Echo Company

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Echo Company is a rifle company within the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, known for its role in infantry combat operations.

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Echo Company canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Marine Corps unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
rifle company ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
branch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
combatArm infantry ⓘ
combatFunction close combat ⓘ
fire and maneuver ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagementRole infantry combat operations ⓘ
garrison Camp Lejeune ⓘ
Camp Lejeune ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Echo Co, 2/8 ⓘ
hasSubunitType company headquarters ⓘ
rifle platoon ⓘ
weapons platoon ⓘ
higherEchelon 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ
isDesignatedBy phonetic letter "Echo" for the letter E ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
militaryBranchAbbreviation USMC ⓘ
militaryBranchSpecialty ground combat element ⓘ
militaryFormationSize company ⓘ
operatesAs rifle company within an infantry battalion ⓘ
organizationalLevel company-level unit ⓘ
parentDivision 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
parentMEF II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
parentRegiment 8th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 8th Marines
partOf 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ
2nd Marine Division ⓘ
8th Marine Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 8th Marines

II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
primaryMission locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
secondaryMission repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ
service United States Marine Corps ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Marine Corps infantry ⓘ
standardSidearm M18 service pistol ⓘ
standardSupportWeapon M240 machine gun ⓘ
M252 81mm mortar ⓘ
standardWeapon M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ
M4 carbine ⓘ
type rifle company ⓘ
typicalCommanderRank captain ⓘ
usesDoctrine Marine Air-Ground Task Force doctrine ⓘ
Marine Corps Rifle Squad doctrine ⓘ
usesEquipment Marine Corps standard infantry equipment ⓘ

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