1st Battalion, 10th Marines

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1st Battalion, 10th Marines
2d Marine Division
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nickname(s)Nightmare
Motto(s)"First in the World"
EngagementsWorld War II

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Soucie
Notable
commanders
Emile P. Moses

1st Battalion, 10th Marines (1/10) is an

M777A2
155mm lightweight howitzer.

Mission

The unit's mission is to provide direct artillery support for

2d Marine Division
in time of conflict. That support may come in traditional fashion, i.e. artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies.

Current units

  • Headquarters Battery
  • Battery
    A (Alpha Battery)
  • Battery B (Bravo Battery)
  • Battery C (Charlie Battery)
  • Battery D (Delta Battery)
  • Battery R (Romeo Battery)

History

World War II

The unit was activated on November 1, 1940, at

2d Marine Division
on February 1, 1941.

During January 1942, 1/10 was deployed to American Samoa and detached from the 2d Marine Division. In November 1942, the unit was redeployed to Guadalcanal and attached to

1st Marine Division
, Fleet Marine Force. In December 1942, the unit was reassigned to 9th Marines.

1st Battalion, 10th Marines participated in the following World War II campaigns:

and subsequently in the occupation of Japan from September 1945 to June 1946.

During July 1946, 1/10 was relocated to MCB Camp Lejeune; then deactivated on November 18, 1947.

The unit was then reactivated to Camp Lejeune as 1st Battalion, 10th Marines on December 1, 1948.

1960s–1980s

1/10 deployed to Cuba in response to the missile crisis from October to December 1962.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the battalion was deployed to Europe for participation in

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) exercises.

During the 1980s, the battalion became a cold-weather-trained unit, conducting training at

Fort Drum, New York and above the Arctic Circle
. The battalion also transitioned to the 155mm Howitzer during this period. They regularly supported training operations at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms, California.

Charlie Battery was deployed to

Beirut Barracks attack
. While deployed to Beirut, Charlie Battery was the first U.S. artillery unit to fire the M198 155mm howitzer in combat.

1990s

First Battalion participated in Operations

Desert Storm
in Southwest Asia from August 1990 to February 1991.

A Detachment from Bravo Battery aboard the USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) during MARG 2–92 participated in Operation Provide Promise from July to November 1992.

From August to October 1994, an element of 1/10 participated in Operations

Uphold Democracy in Haiti
.

Global War on Terror

In February 2003, 1/10 deployed to

Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Iraq in March 2003. During the invasion the unit took part in the Battle of Nasiriyah
.

Then again Battery B deployed to Iraq in June 2004 to February 2005 performed split-battery operations from the cities Muhumadyia and Iskandariyah providing fire support for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

From February-September 2005 Alpha Battery deployed to Fallujah in support of operation Iraqi Freedom II.

Between September 2007 and April 2008, 1/10 was deployed to Iraq and was stationed throughout the Al Anbar province as TFMP (Task Force Military Police).[1]

From November 2010 to May 2011, 1/10 deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

From August 2021 to December 2021, 1/10 (-/+) supported Operation Allies Refuge/Allies Welcome as part of Task Force Quantico.

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
  1. ^ "Lineage of 1st Battalion, 10th Marines" (PDF). United States Marine Corps. February 25, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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