America’s Battalion
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America’s Battalion is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and expeditionary operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| America’s Battalion canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry battalion
ⓘ
military unit nickname ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith |
Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments
ⓘ
NATO and coalition operations ⓘ |
| capability |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ |
| component | Fleet Marine Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Inherent Resolve NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decoratedAs | distinguished combat unit ⓘ |
| doctrine | Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration ⓘ |
| equipment |
light armored vehicles
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ support weapons ⓘ |
| garrison | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
expeditionary infantry unit
ⓘ
ground combat element ⓘ |
| mission |
amphibious assault operations
ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ security operations ⓘ stability and support operations ⓘ |
| nickname | America’s Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat deployments
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ urban combat operations ⓘ |
| operatesAs | battalion landing team ⓘ |
| partOf |
2nd Marine Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ II Marine Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | naval infantry ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| tradition | Marine Corps expeditionary ethos ⓘ |
| type | Marine infantry battalion ⓘ |
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