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United States Marine Corps

Leadership Secretary of the Navy Commandant of the Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Major Commands Organization of the Marine Corps I Marine Expeditionary Force II Marine Expeditionary Force III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Reserve MARSOC Headquarters Marine Corps Personnel Officer Insignia Enlisted Insignia Famous Marines Equipment Uniforms Weapons Structure Marine Air-Ground Task Force Bases Battalions Aircraft squadrons Aviation support units Expeditionary units History and Traditions Marine Corps history Marine Hymn Marine Band Marine One Marine Flag Awards, Decorations and Badges Badges

This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by major subordinate commands:

Contents 1 1st Marine Division 1.1 1st Marine Regiment 1.2 5th Marine Regiment 1.3 7th Marine Regiment 1.4 11th Marine Regiment 1.5 Other 1st Marine Division battalions 2 2nd Marine Division 2.1 2nd Marine Regiment 2.2 6th Marine Regiment 2.3 8th Marine Regiment 2.4 10th Marine Regiment 2.5 Other 2nd Marine Division battalions 3 3rd Marine Division 3.1 3rd Marine Regiment 3.2 4th Marine Regiment 3.3 12th Marine Regiment 3.4 Other 3rd Marine Division battalions 4 4th Marine Division (Reserves) 4.1 14th Marine Regiment 4.2 23rd Marine Regiment 4.3 24th Marine Regiment 4.4 25th Marine Regiment 4.5 Other 4th Marine Division battalions 5 1st Marine Logistics Group 5.1 Combat Logistics Regiment 1 5.2 Combat Logistics Regiment 15 5.3 Combat Logistics Regiment 17 6 2nd Marine Logistics Group 6.1 Combat Logistics Regiment 2 6.2 Combat Logistics Regiment 25 6.3 Combat Logistics Regiment 27 7 3rd Marine Logistics Group 7.1 Combat Logistics Regiment 3 7.2 Combat Logistics Regiment 35 7.3 Combat Logistics Regiment 37 8 4th Marine Logistics Group 9 Other battalions 9.1 Communications battalions 9.2 Intelligence Battalions 9.3 Recruit Training Regiment 9.4 Training battalions 9.5 Others 10 Inactive Units 10.1 Marine Defense Battalions 10.2 1st Marine Parachute Regiment 10.3 9th Marine Regiment 10.4 Independent Battalions 11 5th Marine Division 11.1 26th Marine Regiment 11.2 27th Marine Regiment 11.3 28th Marine Regiment 11.4 13th Marine Regiment 11.5 Other 5th Marine Division battalions 12 6th Marine Division 12.1 22nd Marine Regiment 12.2 29th Marine Regiment 12.3 15th Marine Regiment 12.4 Other 6th Marine Division battalions 13 See also 14 References

1st Marine Division

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division		Standard Bearers

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 1st Marines		First of the First
2nd Battalion 1st Marines		The Professionals
3rd Battalion 1st Marines		Thundering Third
1st Battalion 4th Marines		The China Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 5th Marines		Geronimo
2nd Battalion 5th Marines
3rd Battalion 5th Marines		Darkhorse
2nd Battalion 4th Marines		Magnificent Bastards

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 7th Marines		First Team
2nd Battalion 7th Marines		War Dogs
3rd Battalion 7th Marines		The Cutting Edge
3rd Battalion 4th Marines		Third Herd

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 11th Marines
2nd Battalion 11th Marines
3rd Battalion 11th Marines
5th Battalion 11th Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Tank Battalion
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Highlander
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
1st Combat Engineer Battalion		The Super Breed
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Wolfpack

2nd Marine Division

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Headquarters Battalion 2nd Marine Division

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 2nd Marines
2nd Battalion 2nd Marines		Warlords
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines		Betio Bastards

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 6th Marines
2nd Battalion 6th Marines		The Ready Battalion
3rd Battalion 6th Marines		Teufelhunden
1st Battalion 9th Marines		The Walking Dead

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 8th Marines		The Beirut Battalion
2nd Battalion 8th Marines		America's Battalion
3rd Battalion 8th Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 10th Marines
2nd Battalion 10th Marines
3rd Battalion 10th Marines
5th Battalion 10th Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
2nd Tank Battalion		Iron Horse
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Destroyers
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
Anti-Terrorism Battalion
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion

3rd Marine Division

• Headquarters Battalion 3rd Marine Division

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 3rd Marines		Lava Dogs
2nd Battalion 3rd Marines		Nightfighters
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines		America's Battalion

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 12th Marines
3rd Battalion 12th Marines

