World War II The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines was activated on 11 April 1941, as the 4th Battalion 10th Marines. They were deployed with the
6th Marine Regiment to
Iceland from Spring 1941 to Spring 1942. In December 1942, they deployed to the Pacific theater. On 20 July 1945, they were re-designated as the 2nd Battalion 10th Marines. The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines participated in the following World War II battles: •
Battle of Guadalcanal •
Battle of Tarawa •
Battle of Saipan •
Battle of Tinian •
Battle of Okinawa •
Occupation of Japan Post World War II team during a patrol through local Afghan settlements in Habbib Abad, Afghanistan, 28 May 2012 In July 1946, 2/10 relocated to
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina. From 1951 to present, they participated in LF6F deployments: the
Cuban Missile Crisis (October – November 1962), the
intervention in the Dominican Republic (April – May 1965),
Operation Desert Storm (December 1990 – April 1991),
Operation Phantom Fury, and the
Battle of Abu Ghraib (April 2005) as part of
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion again deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from January to September 2007. During this time they were based out of
Camp Fallujah. In January 2009 the battalion again deployed to Iraq as a civil affairs group in support of OIF. During this deployment they were based out of
Al Asad Airbase. In 2012, The battalion deployed to the Helmand province of Afghanistan in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom. Headquarters Battery was located at
Camp Leatherneck, performing the missions of base security;
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel; joint forces patrolling; and the base quick reaction force. Most notably, elements of the battery were some of the first responders to the attack on
Camp Bastion and also responded to the Zaranj bombing in August of 2012 to render first aid and assistance. Echo Battery was located in
Delaram, Afghanistan, at
Forward Operating Base Delaram II and
Forward Operating Base Dwyer as base security. ==Unit awards==