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  • 2nd Tank Battalion
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  • The 2nd Tank Battalion (2nd Tanks) is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps which is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
  • 2
Role
  • Armor protected firepower and shock action.
Nickname
  • Iron Horse
ceremonial chief
  • Sgt. Major James E. Brooks
Country
Current Commander
  • Lt Col Jon M. Lauder
Type
  • Armor Battalion
Caption
  • 2
Dates
  • --12-20
Unit Name
  • 2
Allegiance
  • United States
Battles
  • World War II
  • Operation Desert Storm
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • *Battle of Okinawa
  • *Battle of Saipan
  • *Battle of Tarawa
  • *2003 invasion of Iraq
  • Operation Urgent Fury
  • *Operation Phantom Fury
Motto
  • "Ace in the Hole"
Size
  • Battalion
abstract
  • The 2nd Tank Battalion (2nd Tanks) is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps which is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.