Echo Company
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Echo Company is a rifle company within the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, known for its role in infantry combat operations.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines | 0 |
| 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines | 0 |
| 2nd Marine Division | 0 |
| 8th Marine Regiment | 0 |
| Camp Lejeune | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Marine Corps unit
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military unit ⓘ rifle company ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| branch | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatArm | infantry ⓘ |
| combatFunction |
close combat
ⓘ
fire and maneuver ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagementRole | infantry combat operations ⓘ |
| garrison |
Camp Lejeune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camp Lejeune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Echo Co, 2/8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubunitType |
company headquarters
ⓘ
rifle platoon ⓘ weapons platoon ⓘ |
| higherEchelon | 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDesignatedBy | phonetic letter "Echo" for the letter E ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| militaryBranchAbbreviation | USMC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchSpecialty | ground combat element ⓘ |
| militaryFormationSize | company ⓘ |
| operatesAs | rifle company within an infantry battalion ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | company-level unit ⓘ |
| parentDivision | 2nd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentMEF | II Marine Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentRegiment | 8th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 8th Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ II Marine Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Marine Corps infantry ⓘ |
| standardSidearm | M18 service pistol ⓘ |
| standardSupportWeapon |
M240 machine gun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M252 81mm mortar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardWeapon |
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M4 carbine ⓘ |
| type | rifle company ⓘ |
| typicalCommanderRank | captain ⓘ |
| usesDoctrine |
Marine Air-Ground Task Force doctrine
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Marine Corps Rifle Squad doctrine ⓘ |
| usesEquipment | Marine Corps standard infantry equipment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.