List of United States Marine Corps battalions

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This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.

Active units

Ground Combat Element battalions

See also: Ground Combat Element

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 Medical platoon.

Riflemen

Marines on patrol

Marine scout sniper

Mechanized Marines

Machine gunner with M2 .50cal

TOW anti-tank missile.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Battalion 1st Marines		First of the First	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Battalion 1st Marines		The Professionals	Camp Pendleton, California
3rd Battalion 1st Marines		Thundering Third	Camp Pendleton, California
1st Battalion 2nd Marines		Timberwolf	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2nd Battalion 2nd Marines		Warlords	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines		Betio Bastards	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
1st Battalion 3rd Marines	50px	Lava Dogs	MCB Hawaii, Hawaii
2nd Battalion 3rd Marines	50px	Island Warriors	MCB Hawaii, Hawaii
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines		America's Battalion	MCB Hawaii, Hawaii
1st Battalion 4th Marines		The China Marines	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Battalion 4th Marines		Magnificent Bastards	Camp Pendleton, California
3rd Battalion 4th Marines		Darkside	Camp Pendleton, California
1st Battalion 5th Marines		Geronimo	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Battalion 5th Marines		Raiders or Marauders	Camp Pendleton, California
3rd Battalion 5th Marines		Darkhorse	Camp Pendleton, California
1st Battalion 6th Marines		'1/6 HARD'	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2nd Battalion 6th Marines	50px	The Ready Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Battalion 6th Marines	60px	Teufelhunden	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
1st Battalion 7th Marines		First Team	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
2nd Battalion 7th Marines		War Dogs	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
3rd Battalion 7th Marines		The Cutting Edge	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
1st Battalion 8th Marines		The Beirut Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2nd Battalion 8th Marines	60px	America's Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Battalion 8th Marines	50px	The Commandants Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
1st Battalion 23rd Marines		Lone Star	Houston, Texas
2nd Battalion 23rd Marines	50px	Prepared and Professional	Pasadena, California
3rd Battalion 23rd Marines	50px		Belle Chase, Louisiana
1st Battalion 24th Marines		The Terror from the North	Detroit, Michigan
2nd Battalion 24th Marines		The Mad Ghosts	Chicago, Illinois
1st Battalion 25th Marines		New England's Own	Ayer, Massachusetts
2nd Battalion 25th Marines		Empire Battalion	Garden City, New York
3rd Battalion 25th Marines		Cold Steel Warriors	Brook Park, Ohio

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 howitzer. Two regiments (11th Marines and 14th Marines) also have one rocket battalion equipped with the the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System). Marine artillery battalions contain a Headquarters and Service Battery and three or four firing batteries. Firing batteries contain a headquarters platoon (including a liaison section with three forward observer teams) and a firing platoon. The firing platoon contains a battery operations center, a fire direction center, and six artillery sections. Counter-battery radar is usually a regimental asset, but can be detached to augment battalions or batteries.

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M777 howitzer firing

M198 howitzer firing

HIMARS firing

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Battalion 10th Marines		Nightmare	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
2nd Battalion 10th Marines	50px	Gunslinger	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
1st Battalion 11th Marines		Cobra	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Battalion 11th Marines		Patriot	Camp Pendleton, California
3rd Battalion 11th Marines		Thunder	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
5th Battalion 11th Marines		Steel Rain	Camp Pendleton, California
1st Battalion 12th Marines	50px	Spartans	MCB Hawaii, Hawaii
3rd Battalion 12th Marines	50px	Warriors of the Pacific	Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
2nd Battalion 14th Marines			Grand Prairie, Texas
3rd Battalion 14th Marines	50px		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5th Battalion 14th Marines	50px		Seal Beach, California

Tank battalions

The mission of a tank battalion is to conduct operations ashore utilizing maneuver, armor protected firepower and shock action in order to close with and destroy the enemy, as well as provide expertise in anti-tank operations. Currently, tank battalions utilize the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank and the M88A2 Recovery Vehicle. Tank battalions consist of an headquarters and service company and four or six (4th Tanks) tank companies. Each tank company is equipped with 14 tanks and the H&S Co. has a section of two tanks in the battalion headquarters for use by the battalion CO and XO.

M1A1 Abrams

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Tank Battalion	50px	1st Tanks	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
2nd Tank Battalion	50px	Iron Horse	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
4th Tank Battalion			San Diego, California

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 an 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 an 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). The Combat Assault Battalion is unique in that it combines both vehicles into a single battalion. The battalion consists of a headquarters and service company, an AA company, a combat engineer company, and a LAR company.

LAV 25

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AAVP-7A1

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion	50px	The First Wave	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion	60px	3d Tracks	Camp Pendleton, California
4th Assault Amphibian Battalion			Tampa Bay, Florida
Combat Assault Battalion	50px	The Iron Fist	Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan
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		Wolfpack	MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		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 an headquarters and service company, three combat engineer companies, one mobility assault company, and an engineer support company.

