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3rd Battalion 2nd Marines

3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
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3/2 Insignia
Active 18 January 1941 – 27 March 1946
28 December 1950 – present
Country  United States
Branch Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps
Type Light infantry
Role Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
Part of 2nd Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
Garrison/HQ Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nickname(s) "Betio Bastards"
Motto(s) "Unus Supra" (Latin)
"One above"
"We quell the storm, and ride the thunder!"
Most Recently: "Strength and Honor"
Colors Red, Black, & Gold
Engagements

World War II

Operation Desert Storm
Somalia Civil War

Yugoslav Wars

War on Terror

Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Sean P Dynan

World War II

Operation Desert Storm
Somalia Civil War

Yugoslav Wars

War on Terror

3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines (3/2) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and nicknamed the "Betio Bastards", they fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division.

Activated 18 January 1941 at San Diego, California. They were assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade during February 1941 and deployed to Koro Island with the 2nd Marine Division in June 1942. The battalion participated in the following World War II campaigns:

During the Battle of Tarawa, the battalion participated in the amphibious assault on, and the capture of, the small island of Betio in the Tarawa atoll, earning them the nickname "the Betio Bastards."

Following the war, the battalion stood occupation duty in Kagoshima, Japan until February 1946 when they redeployed to Camp Pendleton, California. The battalion was deactivated on 27 March 1946.

3/2 was reactivated on 28 December 1950 at Camp Pendleton and were again assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. They deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia in August 1990 and participated in Operation Desert Storm in early 1991. In 1994 they participated in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia and Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide Promise.


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