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  • 2nd Battalion 6th Marines
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  • 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "The Ready Battalion" or "2/6 Spartans", it consists of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
  • 2
  • 6
Role
  • Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
Nickname
  • "The Ready Battalion", "Spartans"
Country
Current Commander
  • LtCol A.M. Cunningham
Type
  • Infantry battalion
Caption
  • 2
Dates
  • --08-14
Unit Name
  • 2
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • * Battle of Guadalcanal
  • * Battle of Saipan
  • * Battle of Belleau Wood
  • * Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
  • * Meuse-Argonne offensive
Motto
  • "Never to Quit"
abstract
  • 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "The Ready Battalion" or "2/6 Spartans", it consists of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.