The Deuce

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The Deuce is a storied infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and role within the 6th Marine Regiment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedWith 6th Marine Regiment battle honors ⓘ
basedIn Camp Lejeune, North Carolina ⓘ
branch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
conflict Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decoratedWith Meritorious Unit Commendation (regimental and battalion-level awards) ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation (regimental and battalion-level awards) ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (6th Marine Regiment and attached units) ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
hasAbbreviation 2/6 ⓘ
hasHigherFormation II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
hasMotto Semper Fidelis ⓘ
hasNickname The Deuce ⓘ
hasOfficialName 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
hasSize battalion ⓘ
hasSubunit Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
notableDeployment Fallujah, Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Fallujah

Helmand Province, Afghanistan ⓘ
Marjah, Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Marjah

Ramadi, Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Al-Ramadi
notableFor combat deployments ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ
urban combat operations ⓘ
operatesAs battalion landing team when task-organized with attachments ⓘ
partOf 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 6th Marines
primaryMission locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ
roleWithinRegiment maneuver battalion of 6th Marine Regiment ⓘ
secondaryMission repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
service United States Marine Corps infantry ⓘ
type infantry battalion ⓘ

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