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          The promotion of the following named regular officer(s) to the grade indicated.!

          2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

          2nd Battalion 5th Marines

          2/5's insignia

          ActiveJuly 1, – August 13,
          May 17, – January 5,
          February 14, – April 12,
          September 1, – present
          Country&#;United States of America
          Branch&#;United States Marine Corps
          TypeInfantry battalion
          RoleConducts expeditionary, combined-arms, and mechanized operations in order to support theater engagement plans and contingency operations
          Size1,
          Part&#;of5th Marine Regiment
          1st Marine Division
          Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
          Nickname(s)The Bloodline
          Motto(s)"Retreat, Hell"
          EngagementsWorld War I

          World War II

          Korean War

          Vietnam War

          Nicaraguan Revolution

          Operation Desert Storm
          War on Terror

          Current
          commander          		 Clinton K.

          Hall

          Notable
          commanders          		William J. Whaling
          Harold E. Rosecrans
          Gordon D. Gayle
          Lewis W. Walt
          Ernie Cheatham

          Military unit

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