Rolling 11th
19th Battalion (United States Marine Corps)>19th Battalion||
|1st Law Enforcement Battalion||
|2nd Law Enforcement Battalion
50px)|
|3rd Law Enforcement Battalion||
|MCSOCOM Detachment One
left|50px)|

See also

References

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