D7 Bulldozer

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Combat Engineer Battalion	60px	The Super Breed	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion	60px	The Ultimate Hide and Seekers	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
4th Combat Engineer Battalion			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 an headquarters and service company, 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.)

Recon Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Reconnaissance Battalion	50px		Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion	50px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion		Mortalis	Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan
4th Reconnaissance Battalion			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 (HQBN FIRSTMARDIV).

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division		Standard Bearers	Camp Pendleton, California
Headquarters Battalion 2nd Marine Division		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

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 a 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
Combat Logistics Battalion 1			Camp Pendleton, California
Combat Logistics Battalion 2			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 3			MCB Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Combat Logistics Battalion 4		The Supporting Edge	Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
Combat Logistics Battalion 5			Camp Pendleton, California
Combat Logistics Battalion 6		""Red Cloud Battalion""	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 7			MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, California
Combat Logistics Battalion 8			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 11			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			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 23			Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Combat Logistics Battalion 24	50px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 25			Red Bank, New Jersey
Combat Logistics Battalion 26			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Combat Logistics Battalion 31			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
Combat Logistics Battalion 451
Combat Logistics Battalion 453

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).

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Maintenance Battalion		Warfighters	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Maintenance Battalion		Sustinare Bellatore	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Maintenance Battalion			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
4th Maintenance Battalion			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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
6th Engineer Support Battalion			Portland, Oregon
7th Engineer Support Battalion			Camp Pendleton, California
8th Engineer Support Battalion			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
9th Engineer Support Battalion			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan

Supply battalions

Supply battalions provide 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Supply Battalion		Dragon Warriors	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Supply Battalion			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Supply Battalion			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
4th Supply Battalion			Newport News, Virginia

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 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Medical Battalion		Cheaters of Death	Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Medical Battalion			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Medical Battalion			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
4th Medical Battalion			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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Dental Battalion			Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Dental Battalion			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Dental Battalion	50px		Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
4th Dental Battalion	50px		Marietta, Georgia

Headquarters and Service battalions

Headquarters and Service battalions provide 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
Headquarters & Service Battalion 1st Marine Logistics Group			Camp Pendleton, California
Headquarters & Service Battalion 2nd Marine Logistics Group			Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Headquarters & Service Battalion 3rd Marine Logistics Group			Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan
Headquarters & Service Battalion 4th Marine Logistics Group	50px		Marietta, Georgia

Command Element units

See also: Command element (United States Marine Corps)

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 an headquarters and service company, three communications companies, and a support (maintenance) company.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
6th Communications Battalion	50px		Brooklyn, New York
7th Communications Battalion	50px		Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
8th Communications Battalion	60px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
9th Communications Battalion			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 an 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Intelligence Battalion			Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Intelligence Battalion	50px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Intelligence Battalion	50px		Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan
Intelligence Support Battalion			New Orleans, Louisiana

Law Enforcement battalions

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. Marine Corps Bulletin 5400, released in September 2011, called for the reactivation of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Military Police Battalions, now designated as law enforcement battalions, in each Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Reserve. Three law enforcement battalions were activated in June 2012, with each battalion consisting of an headquarters and service company and two or more law enforcement companies..

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Law Enforcement Battalion			Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Law Enforcement Battalion	50px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Law Enforcement Battalion			Okinawa, Japan
4th Law Enforcement Battalion			St. Paul, Minnesota

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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Radio Battalion	50px		Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Radio Battalion	50px	America's Radio Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
3rd Radio Battalion	50px		Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii

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.

Group Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
1st Civil Affairs Group	75px		Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California
2nd Civil Affairs Group	75px		Naval Support Facility Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
3rd Civil Affairs Group	75px		Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois
4th Civil Affairs Group	75px		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.

Unit Type	Insignia	Nickname
Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Companies (6)		ANGLICO
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 of a Marine Aircraft Wing, 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.

Low Altitude Air Defense battalions

Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) battalions are tasked with providing ground based air defense in support of the MAGTF and consist of an headquarters and service battery and two firing batteries. The battalions have a secondary mission of providing ground defense and security as provisional infantry battalions. (The LAAD battalions are the only squadron-level Aviation Combat Element units designated as battalions.)