• 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
• Combat Assault Battalion

4th Marine Division (Reserves)

• Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
2nd Battalion 14th Marines
3rd Battalion 14th Marines
5th Battalion 14th Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 23rd Marines
2nd Battalion 23rd Marines
3rd Battalion 23rd Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 24th Marines
2nd Battalion 24th Marines		Chicago's Own
3rd Battalion 24th Marines

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Battalion 25th Marines		New England's Own
2nd Battalion 25th Marines		Chicago's Own
3rd Battalion 25th Marines		Three Deuce fFive

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
4th Tank Battalion
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion		Iron Horse Marines
4th Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Combat Engineer Battalion
4th Assault Amphibian Battalion

• Anti-Terrorism Battalion (Reserve)

1st Marine Logistics Group

• 1st Dental Battalion

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Combat Logistics Battalion 1
Combat Logistics Battalion 5
Combat Logistics Battalion 7

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Maintenance Battalion
1st Medical Battalion
1st Supply Battalion

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
Combat Logistics Battalion 11
Combat Logistics Battalion 13
Combat Logistics Battalion 15

2nd Marine Logistics Group

• Headquarters and Services Battalion
• 2nd Dental Battalion
• 8th Engineer Support Battalion

• Combat Logistics Battalion 2
• Combat Logistics Battalion 6
• Combat Logistics Battalion 8

• 2nd Maintenance Battalion
• 2nd Supply Battalion
• 2nd Medical Battalion

• Combat Logistics Battalion 22
• Combat Logistics Battalion 24
• Combat Logistics Battalion 26
• 2nd Military Police Battalion

• 3rd Medical Battalion
• 3rd Dental Battalion
• 9th Engineer Support Battalion

• Combat Logistics Battalion 4

• Combat Logistics Battalion 31

• Headquarters and Services Battalion
• 4th Maintenance Battalion
• 6th Motor Transport Battalion
• 6th Engineer Support Battalion
• 4th Supply Battalion
• 4th Landing Support Battalion
• 6th Communication Battalion
• 4th Medical Battalion
• 4th Dental Battalion

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
6th Communication Battalion
7th Communication Battalion
8th Communication Battalion
9th Communication Battalion

• 1st Intelligence Battalion
• 2nd Intelligence Battalion
• 3rd Intelligence Battalion

Battalion Name	Insignia	Nickname
1st Recruit Training Battalion
2nd Recruit Training Battalion
3rd Recruit Training Battalion
4th Recruit Training Battalion

• Assault Amphibian School Battalion
• Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton
• Weapons Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune

• Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion
• Marine Security Guard Battalion

1st Defense Battalion 2nd Defense Battalion 3rd Defense Battalion 4th Defense Battalion 5th Defense Battalion 6th Defense Battalion 7th Defense Battalion 8th Defense Battalion 9th Defense Battalion 10th Defense Battalion

11th Defense Battalion 12th Defense Battalion 13th Defense Battalion 14th Defense Battalion 15th Defense Battalion 16th Defense Battalion 17th Defense Battalion 18th Defense Battalion 51st Defense Battalion 52nd Defense Battalion

• 1st Parachute Battalion
• 2nd Parachute Battalion
• 3rd Parachute Battalion
• 4th Parachute Battalion

• 2nd Battalion 9th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 9th Marines

• 3rd Tank Battalion
• 8th Tank Battalion
• 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion

5th Marine Division

• Headquarters Battalion, 5th Marine Division

• 1st Battalion 26th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 26th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 26th Marines

• 1st Battalion 27th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 27th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 27th Marines

• 1st Battalion 28th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 28th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 28th Marines

• 1st Battalion 13th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 13th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 13th Marines
• 4th Battalion 13th Marines

• 5th Engineer Battalion
• 5th Pioneer Battalion
• 5th Tank Battalion
• 5th Service Battalion
• 5th Motor Transportation Battalion
• 5th Medical Battalion
• 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
• 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion
• 2nd Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion
• 3rd Armored Tractor Battalion
• 11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

6th Marine Division

• Headquarters Battalion, 6th Marine Division

• 1st Battalion 22nd Marines
• 2nd Battalion 22nd Marines
• 3rd Battalion 22nd Marines

• 1st Battalion 29th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 29th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 29th Marines

• 1st Battalion 15th Marines
• 2nd Battalion 15th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 15th Marines
• 4th Battalion 15th Marines

• 6th Motor Transport Battalion
• 6th Medical Battalion
• 6th Tank Battalion
• 6th Reconnaissance Battalion

• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons

• Units of the United States Marine Corps