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  • 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
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  • 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is a mechanized infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The current mission statement of the battalion is: To perform combined arms reconnaissance and security missions in support of the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Its mission is to conduct reconnaissance, security and economy of force operations, and, within its capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the unit's mobility and firepower. To date, the unit has lost 28 Marines/Sailors during combat operatio
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
Role
  • Screen in advance of maneuver units
Nickname
  • "Destroyers"
Country
  • United States
Current Commander
  • LtCol Patrick J. Keane
Type
  • Light armored reconnaissance battalion
Caption
  • 2
Dates
  • 1985
Unit Name
  • 2
Battles
  • Operation Desert Storm
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • * 2003 invasion of Iraq
  • * Operation Vigilant Resolve
Motto
  • "Victory to the Bold"
abstract
  • 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is a mechanized infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 and they fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The current mission statement of the battalion is: To perform combined arms reconnaissance and security missions in support of the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Its mission is to conduct reconnaissance, security and economy of force operations, and, within its capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the unit's mobility and firepower. To date, the unit has lost 28 Marines/Sailors during combat operations.