2d Landing Support Battalion

2d Landing Support Battalion
2d Landing Support Battalion
Active	Nov 17, 1941 - 1979; Oct 16, 2020 - present;
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Size	400
Part of	2nd Marine Logistics Group
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nickname(s)	"Red Patchers"
Engagements	World War II
Website	https://www.clr2.marines.mil/Units/2nd-Landing-Support-Battalion/
Commanders
Current; commander	LtCol Randall L. Nickel

2d Landing Support Battalion (2d LSB) was a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps that supports distributed maritime operations and expeditionary advanced base operations.^[1] The unit was based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (2d MLG) and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).

Mission

Provide throughput support for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations in order to enable the distribution of equipment, personnel, and supplies by air, ground, and sea.

Table of organization

Headquarters and Service Company.
Landing Support Company
Beach and Terminal Operations Company
Landing Support Equipment Company^[2]

History

The battalion was originally commissioned during World War II as Shore Party Detachment, 2nd Marine Division on November 17, 1941.^[1]

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces have different categories: i.e. Service, Campaign, Unit, and Valor. 2d LSB has been presented with the following awards:

References

^ ^a ^b Fuentes, Gidget (October 23, 2020). "'Red Patch' is Back As Reactivated Landing Support Battalions Rejoin Fleet Marine Forces". news.usni.org/. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
^ "2d Landing Support Battalion reactivated aboard Camp Lejeune". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

External links

Official website

[Red_Patch-1] Fuentes, Gidget (October 23, 2020). "'Red Patch' is Back As Reactivated Landing Support Battalions Rejoin Fleet Marine Forces". news.usni.org/. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[2] "2d Landing Support Battalion reactivated aboard Camp Lejeune". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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