Marine Defense Battalions were United States Marine Corps battalions charged with coastal and air defense of advanced naval bases during World War II...
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This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform. The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those...
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3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (3d LAAB) is a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control and air defense unit that is optimized for operations...
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3rd, and 4th Raider Battalions became respectively the 1st, 3rd, and 2nd Battalions of the 4th Marines. The 2nd Raider Battalion filled out the regimental...
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Philippine Marine Corps has twelve regular Marine Battalions. Three battalions are assigned to each of the four maneuver brigades and a single battalion is rotated...
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1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion (1st LAAM Bn) was a United States Marine Corps air defense unit equipped with the medium range surface-to-air...
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51st Defense Battalion was an antiaircraft and coastal defense unit in the United States Marine Corps that served during World War II. The battalion was...
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in Marine Tank Battalions and Marine Reconnaissance BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3 tracked infantry fighting vehicles in tracked Marine Battalions and Marine Assault...
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the 2d Marine Division, 2/2 deployed and was one of three battalions spearheading the attack on Tarawa (along with the 3d Battalion, 2d Marines and the...
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formed new territorial defense battalions to accommodate the influx in men. Theoretically, the TDF could field up to 150 battalions. In social media statements...
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