LAAD Gunner firing the FIM-92 Stinger Missile

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
2nd LAAD Battalion		Death From Below	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
3rd LAAD Battalion	50px	Feel The Sting	Camp Pendleton, California

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 an headquarters and service company and four special operations companies.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Marine Raider Battalion		Gringos
2nd Marine Raider Battalion	60px
3rd Marine Raider Battalion	50px

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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
(1) Chemical Biological Incident Response Force	50px	CBIRF	Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland
(2) Marine Corps Embassy Security Group	50px	MCESG	Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
(3) Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion	50px	MCSB	Fort Meade, Maryland
(4) Marine Security Force Battalion	60px		Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia
(4) Marine Security Force Battalion	60px		Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
(5) Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion	55x55px	MSOIB	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
(6) Marine Raider Support Battalions (3)	55x55px	MRSG	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 for assault amphibian crewmen and combat engineers, and (3) individual and crew-served weapons and fieldcraft training for new Marines.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Location
(1) The Basic School's Instructor Battalion		CRF	Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
(2) Assault Amphibian School Battalion	50px	Ray's YUT YAS's	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
(2) Marine Corps Engineer School	50px		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
(3) Weapons & Field Training Battalion			Camp Pendleton, California
(3) Weapons Training Battalion			Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
(3) Weapons & Field Training Battalion	50px		Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina

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 an 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.

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname	Locations
1st Recruit Training Battalion		Big Red One	Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
2nd Recruit Training Battalion	75px	Second to None	Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
3rd Recruit Training Battalion	50px	Thundering Third	Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island, South Carolina and San Diego, California
4th Recruit Training Battalion	50px	Go Forth	Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina

Inactive units

5th Marine Division

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 5th Marine Division

13th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 13th Marines
2nd Battalion 13th Marines
3rd Battalion 13th Marines
4th Battalion 13th Marines

26th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 26th Marines		The Professionals
2nd Battalion 26th Marines	<Nomads>
3rd Battalion 26th Marines		Path-Finders

27th Marine Regiment

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 27th Marines
2nd Battalion 27th Marines
3rd Battalion 27th Marines

28th Marine Regiment

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 28th Marines
2nd Battalion 28th Marines
3rd Battalion 28th Marines

Other 5th Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
5th Engineer Battalion
5th Pioneer Battalion
5th Service Battalion
5th Tank Battalion	50px
5th Motor Transportation Battalion
5th Medical Battalion
5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion
2nd Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion
3rd Armored Tractor Battalion
11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
5th Reconnaissance Battalion	50px

6th Marine Division

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 6th Marine Division

15th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 15th Marines
2nd Battalion 15th Marines
3rd Battalion 15th Marines
4th Battalion 15th Marines

22nd Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 22nd Marines
2nd Battalion 22nd Marines
3rd Battalion 22nd Marines

29th Marine Regiment

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 29th Marines
2nd Battalion 29th Marines
3rd Battalion 29th Marines

Other 6th Marine Division battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
6th Tank Battalion
6th Engineer Battalion
6th Pioneer Battalion
6th Service Battalion
6th Medical Battalion
6th Motor Transport Battalion

Others

9th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 9th Marines		The Walking Dead
2nd Battalion 9th Marines	50px	Hell in a Helmet
3rd Battalion 9th Marines	50px	Shadow Warriors

21st Marine Regiment

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Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 21st Marines
2nd Battalion 21st Marines
3rd Battalion 21st Marines

24th Marine Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
3d Battalion 24th Marines

Marine defense battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Defense Battalion	50px	Wake Island Defenders
2d Defense Battalion
3d Defense Battalion
4th Defense Battalion
5th Defense Battalion
6th Defense Battalion
7th Defense Battalion
8th Defense Battalion
9th Defense Battalion		Fighting Ninth
10th Defense Battalion
11th Defense Battalion
12th Defense Battalion
13th Defense Battalion
14th Defense Battalion		Five: Fourteenth
15th Defense Battalion		First: Fifteenth
16th Defense Battalion
17th Defense Battalion		Two: Seventeen
18th Defense Battalion
51st Defense Battalion	50px
52nd Defense Battalion	50px

1st Marine Parachute Regiment

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Parachute Battalion
2nd Parachute Battalion
3rd Parachute Battalion
4th Parachute Battalion

Note: Personnel from this unit were transferred to the 5th Marine Division.

1st Marine Raider Regiment

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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

Note: In February 1944 the 1st Raider Regiment was disbanded and reorganized as the 4th Marine Regiment.

Tank battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
3rd Tank Battalion	50px
8th Tank Battalion	50px	Whispering Death

Amphibian Tractor battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
6th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

Armored Amphibian Tractor battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Armored Amphibian Battalion
2nd Armored Amphibian Battalion
3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion

Other battalions

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Anti-Terrorism Battalion
Combat Logistics Battalion 46
MCSOCOM Detachment One		Note: was used as a test for Marine Corps Special Operations Command
1st Anti-Tank Battalion	50px	Ontos
3rd Anti-Tank Battalion		Sturm und Drang
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 Motor Transport Battalion
6th Reconnaissance Battalion
11th Engineer Battalion		Construction Destruction
19th Battalion (United States Marine Corps)

See also

• Ground combat element
  • List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps
  • List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
• Logistics combat element
• Aviation Combat Element
  • List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons

• United States Marine Corps Special Operations Capable Forces

References

Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

Bibliography

• Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle - Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939 - 1945.’’. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5.

Web

• Units of the United States Marine Corps