25th Marine Regiment (United States)

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25th Marine Regiment
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Nickname(s)"Cold Steel Warriors"
EngagementsWorld War II

War on Terror

Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Jonathan R Smith
Notable
commanders		Samuel C. Cumming
Merton J. Batchelder

The 25th Marine Regiment (25th Marines) is one of two infantry regiments in the

Fort Devens, Massachusetts, the regiment commands fifteen training centers in nine states throughout the Northeast. These units consist of approximately 3,500 reserve and active duty Marines and are located from Maine to Delaware, West Virginia and as far west as Ohio. The 25th Marines is primarily a cold weather regiment and frequently trains in northern Norway
.

Mission

Prepare for employment as a regiment tasked to plan and conduct combat operations in order to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or to repel his assault by close combat.

The reserve mission is to provide trained and qualified units and individuals to augment, reinforce, or reconstitute the active component of the Marine Corps in time of war, national emergency, and such other times as the national security may require.

Current units

The regiment comprises three[1] infantry battalions and a headquarters company. The regiment also has a support company that provides one anti-armor section to every infantry battalion in the 4th Marine Division except 4th LAR and 4th Recon.

History

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment open fire upon a mock enemy force during a training raid while at Exercise Cold Response 2010 in Norway.

The 25th Marines was activated on 1 May 1943, at

Pacific Theater in January 1944 and participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Saipan, Battle of Tinian and the Battle of Iwo Jima
.

D-day Iwo found 1/25 the assault Battalion on blue 1, 3/25 was the assault battalion on blue 2 and 2/25 was the reserve for blue beaches. Transports to target were: USS Napa - 1/25; USS Pickens - 2/25; and USS Sanborn-3/25. The regiment won two Presidential Unit Citations for its participation in these battles. The 25th Marines returned to Camp Pendleton at the end of the war and on 10 November 1945 the regiment was deactivated.

On 1 July 1962, 16 ½ years after its colors had been folded following its service in World War II, the 4th Marine Division was reactivated as a reserve division. This reactivation included all three battalions of the 25th Marines. Reserve Marines of the regiment have served alongside their regular counterparts in training exercises throughout the world.

In February 1991 the entire regiment was activated for

1st Marine Division's
initial breach of Iraqi defenses, the regimental headquarters, 2nd and 3rd Battalions mobilized in support of other operational requirements.

In January 2002 the regimental headquarters Company and 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines moved to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in support of

Global War on Terror
. Concurrently, the regiment actively participates in numerous bilateral and multilateral theater engagement operations throughout the globe.

Regimental Commanders

Notable former members

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ 4thMARDIV Units, 25th Marines

References

Public Domain 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
    .
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