2/6

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2/6 is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its infantry combat role and participation in major military operations.

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Label Occurrences
2/6 canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
branch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
combatArm infantry ⓘ
conflictParticipated Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of Tarawa ⓘ
Battle of Tinian ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Tinian

Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
formedAs 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
hasAbbreviation 2/6 ⓘ
2nd Bn, 6th Marines ⓘ
hasComponent Echo Company ⓘ
Fox Company ⓘ
Golf Company ⓘ
Headquarters and Service Company ⓘ
Weapons Company ⓘ
hasOfficialName 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
higherHeadquarters 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marines
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
motto Semper Fidelis ⓘ
nickname The Proud and the Few ⓘ
notableDeployment Fallujah, Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Fallujah

Helmand Province, Afghanistan ⓘ
Lebanon peacekeeping operations ⓘ
Operation Restore Hope in Somalia ⓘ
Ramadi, Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Al-Ramadi
partOf 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marines

II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
primaryFunction locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ
role amphibious assault operations ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
secondaryFunction repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
service United States Marine Corps ⓘ
size battalion ⓘ
type ground combat element ⓘ

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