Battalion, 5th Marines - Wikipedia. Battalion 5th Marines. Active. July 1, 1. August 1. 3, 1. 91. May 1. 7, 1. 92. 1 – January 5, 1. February 1. 4, 1.

Battalion 5th Marines (2/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. They are based out of. Watch Sleeper Download Full. NASA astronaut and biochemist Peggy Whitson will return to Earth as the planet’s new record holder for longest time cumulatively spent on space by an American or a.

April 1. 2, 1. 93. September 1, 1. 93. Country United States.

Allegiance. United States. Branch United States Marine Corps. Type. Infantry battalion. Role. Conducts expeditionary, combined- arms, and mechanized operations in order to support theater engagement plans and contingency operations.

Size. 1,2. 00. Part of. Marine Regiment. 1st Marine Division. Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Motto(s)"Retreat, Hell"Engagements. World War IWorld War IIKorean War.

Vietnam War. Operation Desert Storm. War on Terror. Commanders. Currentcommander.

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Lt. Col Jay A. Lappe. Battalion 5th Marines (2/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 8. Marines and Sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. The battalion has seen combat in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War and has deployed many times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the current War on Terror.

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Marine Corps and their motto, "Retreat, Hell!", comes from the French trenches of World War I, when a Marine officer named Lloyd W. Williams was advised by a French officer to retreat and replied, "Retreat? Hell, we just got here!"History[edit]Early history[edit]2nd Battalion 5th Marines was formed on July 1, 1.

Caribbean to quell political turmoil in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In June 1. 91. 7, as part of the United States' entry into World War I, the battalion sailed for France with the rest of the 5th Marine Regiment and the American Expeditionary Force. At the time the battalion was composed of four companies; the 1.

They fought during the Battle of Belleau Wood, Soissons, and the Meuse- Argonne campaign and were twice awarded the French Croix de guerre with Palm. To this day, members of the Battalion wear the French Fourragère representing this award.

Following the armistice of 1. Battalion, 5th Marines was assigned to occupation duties in Germany until their return to Quantico, Virginia, in August 1. Interwar years[edit]Beginning in 1. Battalion began guarding US Mail trains throughout the United States. In 1. 92. 7, the Battalion was sent to Nicaragua to fight bandits and to supervise the 1. Nicaraguan national elections.

World War II[edit]In 1. Marine Division at New River, North Carolina, but later relocated to the west coast of the United States.

During World War II the battalion fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Cape Gloucester, Battle of Peleliu, and the Battle of Okinawa. Following the Japanese surrender, the battalion was assigned to occupation duty in Northern China until 1. United States. Korean War[edit]Immediately following the 1. North Korean invasion of South Korea, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines sailed from Camp Pendleton, California, to defend the Pusan Perimeter as a part of the famous "Fire Brigade". The Battalion also participated in the landing at Inchon, the liberation of Seoul, the Chosin Reservoir Campaign, and the defense of the East, Central, and Western Fronts before the war was over. From July 1. 95. 3 to February 1.

Battalion, 5th Marines assisted in the defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, after which they again returned to Camp Pendleton. PFC D. A. Crum of H/2/5 is treated for wounds during operations in Hue City.

Vietnam War[edit]In April 1. Battalion deployed to the Republic of Vietnam and served there until 1.

During this time, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines participated in combat operations at Huế, Quế Sơn, Phu Bai, Đông Hà and Phú Lộc. Immediately after their return to Camp Pendleton in 1. Battalion joined Operation New Arrivals, the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees to the United States.

For the next fifteen years, the battalion deployed regularly as part of the Marine Corps' Unit Deployment Program. In December 1. 99. Battalion, 5th Marines sailed for the Persian Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield / Desert Storm.

They were staged in Saudi Arabia and participated in the liberation of Kuwait. During the return transit to the United States, the battalion was diverted to Bangladesh where it provided humanitarian relief as part of Operation Sea Angel. In 1. 99. 4, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines deployed as the ground combat element of the 1. Marine Expeditionary Unit and participated in Operation Distant Runner, the Non- combatant evacuation operation (NEO) of Rwanda and Operation Restore Hope and Operation Quick Draw in Somalia. In 1. 99. 5, the battalion began regular deployments to Okinawa for service as the Battalion Landing Team for the 3.

Marine Expeditionary Unit and participated in several operations in East Timor. War on Terror[edit]. A Marine of F/2/5 stands watch in Ramadi, Iraq in February 2. On February 2, 2. MCB Camp Pendleton for Kuwait where they staged prior to the beginning of the war in Iraq.

On March 2. 0, 2. Marine Expeditionary Unit, commenced operations in Iraq with the start of the Battle of Al Faw. For this operation they were attached with Royal Marines from the 3 Commando Brigade crossing into Iraq the first night of the invasion. The initial objective was to secure to Rumalia Oilfields. Upon completing the seizure of this objective, 2/5 attacked north and got as far as Samarra before the end of the initial combat phase of the Iraq War. They then conducted security and stabilization operations (SASO) in Samawah, Iraq.

Relieved by the 1st bn of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (who were soon augmented by Japanese forces acting in a strictly non- combat role), 2/5 returned to Camp Pendelton in August. In September 2. 00. Iraq where it was stationed in Ramadi, a hotbed of insurgent activity 3.

Fallujah and 6. 0 miles (9. Baghdad. During this deployment 2/5 lost 1. Marines killed in action, 1.

Weapons Company. Elements from 2/5 began returning to Camp Pendleton on Easter, 2. From December 2. 00. July 2. 00. 6, 2/5 was deployed to Okinawa as part of the 3. Marine Expeditionary Unit. They participated in several humanitarian operations on Jolo Island and landslide recovery in Southern Leyte in the Philippines. In March 2. 00. 7, 2/5 was deployed to Iraq for the third time, stationed again in Ramadi. While deployed to Ramadi, Golf Company was unexpectedly tasked with operations in the city of Karmah.

In September 2. 00. Battalion Landing Team (BLT) as part of the 3.